Here we go into one of the classic rudiments: Flams. These are not easy, so don't get discouraged. They're also not that necessary, but in my opinion they give you another cool tool for the kit. I demonstrate the attached exercises, and also talk about an instance of one of the patterns as it appears on this track with drummer Dan Weiss, who is doing the same pattern with his feet. The pattern starts about halfway through, at 2:57.
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Pick Control 07: Ruffs and Drags
Today's picking technique has to do with making a very quick double stroke leading into another string, what drummers call a ruff or drag. I give some examples of how I use it, and have attached a page from the book with more exercises.
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Pick Control 06: Triple Strokes
Here we extend the exercises of symmetrical picking into triples, and all of the cool stuff you can do by combining twos and threes (all other numbers can be made from these). A worksheet with some additional ideas is attached.
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Pick Control 04-05: Paradiddles + Paradiddle Workout
Singles and Doubles together allow us to make paradiddles, one of the most common and fundamental drum patterns. I think this one is really fun to practice and very useful for buildng technique. I go through the exercise that's on the attached sheet.Here we get into double and triple paradiddles, and I demonstrate one of my favorite exercises, which is in Fundamentals of Guitar. The written exercise are attached on the patreon page.
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Pick Control 03: Double Strokes
Following up on the last video, here's a thing on double strokes. Also an interesting observation on "Boogie Stop Shuffle" and "Mr. P.C.," two minor blues tunes with a bunch of doubled notes in the melodies, almost the exact same tempo, recorded a week apart in May of 1959. PDF attached for the exercise.
This is a podcast version of Miles Okazaki's patreon channel. Okazaki is a guitarist and composer based in Brooklyn, NY. Season 1 (Monk, 65 episodes): How this podcast began: individual guitar studies of every composition by Thelonious Monk. These begin as practice videos without much talking and evolve into episodes on specific topics. Season 2 (Fall 2024, 48 episodes): A 12-part series on the subject of Symmetry, an 8-part series on Drum rudiments with the pick, and a 5-part series on the "Allegro Assai" from J.S. Bach's C major violin sonata. Other episodes include bebop standards "Donna Lee" and "Wail," a series on the chromatic scale, favorite books, listening sessions and exercises for the ear from my book "Fundamentals of Guitar." Season 3 (Winter 2024. 63 episodes): An 11-part series on Polyrhythms, a 7-part series on Charlie Christian's "Stompin at the Savoy" solo, a 4-part series on my song "Dog Star," the first "guided practice" episodes, close looks at the standards "Lush Life," "Hot House," and "Danny Boy," Bach on each Sunday, and listener questions. Note: a good number of episodes from this season are on sight reading, and only available as videos on Patreon.Season 4 (Spring 2024, in progress): A 7-part series on my tune "Kudzu," a 7-part series on the drum exercise "Paradiddle Johnnie," Monday meditations on one of the 351 shapes, Studies of Bach from the Well Tempered Clavier, Art of the Fugue, Musical Offering, and Mass in B minor, listener questions. Note: a good number of episodes from this season are on sight reading, and only available as videos on Patreon.----------To see the episodes in video form (including many not shown here), participate in discussions, and download accompanying maiterials, join on Patreon for $5 a month.
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