Sticking
Introductory Exercises. Bsaic Sticking in eighth notes. (With advanced variations for wrist co-ordination). In the first book Progressive Rock Drumming, the single stroke roll (RLRL), the double stroke roll (RRLL), and the single paradiddle (RL RR - LRLL) were introduced.
In the first three lessons of this book, more advanced variations of these rudiments are given. These variations are essential for the development of wrist co-ordination, and wrist control. As you progress, they become more complex and more time must be spent on them. Remenber - practice slowly at frist and gradually increase speed, keeping Bass Drum constant and even. When these rudiments are played on the snare only, most of them sound the same. It was common practice to write them like this in the early days of drumming. This caused considerable confusion, because the rudiments were rarely played in time. The importance of playing the rudiments in time (i.e: with bass drum keeping a pulse) is firstly, you create a realistic situation, because when you play in a band, the band plays in time. Secondly, the rudiments feel different, and it’s important to know what they feel band plays in time. Secondly, the rudiments feel different, and it’s important to know what they feel like.
And the third reason is that they sound different, especially when played on more than one drum. In fact, it is recommended that you go through these exercises a second time, with the right hand on the Floor Tom, and the left hand on the Snare, with the BassDrum still keeping a steady pulse, and then experiment for yourself.
An accomplished drummer can play 100 or more of these exercises per minute.
