In case you haven’t gotten enough to work on with the paradiddle things I’ve posted, here are some exercises gathered from around the web. I’ve only linked to pages that actually use notation- I’m a […]
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Paradiddles with 16th note triplets
Here’s a companion to the other pages of paradiddles I’ve posted, this time using an embellishment used in Wilcoxon occasionally- a 16th note triplet in place of the double. Playing the triplet starting on an […]
Swiss triplets exercise
Here’s a fairly challenging swiss triplet exercise we used to play in my advanced practice pad group. The trickiest part seems to be the fourth line, with the 5/16 groupings comprised of a swiss triplet […]
Matt’s paradiddle thing, pt. 2
As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been working a bunch with the paradiddle page I wrote up for my student Matt F, usually combining single repetitions of each exercise, as described in the post. Last night I […]
Two Stone applications by Alan Dawson
Here are a couple of Stick Control applications by Alan Dawson, from JohnW in Massachusetts, a knowledgeable Drummerworld.com forum contributor who studied with him in 1982-83. For the hands: Use Stick Control p. 5, ex. […]
Stick Control expander – Rhythm, part 1
One of the things I’m working on getting together is an array of stuff to do with Stick Control, that do not make more sense to do by the melody-interpreting Reed/Syncopation method. I know that […]
Double paradiddle thing
Matt’s Paradiddle Thing has been so useful to me, that I decided to apply the same methodology to double paradiddles. Don’t be put off by the amount of ink on the page- the system is […]
Matt’s paradiddle thing
This is a straightforward paradiddle exercise I wrote up for one of my students. It ends up a pretty robust page of stuff when you run it in the sequences. Practice each measure individually, then […]
Rudimental drumming as conceptual art
Here’s a rudimental snare drum piece which I’ve been trying to get my head around for a couple of days now. Written by Ken Mazur, a champion drum corps soloist of the 70’s who went […]
Wilcoxon rhumba studies in 5/4
Here I have rewritten a page from the Wilcoxon Drum Method, which I’ve been using a lot lately. I’ve put his “swing or rhumba” studies (p. 31, two-measure syncopation and accent studies in 4/4) into […]
Best books – Chop Busters by Ron Fink
OK, the title is a little goofy- a lot goofy- but this is an excellent, fun book of snare drum exercises written by North Texas State University instructor Ron Fink to “uncover weakness in basic […]