Welcome back to TGIF!
If you’ve been sticking with the program, you should be able to hone in on the skills you’ve gained so far with this drill. We’re still working with the same paradiddle pattern, with new beats emphasized. The combination this time will be a great opportunity to re-visit the idea of your non-emphasized hand acting as the base beat, introduced in TGIF 3.
Focus: Clarity, Dexterity
Watch for:
1. Keep in mind that non-emphasized hits should be equally quiet in volume, and emphasized hits should be equal in volume as well.
2. Pay attention to your emphasized hand. Make sure that its movement away from the drum and toward the drum makes a straight line.
Alright, simply put, here it is:
R L R R L R L L
R L R R L R L L
Play it through, emphasizing only the Right hand, and then repeat with the Left hand emphasized. Make sure to consider the time and space the emphasized hand will need to make a powerful hit.
Extension:
Here’s a string of the paradiddle patterns we’ve done so far. Give it a shot!
R L R R L R L L (4X)
R L R R L R L L (4X)
R L R R L R L L R L R R L R L L (X2)
Only 1 more line to go to finish the whole pattern.
gambatte!