Here's a nice warm up shown to me by a friend. It uses the Flam Accent sticking, but it is phrased as 16th notes. Example #1 - Flam Accent Review Example #2 - Sticking Pattern Slow Example #3 - Full Warm Up & Example #4 - Flam Warm Up #1 @ 115 bpm     ... read more...

Here's a close look at the 7 Stroke Roll. Example #1 - 5 Stroke Roll with accent Example #2 - 7 Stroke Roll     Example #3 - 7 Stroke Roll with accent   Example #4 - starting on the 'e'   Example #5 - Example #6 - Warm Up Exercise @ 75 & 110 bpm   ... read more...

Here's a look at the Flam Accent followed by a warm up exercise I like to use.     Example #1 - Flam Accent Slow       Example #2 - Warm Up Exercise @ 120 bpm       ... read more...

This is example of the Flam Tap and how I use it as a warm-up.   Hello Billy Ashbaugh here with DrummerConnection.com and today we're going to look at the Flam Tap. Now, I posted a lesson recently on the Alternating Flam where we're going to do a right and left flam and get use to raising the other stick up ready for that primary accented note. Now I chose the Flam Tap next because it fits in perfectly with this already existing rudiment. With the Right Flam, as you st... read more...

Here's an introduction to the Flam and Alternating Flam. Hello Billy Ashbaugh here with DrummerConnection.com and today I want to share with you the Flam. Understanding the Flam and playing them around the drum set can really add a whole new dimension to your playing. It's a wonderful rudiment to explore. With that being said, there are several different exercises and or rudiments that involve the flam. We'll be covering a lot of them in the lessons to come, both here and out in the... read more...

Here's the follow up to our first lesson with the Triplet Warm-up. Remember to be creative with how you put these examples together!! Example #1 - Part 1 Review Example #2 - 3 accents per hand   Example #3 - 2 accents per hand   Example #4 - 1 accent per hand       Example #5 -Exercise Demo @ 110 bpm ... read more...

This is a little warm up exercise that I created years ago. Hope you get some use out of it....I sure did!!   Example #1 - Sticking Pattern Slow       Example #2 - 1st Bar w/ accent     Example #3 - 2nd Bar w/ accent       Example #4 - Exercise Demo @ 105 bpm   ... read more...