Drums: Snare basics
One drum, two sticks, eight chapters. From the first stroke to an eight bar solo.
| No | Chapter | Time | Boxes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start here Sticks, grip, and how to read the grids. | 1 day | __ / 3 |
| 2 | Single strokes R L R L. The rudiment everything else is built on. | 1 week | __ / 29 |
| 3 | Counting pyramid Quarters, eighths, triplets, sixteenths. Change gear without changing tempo. | 1 week | __ / 19 |
| 4 | Double strokes R R L L. Two strokes per hand, the base of every roll. | 2 weeks | __ / 24 |
| 5 | Paradiddle R L R R, L R L L. Singles and doubles in one pattern. | 2 weeks | __ / 19 |
| 6 | Accents Loud and soft. This turns strokes into music. | 2 weeks | __ / 28 |
| 7 | Flams A small note right before a big one. Makes a stroke fat. | 2 weeks | __ / 24 |
| 8 | Rolls and first solo Short rolls, then eight bars that use everything. | 3 weeks | __ / 28 |
Work top to bottom. Do not skip. The Boxes column counts ticked BPM boxes.