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Chop exercises

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All 62 chop exercises

All 62 chop exercises

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345 | 543 shopping spree

4-2-1-0 shopping spree

4-2-1-0 shopping spree

Blue Devils '99 shopping spree

Blue Devils '99 shopping spree

Blue Devils '00 shopping spree

Blue Devils '00 shopping spree

Cheezy Poofs

Chicago book report

Chicago book report

Chug

Common rudiments

Common rudiments

Fast - Slow - Fast

Fast - Slow - Fast

Flammus

Float drags

Jeepers shopping spree

Jeepers shopping spree

RCC's MORRISpree

RCC's MORRISpree

Slow - Fast - Slow

Slow - Fast - Slow

Slow paradiddle (RLRR)

Slow paradiddle (RLRR)

Stock shopping spree

Stock shopping spree

Stock shopping spree, but I replace diddles with threes

Stock shopping spree, but I replace diddles with threes

Suzie

Velvet Knights 5/4 shopping spree

Velvet Knights 5/4 shopping spree

Grid Variations

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All 419 triplet grid variations

All 419 triplet grid variations

All 577 16th note grid variations

All 577 16th note grid variations

Sticking

Sticking (16th)

Sticking (16th)

Diddles

Diddles (16th)

Flams

Flams (16th)

Cheeses

Cheeses (16th)

Flam drags

Flam drags (16th)

Flam drags (16th)

Flam fives

Flam fives (16th)

Flam fives (16th)

Chut cheeses

Chut cheeses (16th)

Chut cheeses (16th)

Swisses

Swisses (16th)

Swiss drags

Swiss drags (16th)

Swiss drags (16th)

Buzzes

Buzzes (16th)

Swung sticking

Swung sticking (16th)

Swung sticking (16th)

Chicagos (16th)

Chicagos (16th)

Cheese chicagos (16th)

Cheese chicagos (16th)

Book reports (16th)

Book reports (16th)

36 other grid variations

36 other grid variations

Limb Independence

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8th note timing

8th note timing

Triplet timing

16th note timing

16th note timing

Timing transitions

Timing transitions

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Straight charts 40-59 bpm

Straight charts 40-59 bpm

Straight charts 60-99 bpm

Straight charts 60-99 bpm

Straight charts 100-159 bpm

Straight charts 100-159 bpm

Straight charts 160-240 bpm

Straight charts 160-240 bpm

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Swung charts 40-59 bpm

Swung charts 40-59 bpm

Swung charts 60-99 bpm

Swung charts 60-99 bpm

Swung charts 100-159 bpm

Swung charts 100-159 bpm

Swung charts 160-240 bpm

Swung charts 160-240 bpm

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How to develop limb independence on the drum kit

How to develop limb independence on the drum kit

Marching bass drum

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All 443 marching bass exercises

All 443 marching bass exercises

Splits timing

Timing exercises

Timing exercises

Timing transitions

Timing transitions

3 drum permutations

3 drum permutations

4 drum permutations

4 drum permutations

5 drum permutations

5 drum permutations

6 drum permutations

6 drum permutations

Technique exercises

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All 354 technique exercises

All 354 technique exercises

Accent tap

Cold attack

Diddle timing

Double beat

Double stops

Dynamic rolls

Endurance and speed

Endurance and speed

Fast - Slow - Fast

Fast - Slow - Fast

Five stroke roll timing

Five stroke roll timing

Fulcrum control

Fulcrum control

Rebound

Roll timing

Rudiment builders (zoom zooms)

Rudiment builders (zoom zooms)

Slow - Fast - Slow

Slow - Fast - Slow

Stick control

Three and four strokes

Three and four strokes

Timing exercises

Timing exercises

Timing transitions

Timing transitions

Triplet diddle

16th note diddle

16th note diddle

Tips + Lessons

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Books + gear I recommend

Books + gear I recommend

Drumming tips

Drum practice streams

Drum practice streams

Percussion dictionary

Percussion dictionary

Short lessons

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All drumming lessons

All drumming lessons

How to develop limb independence on the drum kit

How to develop limb independence on the drum kit

How to get better on drums without drumming

How to get better on drums without drumming

How to hold traditional grip

How to hold traditional grip

How to practice drums quietly

How to practice drums quietly

This hand routine saved my drumming

This hand routine saved my drumming

You should hear this when you drum

You should hear this when you drum

Stream schedule

Stream schedule

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Review of Offworld's Invader V3 (with and without laminates)

Review of Offworld's Invader V3 (with and without laminates)

Review of Vic Firth's NEW Quadropad (with and without laminates)

Review of Vic Firth's NEW Quadropad (with and without laminates)

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8bit Note Mosaic

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