I recently saw a great article on cruise ship drummer about different uses of the ever popular paradiddle. In the spirit of collegial cooperation I thought I would add my approach to paradiddles into the mix.
Max Exercise #3 Full
Here is a video of me playing the exercise:
And here is what it sounds like a bit faster:
ReplyDeleteThe paradiddle can be used to form a funky linear drum groove. Play
your right hand on your hi hat and keep the left hand on the snare
drum (maintaining the accent positions as written above). If you are
accenting the notes correctly you should hear a funky groove. Take
the initiative to add some bass drum patterns and experiment with
this highly versatile rudiment.
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Thanks for your useful information
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