Bonus - Combining Singles, Doubles, and Paradiddles
Lesson time: (2min 22sec)
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This lesson is part of the course Rockschool Drums Method for Beginners
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Lesson transcript:
Combining Strokes Exercise
In this exercise, we're going to look at combining what we've learned from playing the single strokes and the double strokes.
Structure:
- One bar of single strokes
- One bar of doubles
- One bar of singles
- One bar of doubles
It's the same format:
I'll play, you play. I'll play, you play.
Here we go:
1, 2, 3, 4. Great!
Paradiddles Exercise
In the next exercise, we're going to play:
- Two bars of double strokes
- Two bars of paradiddles
Important Note:
Remember, with the paradiddles, the sticking naturally reverses each bar because you play singles and then end with a double. So, you'll naturally then lead with the other hand.
Here we go:
1, 2, 3, 4.
About the instructor
Sophie Alloway is a session and touring drummer at the heart of the London jazz scene. She has performed with Jason Rebello, Yazz Ahmed, Laurence Cottle and Tony Allen, and notably played for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace shortly before he became King.Touring credits include Roots Manuva, the Thriller musical and Paul Stacey (Oasis / The Black Crowes). She is also the drummer in original fusion band Lydian Collective, with over six million Spotify streams.Sophie has recorded sessions at Abbey Road, AIR and Angel studios, and her television appearances include Later… with Jools Holland, Glastonbury and two series of Adrian Dunbar’s drama Ridley. She is featured on Abbey Road Masters: The Drum Sessions and performed for the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024 finalists, broadcast on BBC TV and Radio. Jon Newey of Jazz FM dubbed her the “goddess of groove”. read more