Rick's Licks: Finger Control and Sticking Exercises

Rick's Licks
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Published 2024-07-31
I have developed finger control exercises for matched grip and traditional grip designed to strengthen the muscles in your forearm that move your fingers, giving you greater control, increased speed, and the ability to move the drum sticks in a relaxed manner. Also included are sticking exercises. My book "Independence on the Drum Set" is a must to get the most out of these lessons. It is available at www.halleonard.com/product/6620090/independence-on…
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  • @jcushon
    Great explanation, demonstration and content. Will use and recommend to my students!
  • @s4lroachclip
    That left hand lesson is almost a guitar exercise! I have been trying this very first part, on my left and I am not getting it. The stick is flying every way. My right though is fine. It feels like brain damage causing the nervous system pathways to be blocked as if I had a stroke or something... But I have passed a milestone of playing doubles using this same finger technique. Like within a couple days I was doing 32nds at 70bpm for a longer time with no tension or stress on the muscles. Ill have to time it, next time after 30 second my left double starts to miss the second hit and I have to start again. i am trying to get a paradidle to sound like a roll...70bpm is my current threshold for 8ths.
  • @GKMusic54
    Rick, Great stuff! Are you the same Ricky Sebastian that played on a Bill O'Connell record that I think was called "Lost Voices"?