Marching Percussion 101: Ex 7 "Triplet Rolls" (Battery Only Audio)

Vic Firth Marching Percussion 101:
11 Essential Drumline Warmup Exercises
Recorded with the VF All-Star SoCal Drum Line

00:12 LEVEL 1 Bronze
01:17 LEVEL 2 Silver
02:13 LEVEL 3 Gold
03:50 LEVEL 4: Platinum
04:45 LEVEL 5: Diamond

ABOUT EXERCISE #7: "TRIPLET ROLLS"
This exercise works on the same diddle & roll techniques as the "Duple Rolls" exercise, but with a triplet base.

• The pattern for this exercise uses a 1-1-2 count structure with 1 count of check, one count of diddle or roll pattern (repeated) and 2 counts of check, two counts of pattern.

• Maintain a consistent motion in the hands from the check pattern to the diddle and roll pattern. Practice with the play-along videos or tracks to make sure you're staying in time (and not slowing down on the roll patterns).

• At the slowest tempo, strive for a full stick height on each stroke, utilizing the wrists and fingers to strengthen the quality of the double bounce. As you speed up, lower the stick height, but always strive to create a full bodied sound from the drum.

• Faster tempos require more fulcrum pressure to produce the double bounce. Listen to the spacing of the 32nd note bounces to regulate the fulcrum pressure.

• From medium to faster tempos, always maintain a consistent arm motion from check to diddle and roll pattern.

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DOWNLOAD THE EXERCISE PACKET (SCORE AND PARTS):
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/r2lrxd...

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Are you or your drumline in desparate need of a great fundamental program?The exercises included in this project are specifically designed to provide the beginning to intermediate drumline with a solid foundation for building individual and ensemble technique.

We've assembled an "all-star" battery percussion section to not only demonstrate each of the exercises at 5 different tempos, but present them with video and audio tracks so that you and your percussion section can play along to help establish great tempo control and match the sound of a high quality ensemble. To make it even more fun to practice, we have added backing tracks to each of the exercises in the Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond levels so that you can test your current abilities and continue to aspire to improve!