LESSON ASSIGNMENT
February 14th, 2019
Free strokes
Focus on your wrist springing back with the stick after the hit. That’s the only thing you need to work on, everything else looks awesome
Accented single stroke rolls
Don’t move your right arm forward and backward for the accents
Don’t let your tap strokes buzz, they should be relaxed, single stroes
Paradiddle Pyramid with accents
Accent the first note of each sticking
Diddle diddle paradiddles are all full strokes
Second from last line accents the first two right hands of the double paradiddle (and first two left hands when the pattern repeats)
Double stroke rolls
Two hits per hand
Play 4 single hits, then 4 double hits. Doubles will be twice as fast as the singles
Get each hit to feel like a free stroke where the stick rebounds right up off of the pad
Flams
Right hand is pointing at the ceiling, left hand is low. Drop them at the same time. Reverse hands for left hand flam