Linear Drumming Pattern
Aaron Spears
A good warm up exercise. Focus on clean strokes with good time at lower tempos. Accents can be alternated between hand and foot.
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32nd Note Fill
Chris Coleman
Work on the basic 6 note pattern between the hands and feet (RLRLFF).
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Linear Swing Fill
Gavin Harrison
Practise triplets of R,L,F and L,R,F in time to a metronome. Then shift from hand to hand singles and back to the linear triplets.
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Kick Hat Snare 05
Kev O'Shea
Practise the 6 stroke roll: R,L,R,R,L,L. Next play it in groups of three as triplets.
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32nd Note Inverted Doubles
Kev O'Shea
With inverted doubles the pulse will be felt on the second stroke. Practise at low tempos to begin with.
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Ghostnote Groove
Vinnie Colaiuta
Practise pull-out accents on the snare hand. Watch for this accent on the second double of the shuffle.
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