Stick Technique - Dynamic Strokes.pdf

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The following four strokes are designed to make you think about what your sticks are doing before and after playing notes with varied dynamics. Go slow, paying particular attention to the height of your sticks at the start and end position of each stroke and make sure both your left and right sticks are doing the same thing. In the end, you should be able to hear if you are achieving the correct dynamics in your strokes.

Full Stroke

Starts High, Ends High Produces Loud Note

Start Position

Stroke

End Position

Down Stroke

Starts High, Ends Low Produces Loud Note

Start Position

Stroke

End Position

Start Position

Stroke

End Position

Tap Stroke

Starts Low, Ends Low Produces Quiet Note

Up Stroke

Starts Low, Ends High Produces Quiet Note

Start Position

Stroke

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End Position

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