Flamtastic Practice Pad Exercise

By Alex Ribchester Drum Lessons, Level 3 Drum Lessons, Rudiments, Thursday Drum Lessons, Warm Ups flams

Description

For this week's lesson I have put together an 8 measure practice pad sequence that utilizes the flam in a number of different ways. There are three sticking patterns to practice that include the flam tap, flam triplets, etc. As well as the practice pad, the sequence will also sound great when played on the drum kit.

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Alex Ribchester

Alex Ribchester is a professional drummer and teacher based in Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK. Download Alex's Quickstart Guide to Playing Drums.

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