Hey, that last lesson is FUN!! You should try it with another drummer. The hi hat studies in 7 are really sweet as well. And....they're useful too!
This lesson now focuses on the "up" motion of the hand. In my intense studies with Master Teachers Richard Wilson and Murray Spivack, we concentrated on this motion in order to achieve "twice the speed at half the effort". Very basically, on the way "up" to make an accent or downstroke, you strike the drum or pad, without really exerting any effort to do so. The strike on the way "up", after you practice for many hours, just happens as a matter of natural movement of the wrist. It does take hours of practice, as many of my students can attest to. But, it's very worth it.
IMPORTANT
With this exercise, the accented notes that are immediately preceded by an unaccented note played with the same hand are the "downstrokes".
Of course, lead this exercise with either Right or Left hand.
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