Here’s part two of the Stick Control Workout with accents. In the previous lesson, I introduced the single accent, in case you’ve missed it be sure to check it out. Now things become more complicated by adding two accents, as shown in the figure below.
As discussed in the book Master Studies by Joe Morello, you can play the exercises with different dynamics:
- f accented notes – p unaccented notes;
- mf accented notes – pp unaccented notes;
- ff accented notes – mp unaccented notes;
- f accented notes – mf unaccented notes;
- mf accented notes – mp unaccented notes.
Here’s the PDF with exercises 1 to 12 with different accent combinations.
There are a lot of drumset applications that I’ll share in the next months. For example, you can play an 8th note ride pattern with the right hand, orchestrating both accents with the left hand on the snare and toms, while the unaccented notes are played respectively with the bass drum and the left foot hi-hat. Keep on drumming!
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