This is a bare bones view of what I do every summer, and my daily practice routine is basically a condensed version of this routine. I hope this can inspire things in your own personal practice as well! 1) Stick Control [Time 4 hours] a. Singles (Up, Down, Full, Tap, Finger, Accent Strokes) b. Time Exercises c. Doubles d. Triples e. Moeller Stroke |Break| f. Embellishments g. Rudiments h. Buzzes i. Soft (a-g) j. Dynamics (ppp-fff, crescendo, decrescendo, subito f/p) |Break| k. Solos l. Excerpts {Water/Snack Break} 2) Mallets [Time 3 Hours] a. Scales (Major, Minor, Chromatic; Up/Tap Strokes, Grace Notes; 1i, The Crazies) b. Leaps c. Doubles d. Double Stops (a,b) e. Excerpts |Break| f. Four Mallets (Lateral/Independent, Up/Down/Full/Tap Strokes) g. Intervals h. Solos (Bach) {Food} 3) Timpani [Time 2 Hours] a. Ed Stephan Remix (Time, Dynamics, Rolls, Double Stops) b. Neilson Tuning Exercises |Break| c. Excerpts {Water/Snack Break} 4) Complimentary Instruments [1-2 Hours] a. Triangle (Up/Down Strokes, Rhythm) b. Dynamics c. Tambourine (Up, Down, Full, Tap Strokes; On-Knee Strokes) d. Thumb Roll e. Pandeiro Strokes f. Shake Roll g. Knee Fist |Break| h. Bass Drum (Up, Down, Full, Tap Strokes) i. Rolls j. Dynamics k. Cymbals (Up, Down, Full, Tap Strokes) l. Dynamics {Food}
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