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TRIPLET SNA SNARE RE DRUM EXERC EXERCISE ISE
GRAEME J. THEW Principal Percussionist, H. M. Grenadier Guards London, England Th This illu illustrat rates how a simple ple exercis rcise e can be develope loped d to cove over vario ariou us are areas of snare are drum rum techniqu ique. Be Begin with ith a bas basic snare drum accent pattern (a), then replace each accent with a flam (b), replace the flams with doubles strokes (c), and finally reverse the process by inserting double strokes where single notes have previously been played (d). All exercises may be played at a variety of tempos. Repeat each exercise 10–20 times.
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