Technique Reference Sheet

Stroke Styles (some combination of finger, wrist, & arm movement)

Dynamic Height Level Notes

pp 1” 0 Playing position

p 3” 1 Parallel to playing surface; default tap height

mp 6” 2 Halfway between 0 & 45 degrees to playing surface

9” 3 45 degrees to playing surface

f 12” 4Halfway between 45 & 90 degrees to playing surface;

default accent height

ff 15” 5 90 degrees to playing surface

Legato: open-grip stroke that utilizes rebound & creates connectivity

Staccato: closed-grip stroke that minimizes rebound & creates separation

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Three Drums Left a.k.a. “West Side”

Three Drums Right a.k.a. “East Side”

Reverse Jungle a.k.a. “Urban Jungle”

Jungle

8-8-16

Snare

Tenor

Bass

Snare

Tenors

Bass

6 BD split & alt. QD around (1)

Snare

Tenors

Bass

Snare

Tenors

Bass

4 BD split & alt. QD around (2)

Snare

Tenors

Bass

Snare

Tenors

Bass

R L R

R L R

L R L R

L R L R

R L R

R L R

L R L R

L R L R

R L R

R L R

L R L R

L R L R

1

8-8-16 Variations

2

3

4

5

R

Accent Tap

L R

L R L R

RRRL

Accented Triple Strokes (alternate sticking below)

RR

RR

RR

RR

RR

RR

RR

LLLR

LL

LL

LL

LLLR

LL

LL

LL

RRRLRR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RRRLRR

RRRLRR

LLLRLL

LL

LL

LL

LL

LL

LL

RRRLRR

RR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RR

LLLRLL

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LLLRLL

LLLRLL

RR

RR

RR

Low Triple Strokes (alternate sticking below)

RLRR

RR

RR

RR

RR

RR

LL

LLLR

LL

LL

LL

LLLR

LL

LL

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RRRL

RR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LL

LL

LL

LL

RR

RRRLRR

RR

RR

RRRLRR

RR

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LLLR

LL

LL

LLLRLL

LL

LLLRLL

LL

RR

R L

Singles

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

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

R L R

Paradiddles

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

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

BUBBLE DEET

SnareLine

TenorLine

BassLine

Rf

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

Rf

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

Rf

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

Snare

Tenors

Bass Dr

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

5

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

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

Snare

Tenors

Bass Dr

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

9

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

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

Snare

Tenors

Bass Dr

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

13

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

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

Snare

Tenors

Bass Dr

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

17

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

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

shot

BUBBLE DEET - page 22

Snare

Tenor

Bass

Snare

Tenors

Bass

Snare

Tenors

Bass

Triplet Diddle

Hucklehopper - 6BD

SnareLine

TenorLine

BassLine

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

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

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

Snare

Tenors

Bass Dr

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

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

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

Snare

Tenors

Bass Dr

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

f

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

f

mp f R R R R R R

78 44

78 44

78 44

44

44

44

f p f p

9 9

f p f p

9 9

99

Spree Cuts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Flam Drags

Cheeses

Flam 5s

Flam Taps

Inverts

Cheese Inverts

Chutachas

Cheese Chutachas

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Alternating Flams