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Chapter 1: "Singles" - Exercises 1 through 5

Exercise 1 - Singles

Half / Double timeL R L R L R L R L

R L R L R L R L

R L R L R L R L

R L R

Music engraving by Steve Ferraro

L R L R L

3 3 3

R L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

3 3 3

Exercise 2 - Groups of 8 / Alternating singles

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

R R

R

R

R

R

R

R

L L

L

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L L

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L L

L

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L

L

6 6

Exercise 5 - Combinations! Improvisations using groups of 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1's, i.e. :

R

R

R

R

RR

R

R

RL

R

L

RR

L

L

LL

L

L

RR

R

R

LL

L

R

RR

L

L

RR

L

L

RR

R

R

LL

L

R

LL

L

R

3

3

Chapter 1: "Singles" - Exercise 6

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Exercise 6 - Groups of 3 "on the beat"

Note: play right hand on tom


3

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Exercise 7 - Groups of 4 "on the beat"







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Exercise 8







Exercise 9

R

RR

RLL

Note: play left hand on toms

LL

RRLL

R

RL

L

RL

R

R

R

R

LL

LL

RRLL

R

R

R

RLL

LL

RRLL

R

R

L

L

RL

R

RL

L

RL

R

R

L

L

RL


R

RL

L

RL

Hands

Feet

Exercise 10

R

R

L R

L

L R

R

L R

L

L R

R

L

L

R L

R

R L

L

R L

R

R

L R

L

L R

R

L R

L

L R

R

L

L

R L

R

R L

L

R L

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Exercise 11

...then, also change phrasing and meter.

Feet

R L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L

L.H.R.H.

Exercise 12

3 3 3 3

5 5 5 5

6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7

AND BACK!

Chapter 1: "Singles" - Exercises 14 and 15





HandsFeet

Exercise 14 - Alternating 3-strokesHands & Feet

R

L R L

R L R

L R L

R L

Kick Pattern

R

L R L

R L R

L


R L

R L

Groove

Start slow, play unison pattern 3-strokes with hands, then add crashes and groove.

R L R L R L R

L R L R L R

L R L R L R

L R L R L

Exercise 15 - Alternating 5-strokes

Kick Pattern & Hand Pattern

6 6

q = 135

RR

Start slow, play unison pattern 3-strokes with hands, then add hi-hat and backbeat, speed up.

LR L

R LR

RL

6

LR

RR L

L RR

LL

6

RR

LR L

R LR

LR

6

LR

RR L

L RR

LL

6

6 6 6 6

Exercise 15.1 Non-alternating 5-strokes

R R L R L R

Play with hands, then as foot-ostinatos. Improvise on top.

R L R L R

R L R L R

R L R L

Chapter 1: "Singles" - Exercises 16 and 17


Exercise 16 - 7-stroke rolls

Hand PatternR L R


L R L R L

R L R L


R L

q = 105



R

Groove

L R L R L R L

R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L

R L R L R L

q = 110

Exercise 17 - 3-stroke groove

q = 125





Exercise 18



Exercise 19Exercise 18 Inverted

Exercise 20 - Alternating shuffle pattern

R R L

Hands (played on toms)

L R

R L

L

3 3 3 3

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Groove:

6 6 6 6





Exercise 21 - Flam taps / Hands & Feet

R

L

L

L

R

R

R

L


L

L

R

R

Exercise 22 - Flam accents / Hands & Feet

L

R

L R

R

L

R L

L

R

L R


R

L

R L

3 3 3 3

Hands: flam-tapsR

L

Exercise 23 - Flam accent foot ostinato with various hand patterns, starting with flam taps on top!

LL

R R RL L

RL L

LR R R

L L 3 3 3 3

Feet: flam-accents

L

R

L R

R

L

R L

L

R

L R

R

L

R L

3 3 3 3

Exercise 23.1 - Flam tap foot ostinato with various hand patterns, starting with flam accents.

Hands: flam-accentsR

L R LL

R L RR

L R L LR L R

RL R L

LR

Feet: flam-tapsR

L LL

R RR

L LL

R RR

L LL

R RR

L LL

R R






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Exercise 24 - Overlapping singles/Unison strokes

Hand pattern (warmup):

Foot pattern:


Chapter 1: "Singles" - Exercise 24.1





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L.F.

Exercise 24.1 - Inverted Foot Pattern







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L.F.

Exercise 25 - Flam tap overlaps







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L.F.

Exercise 26 - Flam tap ostinato - right hand/left foot







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L.H.

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L.F.

Exercise 27 - Left foot ostinato variation

Play grooves on top of ostinato







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L.F.

L.H.

R.F.

Exercise 28 - Right hand/left foot 16th's alternating








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L.F.

L.H.

R.F.

Exercise 29 - Right hand/left foot 32nd's alternating








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L.F.

L.H.

R.F.

Exercise 30 - Right hand/left foot 16th-note triplets alternating



6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Chapter 2: "Doubles" - Exercises 31 through 33




Exercise 31 - Doubles: Left hand "warmup"Play 16th-note triplets with left hand and foot hat. Play groove and improvise with right hand.

L L L L


L L L L

L L L L

L L


L L

6 6 6 6

e = 170

Then, turn around: switch hand and foot, play groove:

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

6 6 6 6

q = 115

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L.H.

Exercise 32 - Groups of three 16th notes with groove on top

R

L

Play groups of three 16th notes over groove, improvise...

L

R

L

L

R

L L

R

L L

R

L L

R

q = 167

q = 130q = 170

L.F.

Exercise 33 - Left foot shuffle

Don't consider foot technique and control to be solely bass drum technique. Foot control means technique to be appliedon all pedals; 50% and more is hat playing.

1) Slow: Heel down2) Fast: Heel up

...Play super fast, play left foot also on kick, right foot on right hat.

3

6

3

6

3

6

3

6



q = 120



q = 135

L.F.

Exercise 34 - Unison 3 over 4 foot shuffle

Same kick part, but played as 16th notes, left foot on kick,super fast. Accelerate. Heel down:


Same, only unison foot part. Then fill "gaps" with right footon kick + hat. Heel up:


R.F.L.F.

q = 170

Exercise 35 - RLL foot ostinato

R L L

(Check hand pattern!)

R

L L R

L L

3

R

L L

3

3

3

3

3 3

3

L.H.

L.F.

Heel down! Improvise on top. Do rudiments: singles, doubles, flams...Exercise 36 - Doubles between left hand and left foot

Variation:

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L.F.

Exercise 37 - "Doubles" on 3 hats / left hand / left foot

Improvise over groove. Play left hand/left foot ostinato. Use 2 hats, splash.Next, switch to left foot kick, right foot right hat.

Chapter 2: "Doubles" - Exercises 38 and 39




Exercise 38 - Double-stroke double-kick grooves

R

L.H.R.H.

R L L R R L L


R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L


L R R L L

Exercise 39 - Double-strokes, various "backbeats"

R R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L

R R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L

R R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L





Exercise 40 - Double-strokes in a 16th-note triplet feel

R R L L R

R


6

L

L R R L

L

6

R

R L L R

R

6

L

L R


R L

L

6

6 6 6 6

R

Exercise 41 - Double-strokes in a 16th-note triplet feel with right-hand variation

R L L R R L

L R R L L R

R L L R R L

L R R L L

3

6

3

6

3

6

3

6

q = 200-220

Exercise 42 - Pushing the tempo, 200 - 220 bpm

R R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

R L L R R L L



q = 210



Exercise 43 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 1

R

Doubles: with these exercises you'll be able to develop total freedom and controlto play accents in double kick drum rolls.

L L R R L L


R

R L L R R L L R

L L R R L L R

R L


L R R L L

q = 220+ Exercise 44 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 2

R L R R L L R

R L L R R L L R

L R R L L R

R L L R R L L


Do both right and left lead, groove on top.

LR L

RLR L

R LR

LR L

R

LR

LR L

R LR

LR L

R

LR

LR L

R LR

LR L

R

LR

LR L

R LR

LR

q = 220 Exercise 46 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 4

R L R R L L R

R L L R L R

R L L R R L L


Play 4/4 time on top.R

L R R L L R

R L L R L R

R L L R R L L


R L L R R L R

R L L R L L R

R L R R L L R

L L R R L


R L R R L L R

L R R L L R

L R R L L R

L R R L L

q = 110 (slow)

Chapter 3: "Combinations" - Exercise 50




Exercise 50

A very simple pattern, play shuffle on top (with left hand lead).

L R R


L

R R L

R R L

R


R

3 3 3 3

Turn pattern around, now right hand lead.

R L L R

L L R

L L R

L L

3 3 3 3

Then bring the two versions together.

R L L R

L L R

L L R

L R L

R R L

R R L

R R L

R L

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Now play as 16th's. Now the pattern is taking shape. Also left lead!

R

I'll be doing this with a few very simple patterns. Remeber to always combine everything with everything! Switch hands and feet at will, that is the principle. Free your mind! Start thinking fast and multidimensionally!

L L R L

L R L L

R L R L

R R L R

R L R R

L R L R

L L R L

L R L

q = 115

Chapter 3: "Combinations" - Exercise 51




Exercise 51

R L L R L

Foot ostinatos

L R L


L

R L L R

L L R

R

R L L

Hand ostinatos

R R L L R R


L L R R L L

R L R L L

R L R L

L R L R

L L R

R

L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L

R L R L R

L L R L

R L R L

L R L

R

R R R L L L L R R R R L L L L

R R L R L

L R L L

R L R L

L R R

R

L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L

R R R L L

L R R R

L L L R

R R L

R

L R L R L R R L R L R L R L L

Chapter 4: "M.P.O.'s" - Exercises 52 through 57




Exercise 52 - 6/16 M.P.O cycle

R L L R


L

Groups of 3 (M.P.O.)

L R L L

RR LL LL R

L


L R


R L R L L


R L R L

L R L R

L L R

5 5 5


R L R L R


L L R L

R L R L

L R L

7 7

Exercise 55 - Paradiddle M.P.O

R L L R L

R R L R

L L R L

R R L

Exercise 56 - Double paradiddle M.P.O.

R L R L R

R L R L

R L L R

L R L

Exercise 57 - 16th- and 32nd-note combo

R L R L R

L R L R

L R L R

L R L R L

Chapter 4: "M.P.O.'s" - Exercises 58 through 60




Exercise 58 - Flam accent M.P.O.

L

R

L R

R

L

R

L

L


R

L R

R

L

R L

L

R

L R

R

L

OR:

L

R

L R

R

L

R L

L

R


L R

R

L

R L

3 3 3 3

L.F.R.F.

Exercise 59 Flam accent M.P.O. variation

3 3 3 3

Exercise 60 - M.P.O. Combinations

R L R LR

Cross-sticking hand pattern with backbeat (3 hats!)...

L R L R

L R L

R

L R L

Improvise various patterns: 3's, 6's, 5's, 10's, 7's, double paradiddles, 5-stroke bursts. Also: change hand pattern (off-beatchina, ...)

R L R R L

R L L R

L R R L

R L L

Chapter 4: "M.P.O.'s" - Exercises 61 and 62




Exercise 61 - Improvise 16th-note M.P.O.


Improvise alternating 16th-note M.P.O.'s


Exercise 62 - Linear alternating singles M.P.O.

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

R

R

L

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

L

L

q = 110

Chapter 5: "Movement & Mechanics" - Exercises 63 through 69




Exercise 63 - Triplet mechanics Accents on same crash



3 3 3 3

Exercise 64

Exercises 65 through 69 are are all variations of this triplet pattern, orchestrated using different instrumentsand different sides of the kit.

Fill in subdivisions on different drums, switch every bar.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3





Exercise 70Play repetitive phrases, string them together! Do not play random patterns,play structures and patterns that are repetitive! (rhythms!)



3 3 3 3

Exercise 71

2nd snare

3 3 3 3

Exercise 72

2nd snare

R L R

2nd snare

L

R L

Sm. Tom

R

L R

Sm. Tom

L

Fl. Tom

R L

Sm. Tom

R

Fl. Tom

L R

Sm. Tom

L

R L

Sm. Tom

R

L R

2nd snare

L

R L

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Chapter 5: "Movement & Mechanics" - Exercise 73

q = 100 (max)




Exercise 73 - Part I

RR R R R R

R R R


R

R R R R

R R R

left snare

L

L L L

left snare

L

L L L

left snare

L

L L


L

left snare

L

L L L

unison (1 and 2 combined)

alternate (1 and 2) Or, start with left...

RR LL R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L

Exercise 73 - Part II

L L L L

R

R R R

RL

LR

LR

LR

LR

RL

LR

RL

LR

RL

LR

RL

Exercise 73 - Part III

OR: right,

LR

LR

left

LR

LR

LR

LR

LR

LR

R

L R L R L R L R

L R L R L R L


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Exercise 74 - Flam taps

L R

R R L

L L R

R R L

L L R

R R L

L L R

R


R L

L

Exercise 75 - Flam taps, with cymbals

LR R RL L LR

R RL L LR

R RL L LR

R RL L

Exercise 76 - Flam accents

LR L R RL

R L LR

L R RL

R L

3 3 3 3

Chapter 5: "Movement & Mechanics" - Exercise 77




Exercise 77 - Paradiddle orchestration

Play string/cycle of 4 bars or 8 bars. Play kick drum with crash cymbals.

R L R R LL

R L L R

L R R L

R


L L

R L R R L

R L L R

L R R L

R L L

R L R R L

R L L R

L R R L

R L L

R L R R L

R L L R

L R R L

R L L

Chapter 6: "twin FX" - Exercise 78





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L.H.

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L.F.

Exercise 78 - Straight 16th's

T

H T H T

H T H T

H T H T

H T H T

H T H T

H T H T

H T


H T

H T H






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L.H.

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L.F.

Exercise 79 - 16th-note triplets

T H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H


T H T

H T H T H

3

3

6

3

3

6

3

3

6

3

6

3

3

6

3

3

6

3

3

6

3

6





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L.F.

Exercise 80 - 32nd notes

T H T H T H T H T

H T H T H T H T

H T H T H T H T

H T


H T H T H






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L.H.

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L.F.

Exercise 81

H

T H T H

T H T H

T H T H

T H T H

T H T H

T H T H

T H T


H

T H T

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3





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L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 82 - 10/16 kick drum pattern

H

T H T H T

H T H T

H T H T H

T


H T H


Chapter 6: "twin FX" - Exercises 83 through 88



Exercise 83 - Singles 1 + 1

R T R T R

T R

( No heel )

T


R

T R

Linear Patterns:

T R

T R T


R

H T R

H T R

H


T R

H T

3 3 3 3

Exercise 84.1 - Singles 2 + 2 "Quads"

R L H T R

L H T R

L H T R

L H T


R

L R T H T R

L R T H T R

L R T H T R

L R T H T

6 6 6 6


R L R L

T

H T H

R

L R L

T

H T H


R

L R L R L

T

H T H T H

R

L R L R L

T

H T H T H

6

66

6


R L RR LL R L R L

T

H T H T H T H

R

L RR LL R L R L

T

H T H T H T H






R.H.

L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 89 - Flam + 5-stroke ostinato

H

T

T

3

H T

H T

3

H

T

T

3

H T

3H T

H

T

3T

3

H T

3H T

H

T

3


T

3

H T

3H T

3

3

3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3 3

3

3

3






R.H.

L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 90

Bars 1 - 8

H T H T H

"Funkthing"

T

H T H T H T

H T H T

H T

H T H

2-bar ostinato

T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H


T H

T

H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H

T H T

Bars 9 - 16

H T

"5's ostinato"

H T H T

H T H T

H T H T H T

H T

H T

H

Bars 17 - 21

T H T H T H

T H T H T H

T H T H T H

T H T H T

2






R.H.

L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 91

R H T R H T R

H T R H T R

H T R H T R

H T R H T R

H T R H T R

H T R H T R

H T R H T


R

H T R H T

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3






R.H.

L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 92


3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3

3






R.H.

L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 93 - 5-stroke + 16th

T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H T H T H T

H


T H T H T

H T H T H






R.H.

L.H.

R.F.

L.F.

Exercise 94

T

H T H T T

H T H T H

T H T H T

H T H T T

H T H T T

H T H T H

T H


T H T

H T H T

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