STICKING CONTROL WARM-UPS - AND BASIC RUDIMENTS BEFORE A FIRST LESSON

SINGLE STROKES REPEATING - WRIST & GRIP DEVELOPMENT

• *PRACTICE NOTE - All Warm-Up Rudiments are to be repeated several times in succession. Don’t be in a hurry to call it done. Pay close attention to play each pattern as smoothly as you can. Play with a steady Rhythmic beat. Visually, you look for both sticks to be striking and rebounding up to the same height off the surface your playing upon.

FOCUS & AWARENESS— Is to Develop an awareness of how your wrist moves smoothly with the rebound of each stroke. Feel for the bounce of your stick, as your wrist follows the stroke. Use a Drum PRACTICE PAD for best results!

8 Strokes Per Hand

R R R R R R R R : L L L L L L L L (etc….)

4 Strokes Per Hand

R R R R : L L L L (etc….)

3 Strokes Per hand

R R R : L L L (etc….)

SINGLE STROKES (aka The Single Stroke Roll)

R L R L R L R L (etc….)

DOUBLE STROKES (aka The Double Stroke Open Roll)

R R L L R R L L (etc….)

PARADIDDLE RUDIMENTS - A Visual Aid added: R=🟦L=🟩 

Single Paradiddle  

Use *Practice Note above.

 R      L      R     R       |    L      R      L     L (etc….)

🟦   🟩   🟦   🟦     |   🟩   🟦   🟩  🟩   

Note: All Paradiddles repeat back to the first Right Hand Stroke

Double Paradiddle:

Use *Practice Note above.               

 (Right Lead): R      L      R      L     R     R

                            🟦   🟩  🟦   🟩  🟦  🟦

 (Left Lead):    L      R      L      R     L      L (etc….)

              🟩  🟦   🟩   🟦  🟩   🟩

Triple Paradiddle    

Use *Practice Note above.         

(Right Lead):   R      L      R      L      R      L     R     R

                           🟦   🟩   🟦   🟩  🟦  🟩   🟦  🟦

(Left Lead):     L      R      L      R      L      R      L      L

                    🟩   🟦   🟩   🟦   🟩   🟦   🟩   🟩