Techniques
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Technique: Basic Brushes Part 2: Accents
I hope that you’ve had a chance to check out my previous article, “Basic Brushes” and have familiarized...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Triplididdles
Continuing again with my rudimental presentations, here is a personal favorite entitled “Tripli-diddles.”...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Open Five Stroke Roll
Continuing with my rudimental presentations, here is a variation on a popular rudimental theme, a...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Pedal Control
What is technique? We, drummers, have had so many debates about the right technique. Hand technique...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Developing The Double Stroke Roll With Your Feet Part 3
“Repetition is the mother of learning” therefore yet again, I still don’t think we, as drummers, take...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Machine Gun Rudiment
For me, coming up with a new rudiment often means taking an existing rudiment and simply adding a few...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Kirby's Rudiments: Didits
I have been practicing the 26 standard rudiments as long as I have been playing. The newer hybrid...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: The Whip
Here is a way to “whip” up some 16th notes. Performing this exercise can be a bit of a challenge because...
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