Exercises
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Links to instrument informational packets are below.
Copyrighted music is available to percussionists auditioning for the MSU Drumline. For more information, please click on the auditions link above.
If you are not auditioning but are interested in purchasing music played by the MSU Drumline, you may find Martian Mambo and X available on Tapspace.com.
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
