Accent Second Note of Doubles - (Todd Sucherman)

Move From Singles to Doubles - (Todd Sucherman)

Moeller Accents - (Todd Sucherman)
Triplet Conjuctions - (Todd Sucherman)
"Buddy Rich" Lick - (Todd Sucherman)
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Todd Sucherman (Methods & Mechanics I) DVD
Practice Notes
R L L R
Through Doubles...
R L L R R L L R R L L lR R rL L
...and Flam Taps
lR R rL L
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R L R L R L R L
Singles...
R L R L R L R L R R L L R R L
...to Doubles
L R R L L R R L L
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R
Try moving beween not just these but groups of 5, 6, 7 etc.
R R L L L R R R L L L R R R R L L L L R R R R L L L L
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R
Try moving through and combining each in a musical solo...
L R
"Paradiddles"
R L R L L R L
"Inverted Paradiddles"
L R L R R L R
Various Triplet Conjunctions...
L L L R R R R L L L R
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L
L
R
"Buddy Rich" Lick
R
L
R
L
L
R
...play as a 4 Over 3 Lick

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Acenting Through Subdivions Using Paradiddles - (Todd Sucherman)
Six Stroke Roll Variations - (Todd Sucherman)
Flams - (Todd Sucherman)
One Handed "Flam Tap" Rolls - (Todd Sucherman)
Alternating Flam Single Strokes - (Todd Sucherman)
"Blurta's" - (Todd Sucherman)
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Try moving through and combining each in a musical solo...
L
Acenting 1/4 Note...
R R L R L L R
L
L
R
R
L
...1/8th Note Triplet...
R
L
L
R
R
L
L
R
L
R
R
L
L
R
R
L
R
L
R
L
L
R
...1/4 Note...
R
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
R
L
L
R
R
L
R
L
L
R
...3 Over 4
R
L
L
R
L
R
R
L
L
R
L
R
L
R
3
6
3 3 3 3
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Try moving between these feels...
L R L
Straight...
R L R L R
L
L
R
L
R
...Triplet...
R
L
R
L
L
R
R
L
...Paradide-diddle...
L
R
R
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
R
L
...Paradide-diddle
L
R
R
L
R
L
L
R
L
R
6 6 6
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lR
Try moving between these flam types...
"Flams"
lR lR R
"Flam Taps"
rL L lR L R
"Flam Accents"
rL R L
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lR
Try moving through these and extending even further also...
"Flam Taps" (2's)...
R rL L lR R R
...3's...
rL L L lR R R R
...4's...
rL L
Alternate between...
L L
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lR
Try soloing between the various groupings...
L
"Flam Accents"
R rL R L lR L lR L R
...5's...
rL R rL R L lR L lR L lR L R
...7's...
rL R rL
Alternate between...
R rL R L
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lR
The accent note of each flam is doubled up...very tricky at speed! :)
L
"Flam Accents"
R rL R L lR L lR L R
...5's...
rL R rL R L lR L lR L lR L R
...7's...
rL R rL R rL R L

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Various "Swiss Triplets" - (Todd Sucherman)
The "PataFlaFla" & "Flam Accents" - (Todd Sucherman)
Alternating "Flam Drags" - (Todd Sucherman)
Flam Rolls - (Todd Sucherman)
The "Blushda" and "Straight Blushda" - (Todd Sucherman)
Hand & Foot Combinations - (Todd Sucherman)
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lR
rL
Each has it's own way of working the hands around the kit...
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L
L
R
lR
rL
R
L
L
R
lR
rL
L
R
R
L
lR
rL
L
R
R
L
R
L
L
R
"Tony Williams" style...
rL
lR
R
L
L
R
rL
lR
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lR
rL
Try combining the two into rhythms like the third bar at the end of the line...
L
R
R
L
rL
lR
lR
rL
L
R
R
L
rL
lR
lR L R rL R L lR L R rL
Example combination rhythm...
lR L R rL R L lR rL R L lR L
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lR
Notice how the Flam Drags sticking is almost idenetical to the Inverted Paradiddle AND also that each grouping of Flam Drags
when looped is where the "Blushda" lick comes from...
The "Blushda"
L L
Alternating "Flam Drags"
R rL
The "Blushda"
R R L R L L
"Inverted Paradiddle"
R L R R L
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lR
rL
Todd says that they really help to "fatten" out a roll...
L
R
R
L
L
R
R
L
lR
rL
"Flam Five"
L
R
R
L
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lR
Mix these two up and make sure to reverse the sticking as well. The idea is that the flams stay on the same hand each time...
L
The "Blushda"
L R lR L L
The "Straight Blushda"
R R L
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Mix things up with both the double bass drum and the Hi-Hat foot...
R
R
L
L
L
L
R
R
R
"Vinnie" Lick
L
L
"Vinnie" Lick with reversed feet
R
L
L
R

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