1. Use a metronome and start very slowly. (Start with Quarter note equal to 60.)
2. Go for an even sound and equal volume from each drum stick.
3. Increase your speed only after you can play all 8 exercises cleanly and evenly.
4. Eventually, you should be able to play these exercises at speeds up to or greater than a Quarter note equals 160.
5. Repeat each exercise a minimum of 20 times before proceeding to the next. The more you repeat each exercise, the better it is for your endurance.
6. When you complete the exercises as written, repeat them from the beginning with the reverse sticking (vamping with the right stick and dropping in the left).
Dropping the Sticks Exercise
Practical Applications
The previous study not only makes a great exercise, it sounds great on a drumset too. You can use it to build a cool drum solo by beginning with the left hand vamping eighth notes and "dropping" the right stick in various places until you're playing a continuous Single Stroke Roll around the drums.
The right hand can also be dropped on a tom-tom as well as the snare drum and moved around the entire set. There are many possibilities. Play with it a while. I'm sure you'll come up with some cool variations of your own.
Thank you to tigerbil.com
9/20/2007
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