The Drum Pad Workout

Practice the doubles section by playing straight up double notes in the right, right, left, left pattern, keeping all notes at the same volume and bringing out the second note.

Practice doubles together to eliminate discrepancies in technique and align right and left hands to play married notes. Execute doubles over 16th notes with controlled motion.

Master double-stroke patterns across subdivisions—eighth notes, triplets, and sixteenths, including sixteenths 20/4 and 30 seconds—with precise counts from one to four across two bars.

practice doubles and subdivision within a bar, counting each beat and its subdivisions such as one, two, three, four, and one e and a.

Practice the five-stroke roll by starting with a single right-hand stroke, then execute five-stroke rolls to create a two-bar phrase.

Master the doubles drags pattern on the drum pad by counting eight on each side, alternating left and right, and preparing for the left side.

Develop right-left triplet coordination on the drum pad by practicing sequences like right-left-left and left-right-right, including triplets with the left hand and right-hand patterns.

Dial in the six stroke roll for doubles by practicing the right and left hand pattern with counts such as one and a two and a three and a four.

Master paradiddles and subdivisions on the drum pad by practicing single paradiddle patterns with precise counting of subdivided beats, building stick control and rhythm accuracy.

Practice double paradiddles and a single paradiddle in drum pad workout sequences to switch sides smoothly, building coordinated right-left rhythms and rhythm transitions for a focused session.

Learn to play paradiddles on the drum pad by sequencing right-hand and left-hand patterns, alternating sides and finishing back on the right.

Practice paradiddles using the para diddle pattern across left and right hands to build stick control. This drum pad workout emphasizes left-right sequences and rhythm, as shown by Steve Smith.

Explore accents over triplets on the drum pad, emphasizing the first note of each triplet and shifting accents across triplets.

Master accents within triplet-only rhythms to sharpen timing in the drum pad workout. Place accents creatively across the one and two and three and four pattern for groove.

Explore accented triplet patterns across a two-bar phrase by shifting accents and spreading them through the beat to create creative rhythmic variations.

Master accents over 16th notes by practicing rolling triplets, where groups of threes ride over groups of fours to create dynamic drum pad patterns.

Practice accenting 16th-note groupings of five, placing accents on one and three of each group, and count using either 16th-note or five-count schemes to complete the phrase.

Master accents using 16th notes in seven-note groupings, rolling sevens and counting in sevens to complete each bar on the drum pad workout.

Learn 16th notes with a double stroke, starting with accents on the first stroke, then switching to second, using one e and two e and three e and four e.

Master flam alternations between right and left hands, playing steady flam accents and repeating the pattern over eighth notes to improve coordination.

Practice flam taps by alternating flam on the right and flam on the left, then tap in sequence to build the pattern.

Learn flam accents on the drum pad workout, mastering a triplet feel with right and left hand patterns, repeating the flam accent rhythm of one two three.

Explore flam techniques in the drum pad workout, including parallel-style patterns where a flam is the first note, and coordinate left and right hands to execute slams.

Practice subdivisions from quarter notes to sixteenths, including eighth notes and triplets, with flam accents, flam taps, and diddle patterns to build drum pad technique.

Develop control of the flam and flam double across left and right hands by practicing the blushda phrase, blending double and single strokes into a fluid five-note pattern.

Practice creative patterns in the drum pad workout by executing the para diddle diddle diddle phrase from the right side to the left, then combine into extended patterns.

Master two five-stroke rolls as a warm-up, alternating right and left hands with 16th notes and big accents. Finish with right and left flaps to form a one bar song.

Explore creative drum patterns by blending triplets and sixteenths with accented right-hand notes and doubles on both sides, framing a triplet five-stroke roll.

Explore creative rhumba clave patterns on the drum pad and develop precise accents with the right hand, then synchronize left-hand 32nd notes for a ticking rhythm.

Practice improvisation by trading two bars with a partner, responding to each other to create a musical conversation, and learning to play through mistakes to move the audience.

learn improvisation and trade over a four-bar phrase, building and releasing musical tension by stringing out phrasing with varied groupings and rudiments across four bars.