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View Playing rolls between hands and feet

Ive always found 1 / 1 one of the hardest linear patterns to play fast and smooth without it turning into flams, especially when leading with the left hand. 1 / 1 means to play one note with the hands and one note with the foot in a continuous pattern (in other words, playing a roll between the hands and feet). I love the way drummers like Aaron Spears, dana hawkins etc use this pattern to almost devastating effect. Read More…

View Paradiddle Independence Exercise

Here’s an idea Ive been working on for a little while. I’m playing a paradiddle between the floor tom, hi hat and snare drum. The left hand pattern allows you to play an off beat choke pattern on the hi hats. Then I play doubles on the bass pedal. Read More…