Mark Wessels' A Fresh Approach to the Snare Drum Video Lessons
     Lesson TWELVE

In this lesson, you'll learn a new exercise, half note rolls, review quarter rolls in 8 time and the first step of the Flamacue

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1. Intro and New Exercise: "Grid Diddles"
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2. Counting Half Note Rolls
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3. Reviewing Quarter Rolls in 8 Time
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4. The Flamacue, Step One
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5. Rudimental Etude #11
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To master this lesson, you must:

At 90 bpm and 140 bpm, practice the "8 on a hand" exercise everyday (at least 30 seconds at each tempo)

At 110 bpm, practice the Single Stroke Roll and "16th Note Timing" exercise everyday for at least 30 seconds

At 80 bpm, practice the Single Stroke 4 and Single Stroke 7 RUDIMENTS everyday for at least 30 seconds

At 120 bpm, practice the double stroke RUDIMENTS and "Grid Diddle " exercise everyday for at least 30 seconds
    (Rudiment combination exercise: 5/9/13/double stroke roll)

At 144 bpm, practice the multiple bounce roll, "Bucks in Three", "Alternating Accent" exercise and Single, Double and Triple Paradiddle everyday for at least 30 seconds

At 110 bpm, practice the flam rudiments everyday for at least 30 seconds
    (Rudiments: Alternating Flam, Flam Tap, Flam Paradiddle)

Practice the "Extended Doubles" exercise (no sticks, hands on leg) for 1 minute – as fast and as loud as possible!

Perfectly play the Coordination Exercises, Playing Exercises 1-6 and Rudimental Etude #11

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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