jeffwj
Platinum Member
I ran into problems on the very first bar.
I'm probably overthinking it, but here's my confusion. The first strokes are D t u t. D ends low so t naturally follows. t ends low so u naturally follows also. But then u ends high which is then followed by t which starts low. What happens to the stick in between? How do you then play a tap when your stick is high
You were probably thinking in terms of single handed notes (as in Toddās post). Look at Toddās post (from Accent on Accents) - it follows your line of thinking because it isolates one hand at a time. Practice the exercises he posted first (using one hand only). Then practice my exercises, which utilize an alternated sticking.
When using an alternated sticking, remember that the next āRā (or L) is two notes away.
Let me know if this helps.
Jeff