Hey there,
I never learned the drums the right way but I'm trying to now. I wanted run this by the forum and see if I'm on the right track. I do have a teacher but I've added some stuff to their suggestions.
NOTES:
Here it is:
Warm up
I never learned the drums the right way but I'm trying to now. I wanted run this by the forum and see if I'm on the right track. I do have a teacher but I've added some stuff to their suggestions.
NOTES:
- I do use a metronome
- Speed Limits: bold #s are my limit where I can do the exercise well. Sometimes there are 2 which means I am almost good with the lower of the 2 bolded #s.
- Some things are listed but are not part of the regimen because I'm not ready, i.e.: rudimental ritual.
- Table of time only consists of 8ths, 8th note triplets, 16ths, 16th note triplets, and 32nd notes at 60 BPM.
- I don't have a well thought out bass drum routine but I do a mini table of time from 8ths, 8th triplets, 16ths.
- I play songs too but that's application of this stuff
Here it is:
Warm up
- Table of time
- Hands
- Separate finger exercises: 120, 130, 140
- Stick control: page 1, 2, 3
- Wrist only, BPM: 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140
- Stick throw:BPM: 90
- Rudiments
- Paradiddle-BPM: 120, 130, 140, 150
- Para diddle diddle, 6 stroke-BPM: 110, 120, 130, 140, 150
- 6 stroke-BPM: 110, 120, 130, 140, 150
- Single stroke 16ths (wrist only): 160@30 seconds, 170@30 seconds, 180@30 seconds
- Rudimental Ritual: TBD
- Morello 6 stroke rolls
- Stick control: exercise 1-6, 1 per day
- BPM: 70, 80
- Double bass
- 8th, 8 triplets, 16th: BPM: 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130
- Left foot: Motion and technique development
- 32nd note fill: TrrlTrrlTrrl. Start slow
- Heel toe
- 16th note, one-hand hihat grooves w/accents on 8ths
- Loose feet and left hand
- BPM: 70, 75, 80, 85
- Ostinato snare, hi-hat pattern using paradiddle
- Various bass and snare drum grooves
- BPM: 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140