Build Your Double Bass Chops: Part 1 (continued)

Independent Hands and Feet
In addition to developing speed and coordination with both feet, you should be able to play patterns independently between your hands and feet.

Note that in Excerpt 3 and 4 below, you should use single sticking for the Hand part (RLRL RLRL) against the written Bass Drum patterns. Once you can play that with ease (starting with either hand), try using Open Rolls (RRLL RRLL), paradiddles (RLRR LRLL), and any of your favorite stickings in the Hand part.

As always, practice each exercise slowly until you can play it evenly and cleanly before increasing the speed.

Excerpt 3

Excerpt 4

Let's Get Difficult
In part 2 of Build Your Double Bass Chops (see Sidebar) I'll introduce you to much harder exercises that will challenge your Double Bass Chops and four-way Coordination, from my book DoubleDrum: A Double Bass Drum Text.

Until next time: Stay loose.

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