In this exercise you will be taking the drag tap as sixteenth notes and adding quarter note feet underneath, as you have done with many other rudiments. All exercises will involve playing something with a foot at exactly the same time as playing something with a hand and it is hugely important that these notes are played exactly at the same time. At the bottom of the page you will find a collection of links to lessons you may find useful when learning these exercises.

I have only given a small selection of ideas here, it is important that you try and create your own versions based on the given parts. There are a huge amount of options even with the restrictions of this lesson. It is also very important that you use the three different stickings for each exercise, I have left out stickings in all exercises but they can be found in the sticking lesson linked at the bottom of the page.


Exercise 1

Adding crotchet feet under a semi quaver drag tap


Exercise 2

Adding crotchet feet under a semi quaver drag tap


Exercise 3

Adding crotchet feet under a semi quaver drag tap


Exercise 4

Adding crotchet feet under a semi quaver drag tap


Exercise 5

Adding crotchet feet under a semi quaver drag tap


TASKS

  • Using the 2 minute rule, get all exercises up to a tempo of 120bpm with good hand technique.
  • Use standard, reversed and alternate sticking patterns with each exercise.
  • Create additional feet patterns for the exercises.
  • Play all exercises as a continuous pattern, then repeat.

Lessons

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