The Pad - Exercise 8: Toughing Through The 5s

The Pad – Exercise 8: Toughing Through The 5s

By Nate Brown Exercises practice pad, quintuplets

Quintuplets (groups of 5 notes) can be tough to evenly space in a beat. This exercise focuses on the 5s.

To ensure you’re playing these with the correct timing, we’ve included MP3s for each exercise. You can download all 8 audio files HERE for free.

Or, you can listen to them below and tap along on your desk. Have fun with the fives!

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Exercise 8

Notation Format

Downloadable and printable PDF document

Author

Nate Brown

Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education at John Carroll University and Master of Arts in Education at the University of Findlay.

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