The Paradiddle Snare Drum Workout

Name: The Paradiddle Snare Drum Workout
Rating: 4.6 (17 reviews)

A fun and challenging snare drum course that will greatly improve your overall drumming ability!

Created byLarry Crowe

Last updated 8/2020

English

What you'll learn

Students will learn a fun and challenging snare drum workout.
This course will help students improve their technical ability to play accents, double strokes, buzz strokes, flams and the paradiddle.
This snare drum course will develop skills that can be applied to the rest of the drum set.
Students will increase their focus, concentration and confidence!

Course content

6 sections • 20 lectures • 1h 4m total length

Introduction1:32
Students will have a good understanding of what this course is all about.
Helpful Tips3:30
Here are some helpful tips and things to think about while you are working your way through this course.
About the PDF1:29
There is a pdf available for all the exercises in this course and I recommend that you download and print it off before you start.

Accents1:20
A discussion about accents and some helpful hints on how to play them.
Accents at 90 bpm5:42
A demonstration of how to apply accents to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 90 beats per minute.
Accents at 120 bpm4:12
A demonstration of how to apply accents to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 120 beats per minute.
Accents at 150 bpm3:23
A demonstration of how to apply accents to the single paradiddle, played on a snare drum. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 150 beats per minute.

Double Strokes0:48
A discussion about double strokes and some helpful hints on how to play them.
Double Strokes at 90 bpm5:34
A demonstration of how to apply double strokes to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 90 beats per minute.
Double Strokes at 120 bpm4:13
A demonstration of how to apply double strokes to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 120 beats per minute.
Double Strokes at 150 bpm3:22
A demonstration of how to apply double strokes to the single paradiddle, played on a snare drum. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 150 beats per minute.

Buzz Strokes1:45
A discussion about buzz strokes and some helpful hints on how to play them.
Buzz Strokes at 90 bpm5:36
A demonstration of how to apply buzz strokes to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 90 beats per minute.
Buzz Strokes at 120 bpm4:10
A demonstration of how to apply buzz strokes to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 120 beats per minute.
Buzz Strokes at 150 bpm3:23
A demonstration of how to apply buzz strokes to the single paradiddle, played on a snare drum. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 150 beats per minute.

Flams0:47
A discussion about flams and some helpful hints on how to play them.
Flams at 90 bpm5:37
A demonstration of how to apply flams to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 90 beats per minute.
Flams at 120 bpm4:11
A demonstration of how to apply flams to the single paradiddle, played on a practice pad. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 120 beats per minute.
Flams at 150 bpm3:25
A demonstration of how to apply flams to the single paradiddle, played on a snare drum. There are fifteen different examples played eight times each at 90 beats per minute.

Requirements

Students should have some previous drumming experience.
You should have some basic knowledge of sticking patterns like the paradiddle and be familiar with drum techniques like double strokes, buzz strokes and flams.
Be able to read drum notation.
You will need a pair of drumsticks, a practice pad or a snare drum.
Bring your desire, energy and enthusiasm for the drums!

Description

The Paradiddle Snare Drum Workout is a video course created to help drummers increase their technical facility. Once these sixty individual exercises are learned, they can be put together to create a very powerful drumming workout. Developing hands, fingers and wrists is crucial for a drummer and is the basis for a lot of what we do on the drums. If you want to strengthen your paradiddle, accents, double strokes, buzz strokes and flams, this course is for you. By working through this course you will also improve your concentration, focus and confidence. This course focuses on the snare drum but will greatly enhance your drum set playing also.

Students should already have some prior experience with the snare drum, sticking patterns like the single paradiddle, accents, double strokes, buzz strokes and flams. You should also be able to read drum music or notation.

A pdf of all the exercises is included in the course.

Who this course is for:

Intermediate to advanced level drummers.
Students who are looking for a technical challenge and wish to develop their snare drum abilities further.
Drummers who are looking to take their drumming to the next level!

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Introduction3 lectures • 7min

Accents4 lectures • 15min

Double Strokes4 lectures • 14min

Buzz Strokes4 lectures • 15min

Flams4 lectures • 14min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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