Crash Your Paradiddles

Patrick brings us some Tresillo Cubano Clave over the samba foot pattern in this week's Wednesday exercise. read more

In this exercise example, Patrick lays down some wicked grooves with a latin spice. These are great coordination exercises.... read more

This sheet music accompanies Alex Ribchester's video drum lesson about some great hand workouts for the practice pad. read more

This sheet music accompanies Andy Zikers article on Free and Controlled Stroke Warm-Ups, techniques for warming up using selective... read more

A snare drum warmup that focuses on diddles. The same general pattern throughout, each measure adds one more... read more

This is a snare drum warmup used by many college and high school drumlines alike. Designed to work... read more

This is the 3rd installment of Patrick's Bass Drum Coordination over Paradiddles. Enjoy! read more

In this exercise, Patrick applies a wheel concept to change up a basic drum beat. read more

This beat sheet incorporates the buzz technique with beamed 8th and sixteenth notes and the rim to make the... read more

Basic hi-hat systems right handed then left handed with bass drum successively on each 16th note. read more

This week, Patrick lays out some quarter beat grooves with double strokes on the snare and bass drum. read more

This week, Patrick shares another Afro-Funk Groove from his bag of slick drum grooves. Check Out PATRICK'S BOOKS read more

This week, Patrick's rudiment cocktail mixes the double drag tap, single drag tap and ratamacue around the kit. Enjoy! read more

The last installment of the hi-hat foot exercises, Patrick whips out the "E" and "Ah" this week. read more

Practice patterns designed for the intermediate rock drummer to build rock coordination in his/her bass drum foot against 8th... read more