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SACHA K - DRUM3 LESSONS
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DYNAMIC STROKES
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Introduction

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The following four strokes are designed to make you think about what your sticks are doing before and after playing
notes with varied dynamics. Go slow, paying particular attention to the height of your sticks at the start and end position
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of each stroke and make sure both your left and right sticks are doing the same thing. In the end, you should be able to
hear if you are achieving the correct dynamics in your strokes.

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Full Stroke

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Starts High, Ends High L
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Produces Loud Note

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Start Position Stroke End Position

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Down Stroke

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L L L

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Starts High, Ends Low

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Produces Loud Note

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Start Position Stroke End Position

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Tap Stroke
Starts Low, Ends Low
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Start Position Stroke End Position
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Produces Quiet Note

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Up Stroke
Starts Low, Ends High
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Produces Quiet Note

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Start Position Stroke End Position

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FULL DOWN TAP UP L
- ONE HAND ATLA TIME L L

FULL DOWN
TAP UP

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EX. 1

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L R
L R
L
R R R

L
R L
R L
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L L L
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R L
R L
R L
R
FULL DOWN TAP UP - BOTH HANDS
LL L L L L L L

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FULL FULL DOWN DOWN TAP TAP UP UP

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R .RLLL .RL.
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L R L R L R L R

L
R R
L L
R R
L L
R R
L L
R R
L
R R R R
L
DOWN UP - ONE HAND R
AT A TIME L R L R L R
L L L L

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UP

DOWN UP
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EX. 3 (
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L L L
L
R L
R L
R L
R

R L R L R L R L
L L L L
L R L R L R L R
DOWN UP - BOTH HANDS

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DOWN

DOWN UP UP

DOWN

DOWN UP UP
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or L L L R
L
R R
L L
R R
L L
R R
L L
R R
L
R R R R
L R L R L R L R

L L L L

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DOWN TAP UP - ONE HAND AT A TIME
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DOWN TAP UP DOWN TAP UP

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EX. 5 (
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R R R R R R
or R L R L R L R L
L L L L L L
L R L R L R L R

DOWN TAP UP - BOTH HANDS

DOWN DOWN TAP TAP UP UP

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EX. 6 ( `
R L R L R L
or
L R L R L R

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

DOWN UP TAP - ALTERNATING

DOWN UP TAP

DOWN UP TAP

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EX. 7 ( \ . .
R L R L R L
or R R R R
L R L R L R
L L L L

DOWN UP TAP TAP - SINGLE PARADIDDLE STICKING

DOWN UP TAP TAP

DOWN UP TAP TAP

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EX. 8
R L R R L R L L
or
L R L L R L R R

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

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