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Fast and controlled rolls?


drummer3323

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I'm working on the same thing now. Here's what I suggest.

 

Set your metronome on 140. These will be 1/8 notes. So really it's 70bpm.

 

Play 1/16 notes.

 

Play for 1 measure: 1e&a 2e&a 3e&a 4e&a

Then in the next measure do double strokes on all 1 and &s, then another measure of 1/16s.

 

Then do the same but on every other measure play doubles on e and as.

 

Then do the same every measure doubling every stroke.

 

Then when you feel good, go up to 142. Repeat. Each day go up 8 or 10. The next day go back a few and repeat.

 

So, on the 1st day to 140 - 150. Then on the 2nd day do 144-154. This should take 15 minutes or so to work through.

 

If you do this everyday, after a month or two your double stroke roll should be a lot better. It's worked wonders for mine.

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Do all your rolls as single stroke rolls. And be patient. Imagine getting a robot to play drums. You'd have to program every last detail of everything pertinent.

So start on them quarter notes immediately.
:thu:

 

Also play them perfectly as fast as you can perfectlyfor as long as you can.don't count bars ,notes or anything,but mins.10mins if possible perfectly.Do this as a warm up exercise,play loose,when you tighten up stop,your makin bad habits,play loose always---hope this helps

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