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The idea behind the following exercise is to help build a better closed roll with accents. This is tobe played in afast tempo. Remember, you are trying for endurance. Play all accents forte and all unaccented rolls softly. Afterreaching the last measure on this page,you Da Capo or repeat from the beginning and try to repeat theentirepageagain. The first time

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You will notice that the accents at*ays faft on tt "

,,in mind, you will play it much easier.

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accent the foot with the hands while p"acti"ing.

There isn?t any mathem"tbuilding the closed roll and the coordination for the ending ani-rtni"rring points of the closed roll.

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After gaining some control olrer the accent roll on the pad, try to play this exercise four times onJfr" "".r.

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The roll should be practiced ".skins tight and with a sharp respons^e rrom tire snares. rhiJ G thJ tardest p;rt;f;.;'lfrg the roll on the drum and in

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BASIC STUDIES IN SYNCOPATION IN 3/4 TIYIE USING DOTS:

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Whole note rolls and sixteenth note combinations.

You may use t}te drag paradiddle or the single stroke fingerings as below:

L. This is the pradiddle form with the drag in front.

This is the single stroke sticking.

End the rolls with the right hand and follow the next measure with a left hand lead.

STUDY

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THREE: CHOPBUILDERS W*g-Study three in CHOpBUILDERS is the breaking apart of both hands in SINGLE

STROKE combinat ions .Al ternat ing Rf GHT IIAND and LEFT IIAND-

count L A 2 A 3 A 4 A for each measure.Play s lowry at f i rst and then pract ice ;

faster tempos.Keep the same speed once you started a certain tempo:

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