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1. Find a flat surface to set your device on. This can be a music stand, an end table, ect…


2. Set your device just behind your hi-hat so you can see without having to turn your neck too far.


3. Use headphones that cover your entire ears, so you can clearly hear the examples.


4. Shut out distractions! For the time you are playing do not check text messages or social media.


5. Repeat videos multiple times, even if you can go faster. The point here is to get repetitions!


6. Treat this as a workout. When you finish, you should feel like you worked hard and your muscles should be tired.

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5 Stroke Roll | Introduction


Ready for the 5 Stroke Roll?

Welcome to Practice Drumming's course on the five stroke roll! This rudiment is a fairly basic one, yet incredibly important. Learning the five stroke roll will set you up for this next series of rolls, and the formulas that define them.

Really straight forward, a 5 stroke is just two doubles and a tap:

  • RR LL R
  • LL RR L

Pretty simple right?

Even though this is not incredibly difficult to understand conceptually, it's important to focus on the basics here: even doubles and a solid tap. This might sound simple, but nailing this rudiment take focused practice!

In the course to follow we start by focusing on just snare work.

First, let's give each lead some repetitions by playing them 4X a piece. Focus on switching the lead cleanly.

Second, we play the rudiment in a traditional way by switching leads every rep. If you find this is too difficult, go back to the previous step! 

Lastly we add the kick as a transition into a full drum set exercise.

Finally, beats & fills.

Moving your rudiments to the drum set is an important part of the journey. To finish off this course we give you 3 beats and 2 fill applications, all which use the 5 stroke in an organic and applicable way.

Making rudiments sound organic on the kit is key, so we suggest that you memorize these patterns and apply them in your everyday playing.


Ready for the 5 Stroke Roll?

Welcome to Practice Drumming's course on the five stroke roll! This rudiment is a fairly basic one, yet incredibly important. Learning the five stroke roll will set you up for this next series of rolls, and the formulas that define them.

Really straight forward, a 5 stroke is just two doubles and a tap:

  • RR LL R
  • LL RR L

Pretty simple right?

Even though this is not incredibly difficult to understand conceptually, it's important to focus on the basics here: even doubles and a solid tap. This might sound simple, but nailing this rudiment take focused practice!

In the course to follow we start by focusing on just snare work.

First, let's give each lead some repetitions by playing them 4X a piece. Focus on switching the lead cleanly.

Second, we play the rudiment in a traditional way by switching leads every rep. If you find this is too difficult, go back to the previous step! 

Lastly we add the kick as a transition into a full drum set exercise.

Finally, beats & fills.

Moving your rudiments to the drum set is an important part of the journey. To finish off this course we give you 3 beats and 2 fill applications, all which use the 5 stroke in an organic and applicable way.

Making rudiments sound organic on the kit is key, so we suggest that you memorize these patterns and apply them in your everyday playing.

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