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In this episode, I introduce the concept of rudiments on the snare drum. Rudiments are scales for the snare drum and we will start with the paradiddle. If you are a teacher, what is the first rudiment you teach to a new student? Why?
Level: Beginning
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In this episode, aka known as “Different Strokes for Different Folks (and Rudiments),” I introduce three of the strokes used on snare drum. (Go Lakers). I have also included an exercise sheet Download the free exercises sheet here.
Level: Beginning/Intermediate
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In this episode of Percussion Education, I introduce the full stroke. Make sure when you are holding your stick that you don’t hurt the little bird.
Level: Beginning
In this episode of Percussion Education we start talking about the matched snare drums grip. What tips and tricks do you use to teach the proper grip on snare drum?
Level: Beginning
In this episode of Percussion Education we will talk about setting up the snare drum. What is the correct height and playing position for the snare drum? Please leave your questions and comments below.
Level: Beginning
In September, I shared my updated snare drum warm-up. It was my hope to start the conversation about creating a unified warm-up that hit all the basic building blocks on snare drum in a 10-15 minutes. I would love to hear if anyone has been using it and if it has worked. I found over the past 6 months, that it has helped me focus and prepare for my practice session along with getting me warm.
I also feel that while I enjoy using the warm-up I needed a metronome to keep me honest and continue to push me. So, I decided to program my metronome with the different lines so I could be more effective in my execution of the warm-up. (I have written before about my favorite metronome app for the iPhone. Tempo Advanced is a killer app and is the best $2 you will ever spend. It is now available on iPhone and Android and has recently been updated to include polyrhythms. More about that in a future article). I programmed each line of the warm-up into Tempo Advanced and created a set list that progresses through the entire sheet. I wanted to figure out a way to share this everyone and it wasn’t until last night (when I found Reflector) that I was able to record my iPad screen. I uploaded the video to YouTube and now anyone can use this video to practice with the sheet music. In the future, I would like to program it at different tempos. Before I do that, I would like some feedback from you. Let me know what you think. Does it work for you? Is there anything I should change?
Have a great weekend and happy practicing.
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