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Here's a brief selection of our 32nd Note variations playing through just four exercises from Lesson 6 and 7. This is just a demonstration, and its cut short for time purposes - a proper playthrough would be more like this:

Lesson 6 - Alternate Strokes all exercises

Lesson 6 - Doubles all exercises

Lesson 6 - Inverted Doubles all exercises

Lesson 6 - Paradidles all exercises

Then move on to Lesson 7 and run all four stickings.

Again, this is a LOT of exercises, and again: THATS THE POINT. There are some components of drum playing that require thinking and some things that just require REPS and when it comes to smooth and controlled 32nd notes, you need to play them a lot before they flow.

Throw on some good practice music, like hip hop and take your time - you are developing a vocabulary!

Some notes on the stickings: Doubles and Inverted doubles result in double strokes on the snare, but you could split the doubles between snare and hat for an additional challenge!

Here is where Paradiddles begin to show their true power: the combination of singles and doubles leads to some really funky sounding grooves and also conserves a lot of motion - especially compared to alternate strokes. We will have a deep dive on Paradiddle Grooves in the near future.

Beginners: start at Lesson 1, intermediate to advanced: start at Lesson 4, 5 or 6. GO SLOW. Speed is about flow and grace, not brute force. Happy drums to you!