These exercises are designed to carried out every time you sit down at the drums.
Start by playing 4 beats on each drum, working your way around the drum kit.
R L R L on the snare drum
Start by playing 4 beats on each drum, working your way around the drum kit.
R L R L on the snare drum
R L R L on Tom 1
R L R L on Tom 2
R L R L on Tom 3
Then ...
3 beats on each drum, working your way around the kit. So ....
R L R on the snare drum
(Ok, but now you've got to change hands so ....)
L R L on Tom 1
(changing hands again)
R L R on Tom 2
(then changing hands again)
L R L on Tom 3
Then ...
2 beats on each drum, again working your way around the kit.
R L on the snare
R L on Tom 1
R L on Tom 2
R L on Tom 3
Then ...
1 beat on each drum, changing hands as you got around the kit.
R on the snare drum
L on Tom 1
R on Tom 2
L on Tom 3
REMEMBER - Try to keep you 'hand speed' the same all the way through this exercise.
