Adding A 16th Note Right Hand At The End Of Each Three Note Block 12/8 grooves where the right hand plays an eighth note part decorated 16th notes. A good stamina workout as well as a cool groove variation.
Adding A 16th Note Right Hand At The Start Of Each Three Note Block 12/8 grooves where the right hand plays an eighth note part decorated with 16th notes. A good stamina workout as well as a cool groove variation.
Adding A 16th Note Right Hand On The Middle Note Of Each Three Note Block 12/8 grooves where the right hand plays constant 16th notes. A good stamina workout as well as a cool groove variation.
Applying The 'Groups Of Two' Orchestration When The Rudiment Ends On The Beat A rhythmic variation on the groups of two fill that has the rudiment end on the beat rather than start on it.
Basic Paradiddle Diddle Groove As Sixteenths In 6/8 Switching the time signature of the original paradiddle diddle groove.
Basic Paradiddle Diddle Groove Using Eighth Note Triplets A slowed down half time version of a groove based on the paradiddle diddle rudiment
Basic Paradiddle Groove In Half Time A simle development of the 'basic paradiddle' groove where the snares are moved around to create a half time feel.
Build Ups Using Eighth Note Triplets A fill concept that applies dynamics to eighth note triplets played as flat flams.
Common Time Grooves Riding On The Snare With Offbeat Sixteenth Accents Adding offbeat 16th snare sounds in a common time groove where the right hand plays on the snare.
Compound Time 7/8 To 5/8 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in odd simple time by switching from 7/8 to 5/8.
Compound Time 7/8 To 6/8 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in compound time 7/8 by switching to 4/4 for one bar.
Compound Time 7/8 To 9/8 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in odd simple time by switching from 7/8 to 9/8.
Constant Eighth Note Kicks In 9/8 Grooves Maintaining constant eighth notes with the right foot through a 9/8 groove.
Counting Left Foot Dotted Crotchets In 12/8 Grooves Apply the idea of keeping a count on the left foot to 12/8 grooves.
Counting Left Foot Quavers In 12/8 Grooves Apply the idea of keeping an eighth note count on the left foot to 12/8 grooves.
Counting Left Foot Quavers In 5/8 Grooves Apply the idea of keeping a count on the left foot to 5/8 grooves.
Decorating Simple Grooves With Swung Offbeat 16th Kicks Adding sixteenth note kicks to simple grooves played with a swung sixteenth feel.
Decorating Simple Grooves With Swung Offbeat 16th Snares Adding sixteenth note snares to simple grooves played with a swung sixteenth feel.
Delayed Double Stroke Dotted 8th Over Crotchets Hand Exercise A variation on a similar exercise, this time one rhythm uses a syncopated double stroke style movement.