Exercises
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Exercises PDFs
Exercises MP3s
8s - f, p, 2, 3, 4, 5, and bass splits 152
f, p, 2, 3, 4, 5 for snare/tenor 152
Accent Tap - 100 / 114 / 128 / 142 / 160
Accent Tap 2 - 100 / 114 / 128 / 142 / 160
Accent Tap 3 - 100 / 114 / 128 / 142 / 160
Double Triple - 110 / 120 / 130
Stick Control - 100 / 112 / 124 / 136
Triplet Grid- (144)straight, flams
diddles / tapdrags / cheese
Triplet Grid- (172) straight, flams
diddles / tapdrags
Sixteenth Timing - 108 / 120 / 132 / 144
Chuggeda -
Flams - 96 / 108 / 120 / 132
Flamtaps - 96 / 108 / 120 / 132
Pataflaflas - 96 / 108 / 120 / 132
Threes - 96 / 108 / 120 / 132
Rolls - 96 / 108 / 120 / 132
Flam Drags - 96 / 108 / 120
Chudechas - 96 / 108 /116
Diddle Ex - 120 / 136 / 156 / 164 / 170
*Diddle - track 120 - 160
Tarantula - 130 / 140 / 150 / 160 / 170
Cheese Report - 120 / 135 / 145 / 155
Ditty - full line / bass only / bass only slow