STEVE GADD’S Secret to High-Speed RUDIMENTS—Drum Clinics 1984/86—Pre-Gaddiments

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In this video, I explain—using this clinic footage from the eighties as an example—how Steve Gadd approached his rudiment technique and developed such incredible hand speed.

In this rare 1980s clinic, Gadd breaks down the philosophy behind his effortless control:
• Building speed without tension
• Using rebound and relaxed grip
• Turning traditional rudiments into musical phrases
• Applying economy of motion to every pattern
• His unique flam, drag, and paradiddle variations
• Translating technique directly into groove and feel

By walking through what he demonstrates in the footage, I highlight why Gadd’s approach is still one of the most efficient ways to gain speed and fluidity on the drums.

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