WELCOME TO DAY 1 of your 10-Day Plan For Faster Hands intensive

Single Paradiddle - 1 min - 50% of max

program. Each workout will begin with you playing our Five Focus Rudi­
ments for one minute each. Remember, muscle memory is the key here •
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so slow down and focus on repetitive perfection. R L R R L R L L

Single Stroke Roll - 1 min - 50% of max Flam Taps - 1 min - 50% of max

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R L R I. R L R L R R L L

Double Stroke Roll - 1 min - 50% of max Paradiddle-diddle - 1 min - 50% of max
6 6
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R R L L R R L L R L R R L L R L R R L L

TEMPOS

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> > > > > > > > 60% ofmax: 2 minutes ___ bpm
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31 70% ofmax: 2 minutes bpm
80% of max: 1 minute bpm
RRRRRRRRLLLLLLLL RRRRLLLLRRLLRRLL
THE 8-4-2-2 EXERCISE is designed to help you build your individual hand speed. During this NOTES (right vs left, soreness, attitude)
exercise you want to pay close attention to the difference between your right hand and left
hand. Is your right hand gripping tighter than your left? Is your left hand angled differently
than your right? Use your dominant hand to "teach" your weaker hand.

TEMPOS �
> > > > >> > > >> > >

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70% of max: 2 minutes bpm
RLRRLRLLRLRRLRLL RLRRLRLLRLRRLRLL 80% of max: 1 minute bpm

THE PARADIDDLE ACCENT exercise will increase your muscle memory. By shifting the place­ NOTES (right vs left, soreness, attitude)
ment of the accents each measure you are forced to really give every note a great deal of
care. Remember, speed will come through repetition and focus, so don't rush through this.
Focus on perfection.

Flammed Groupings #l
TEMPOS
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600/oofmax: 2 minutes bpm
70%ofmax: 2 minutes bpm
R R R R L L L L R R R L L L R R
800/oofmax: 1 minute bpm
=JI �� 3 3 3;� 3 3 3 I;J 3 3;3 � 3t3 3 =II NOTES (right vs left, soreness, attitude)
L L L L R R R R L. L L R R R L L
THE FLAMMED GROUPINGS exercise is designed to help improve your speed on flam taps as
well as improve your ability to memorize long patterns. Symmetry between the hands is key
during this exercise. You really want to listen, and correct for any difference between your
right hand and your left hand.

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 DAV FOUR BRINGS YOU three brand-new exercises. We have also
bumped up the speed of the rudiment warm-up to 70 percent of Single Paradiddle - 1 min - 70% of max
max. Remember, the focus of this workout is muscle memory so
don't push yourself. Play at a tempo that you can easily handle Ell:-� � µ ; � � � �
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and allow your brain and muscles to memorize the rudiment. R L R R L R L L

Single Stroke Roll - 1 min - 70% of max Flam Taps -1 min - 70% of max

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R L R L R L R L R R L L

Double Stroke Roll -1 min - 70% of max Paradiddle-diddle - 1 min - 70% of max

3§1J J J J
6 6

J • =II
R R L L R R L L R L R R L L R L R R L L

TEMPOS
600/oofmax: 2 minutes bpm
I JJJJJJJJJJ.JJJJJJIJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ =II
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
700/oofmax: 2 minutes bpm
3, bpm
800/oofmax: l minute
RRLLRRLLRRLLRRLL RRLLRRLLRRLLRRLL
NOTES (right vs left, soreness, attitude)
THE DYNAMIC DOUBLES exercise focuses on accenting the doubles on the right for one
measure followed by accenting the doubles on the left for one measure.

Paradiddle-diddles And Paradiddles

TEMPOS

11: JJJJJJJJJJ□□JJJJIJJ;JJ;JJJJJJJ;JJ =I
> > > > > >
60% of max: 2 minutes ___ bpm
=1:1 70% ofmax: 2 minutes bpm
80% of max: l minute bpm
RLRRLLRLRRLLRLRR LRLLRRLRLLRRLRLL

THIS IS A great two-bar exercise that will help you master flowing in and out of paradiddle­ NOTES (right vs left, soreness, attitude)
diddles and paradiddles. Meaure one is right-hand lead and then it switches to left-hand lead
for the second measure.

Accented Singles
TEMPOS
>
- - -- - - -
--- --- --- ---
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> >
- 60% o fmax: 2 minutes ___ bp
m
70% of max: 2 minutes bpm
R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L 80% of max: 1 minute bpm

THE ACCENTED SINGLES exercise is simple yet extremely effective. If you want to get faster
NOTES (right vs left, soreness, attitude)
at single strokes you are just going to have to practice them. The accents will break up the
boredom and give you something to focus on. Try to make a huge dynamic difference be­
tween your accented notes and your non-accented notes.

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