Single Stroke Roll | Full Rudiment | 80 BPM

Onto 80 BPM.

At this point, you should be able to take your eyes off the drum music a bit and be able to solely focus on how you are holding your sticks. Like we've discussed in the previous video, the most important part here is to get in the repetitions on your Single Stroke Roll.

It can be tempting with online drum lessons to skip ahead because you're not sitting with an instructor who is guiding you through the lesson (and not letting your skip!). Remember that this medium tempo of 80 BPM is a great next step in building your hand speed.

We'd suggest repeating this video two to fours times.

If you're finding that it's extremely easy for you:

Try varying your musical dynamics. Play for 2 bars at Forte (loud), 2 bars at Mezzo Forte (medium-loud) and 2 bars at piano (soft). This will add in the extra element of varied stick height and will give you something more to focus on.

If you're finding that you're getting tired:

Do fewer repetitions of the video and drop your stick height to about 70% of your max. Your muscles should be burning, but not so much that it's incredibly painful. If it gets to that point, stop, and take a 2 minute break.