Mark Wessels' A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum Video Lessons
     Graduation Test: 1

In this lesson, you'll test your mastery on all rhythm reading, technique and rudiment at the tempos required for the first quarter of the book.

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1. Technique Mastery
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2. Rhythmic Etude
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3. Rudimental Etude
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To master this Graduation Test, you must:

At 120 bpm, play the "8 on a hand" exercise, demonstrating perfect rebound strokes

At 160 bpm, play the single and double stroke RUDIMENTS, and "Isolated Double Stroke" exercise, demonstrating proper techniques
    (Rudiments: Single Stroke Roll, Single Stroke 4, Double Stroke Roll, 5 Stroke Roll and 9 Stroke Roll)

At 180 bpm, practice the multiple bounce RUDIMENTS, "Mr. Freeze" exercise and Single Paradiddle, demonstrating proper techniques
    (Rudiments: Multiple Bounce Roll, "buzz 5" and "buzz 9")

Correctly fill in all Matching, Fill in the Blanks, Draw in the Bar Lines and Drawing exercises (check your work here)

Perfectly play the Rhythmic Etude along with this accompaniment CD track

Perfectly play the Rudimental Etude along with this accompaniment CD track

Perfectly play the Coordination Etude with a metronome set on 110 bpm

Perfectly play the Etude in "8 Time" along with this accompaniment CD track

These lessons are excerpted from Mark Wessels' book, A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum, the most comprehensive method available that simultaneously provides instruction for rhythm reading, technique fundamentals, rudimental training, coordination and musicianship necessary for today's well rounded percussionist!

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