I guess you could do this with Reed— or just practice the page below by itself and start using it. NOTE: After completing this post, I see that I wrote two very similar things back […]
Category: singles
Reed singles drill
Simple system for working on singles, that I worked up with a student who plays a lot of Metal. I don’t know anything about Metal drumming, so we have to work together to come up […]
Singles speed builder
This is a page for developing fast singles, for my students— maybe you can use it too. Like anything else, your results may vary teaching it to yourself. You can contact me for lessons on […]
Single stroke 5s – 32nd notes
A set of exercises I improvised on my leg at the start of a rehearsal yesterday— and this would actually be good as part of a warmup. These are 5 stroke rolls in single strokes, in […]
DBMITW: freight train
Several clips of Tony Williams during his early 70’s “freight train from hell” phase: With Stan Getz, along with Chick Corea and Stanley Clarke: Continued after the break: With Lifetime: Master of the single […]
Sixtuplet plus release
This is something that came up in my practicing yesterday, and I went ahead and scribbled out a page of it for you. These sound good fast, but it’s also a good idea to ask […]