INTRODUCTION How to work with this book Effective practice How to practice on a Practice Pad How to use the Anika Nilles Practice Pad Drummer's terms The Pyramid of Rhythms Stickings - Sticking & Accent options 1-3
CHAPTER I. SUBDIVISION STUDIES Practice Systems 1-3 Triplets Section A: Accents | flams | 16th triplets - single strokes | double strokes Section B: Chart reading - adding ornaments to the chart Reading-chart workouts | Practice system How to translate ornaments | How to add stickings to the reading chart Reading chart 1 | Reading chart 2 Section C: Warm-ups Switching stickings A-C I Practice system A-D Switching stickings 1-8 | Accents & ornaments 1-5 Accents in patterns and groupings 1-3 Grouping combinations 16th notes Section A: Accents | flams 132nds -single strokes | double strokes Section B: Chart reading - adding ornaments to the chart Reading-chart workouts | Practice system How to translate ornaments | How to add stickings to the reading chart Reading chart 1 | Reading chart 2 Section C: Warm-ups Switching stickings A-C | Practice system A-D Switching stickings 1-101 Accents & ornaments 1-4 Accents in patterns and groupings 1-5 Grouping combinations Quintuplets Section A: Accents | flams 132nd quintuplets - single strokes | double strokes Section B: Chart reading - adding ornaments to the chart Reading-chart workouts | Practice system How to translate ornaments | How to add stickings to the reading chart Reading chart 1 | Reading chart 2 Section C: Warm-ups Switching stickings A-C | Practice system A-D Switching stickings 1-81 Accents & ornaments 1-8 Accents in patterns and groupings 1-6 Grouping combinations Sextuplets Section A: Accents | flams | 32nd sextuplets - single strokes | double strokes Section B: Chart reading - adding ornaments to the chart Reading-chart workouts | Practice system How to translate ornaments | How to add stickings to the reading chart Reading chart 1 | Reading chart 2 Section C: Warm-ups Switching stickings A-C | Practice system A-D Switching stickings 1-9 | Accents & ornaments 1-8 Accents in patterns and groupings 1-5 Grouping combinations Septuplets Section A: Accents | flams | 32nd septuplets - single strokes | double strokes Section B: Chart reading - adding ornaments to the chart Reading-chart workouts | Practice system How to translate ornaments | How to add stickings to the reading chart Reading chart 1 | Reading chart 2 Section C: Warm-ups Switching stickings A-C | Practice system A-D Switching stickings 1-5 | Accents & ornaments 1-6 Accents in patterns and groupings 1-6 Grouping combinations
CHAPTER II. MIXED METERS Introduction Section A: The Pyramid Section B: Half & Half Section C: The Lottery Section D: Warm-ups Practice system A-D Warm-ups 1-10 Speeding up with control 1-8 Melodic structure 1-7
CHAPTER III. HAND INDEPENDENCE & UNISON Hand coordination Triplets: Hands against each other | Reading charts | Groupings | 2-line reading 16th notes: Hands against each other | Reading charts | Groupings | 2-line reading Quintuplets: Hands against each other | Reading charts | Groupings | 2-line reading Sextuplets: Hands against each other | Reading charts | Groupings | 2-line reading Septuplets: Hands against each other | Reading charts | Groupings | 2-line reading
CHAPTER IV. POLYRHYTHMS What is a polyrhythm? How to work with polyrhythms 2 against 3 | 2 against 5 | 2 against 7 3 against 4 | 3 against 5 | 3 against 7 4 against 5 | 4 against 7 | 5 against 7 | 6 against 7