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Flam Tap Displacement | Cellular Practice Method
This exercise is designed to develop both hand dexterity and pattern displacement. By shifting the flam taps forward by a sixteenth note, we
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
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Six-Stroke Roll Variations | Cellular Practice Method
It's easy to blend these two different rhythms because of the continuity of sticking. Consider starting out by playing the rhythm with...
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Sep 13, 20231 min read
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Double Paradiddles & Six-Stroke Rolls | Cellular Practice Method
This exercise serves as a "Part 2" for last week's paradiddle & five-stroke roll exercise. This one is designed to develop...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Paradiddles & 5-Stroke Rolls | Cellular Practice Method
This exercise is designed to develop the ability to transition between any two rudiments, regardless of note rate and relationship.
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Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Accents & Diddles | Cellular Practice Method
This exercise is designed to help reinforce the ability to embellish a larger rhythmic pattern.
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Aug 16, 20231 min read
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Sixteenth to Triplet Accents | Cellular Practice Method
This exercise is designed to develop rhythmic awareness and accent accuracy through the use of two commonly misplayed rhythms.
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
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Cellular Practice Method: Triplets to Quintuplets
This practice method is designed to develop the ability to move between any two ideas at will. By focusing two ideas at a time...
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Jul 19, 20232 min read
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7-Day Pad Routines: Week 4
The exercises in this routine are to be used in conjunction with rhythm chains that can be found in the. Accents & Subdivisions 1 pack...
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May 11, 20201 min read
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7-Day Pad Routine: Week 3
These 5 drills are to be used in conjunction with rhythm chains that can be found in the World Rhythm Chains pack available in the SYNKD...
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May 4, 20201 min read
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7-Day Pad Routine: Week 2
This workout focuses on single hand accented groupings. 4, 3, and 2 note groupings are all covered. The goal is to develop fluidity in...
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Apr 27, 20201 min read
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New Series: 7-Day Practice Pad Routines
We're all going through a challenging time right now but we'll make it out of this together. We've developed a new series of 7-day practice
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Apr 20, 20202 min read
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Linear Drum Set World Rhythms
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with the “World Rhythms” rhythm pack available in the SYNKD store. This lesson is focused on...
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Aug 30, 20192 min read
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Polyrhythmic Flam Rudiments
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with the “Polyrhythm Chains” rhythm pack available in the SYNKD store. This lesson is focused on...
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Aug 16, 20191 min read
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Rhythmic Phrase Interpretation for Drum Set
This lesson is to be used with the “Micro Time 4 Bars 3” Rhythm Chain that can be found in the “Timing Chains” rhythm pack available in...
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Aug 2, 20191 min read
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Diddles in Odd Times
This lesson is designed to get us comfortable in playing mixed sticking patterns in odd time signatures. For our purposes we are going to...
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Jul 19, 20192 min read
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Resolution Points
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with the “Resolution Point #1” and the “Resolution Point #3” chains that can be found in the...
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May 9, 20192 min read
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Over The Bar Line
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with both the “Over The Bar Line #1” and the “Over The Bar Line #5” chains that can be found in...
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Apr 22, 20192 min read
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Syncopated Odd Times Pt.2
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with the “7/8-4 Bar Phrase #1” chain that can be found in the “Essential Odd Times 1” Rhythm...
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Apr 1, 20191 min read
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Syncopated Odd Times Pt.1
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with the “7/8-4 Bar Phrase #1” chain that can be found in the “Essential Odd Times 1” Rhythm...
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Mar 15, 20191 min read
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Odd Meter Polyrhythm Exercises
This lesson is to be used in conjunction with the “7/8 #7” SYNKD Rhythm Chain that can be found in the “Essential Odd Times” Rhythm Pack...
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Feb 28, 20191 min read
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