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The Swiss ruff is a Swiss triplet embellishment played into a tap to create a snappy sound. The triplet embellishment in this instance is either a RLL or LRR sticking sequence.
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Right Hand Technique
Left Hand Technique
Technique Overview
Tap Sound
Notation – Above & Below the Line
Double Strokes – Mummy Daddy
Paradiddle
Triplet
Single Stroke Development
Flam
Elementary Revision Exercise
Open Five Stroke Roll
Open Seven Stroke Roll
Open Nine Stroke Roll
Open Thirteen Stroke Roll
Open Twenty Five Stroke Roll
Buzz Sound
Continuous Closed Roll
Closed Twenty Five Stroke Roll
Closed Thirteen Stroke Roll
Closed Nine Stroke Roll
Closed Seven Stroke Roll
Closed Five Stroke Roll
Dot & Cut Paradiddle
Accent
Accented Paradiddles
Accented Dot & Cut Paradiddles
Accented Triplets
Flam Paradiddles
Flam Paradiddles – Dot & Cut
Flam Triplets
Flam Tap Development
Tap Flam Development
Triplet to Flam Development
Paradiddle to Flam Development
Single Fives
Single Sevens
Single Nines
Accented Single Four Strokes
Accented Single Six Strokes
Accented Single Eight Strokes
Accented Single Four Stroke Exercise
Accented Single Eight Stroke Exercise
Dead Stroke
Tap & Dead Stroke
Dead Stroke Development
Closed Drag
Drag Tap
Five Stroke Roll to Tap
Seven Stroke Roll to Triplet Flam
Tap to Buzz
Six Stroke Roll
Continuous Six Stroke Roll
Twelve Stroke Roll
Clean Roll Endings
Practice Pad Position
Three Four March – Middle Phrase
Three Four March – 1st Part Building Phrase
Three Four March – 2nd Part Building Phrase
Three Four March – 3rd Part Building Phrase
Three Four March – 4th Part Building Phrase
Three Four March – 1st Part Complete
Three Four March – 2nd Part Complete
Three Four March – 3rd Part Complete
Three Four March – 4th Part Complete
Introduction Rolls
Three Four March – Complete
Two Four March – Middle Phrase
Two Four March – Ending Phrase
Two Four March – 1st Part Building Phrase
Two Four March – 2nd Part Building Phrase
Two Four March – 3rd Part Building Phrase
Two Four March – 4th Part Building Phrase
Two Four March – 1st Part Complete
Two Four March – 2nd Part Complete
Two Four March – 3rd Part Complete
Two Four March – 4th Part Complete
Two Four March – Complete
Four Four March – Middle Phrase
Four Four March – Ending Phrase
Four Four March – 1st Part Building Phrase
Four Four March – 2nd Part Building Phrase
Four Four March – 3rd Part Building Phrase
Four Four March – 4th Part Building Phrase
Four Four March – 1st Part Complete
Four Four March – 2nd Part Complete
Four Four March – 3rd Part Complete
Four Four March – 4th Part Complete
Four Four March – Complete
Six Eight Compound Time – Dot Cut
Six Eight March – Middle Phrase
Six Eight March – Ending Phrase
Six Eight March – 1st Part Building Phrase
Six Eight March – 2nd Part Building Phrase
Six Eight March – 3rd Part Building Phrase
Six Eight March – 4th Part Building Phrase
Six Eight March – 1st Part Complete
Six Eight March – 2nd Part Complete
Six Eight March – 3rd Part Complete
Six Eight March – 4th Part Complete
Six Eight March – Complete
How much should I practice?
Baby Shark
Roll Sequence Development 7 – 13 – 25
Three Key Sounds : Buzz -Tap – Flam
Flam Swiss Triplet
Drag Swiss Triplet
Flam Windmill
Drag Windmill
Flam Windmills – Groups of 6
Flam Windmills – Groups of 8
American Ratamacue
American Flam Ratamacue
Scottish Ratamacue
Open Drags
Dot & Cut Open Drag Development
Dot & Cut Paradiddle with Closed Drag
Eleven Stroke Roll
Eleven Stroke Roll to Tap
Eleven Stroke Roll to Six Stroke Roll
Single Six Development
Flam Six Development
Drag Five Development
Fives & Sixes Exercise
Triplet Rolls
Swiss Ruff
Stick Dribble
Technique Building Groups of 4 & 8
Technique Building Groups of 3, 6 & 12
Advanced Double Strokes
Warmup Exercise #1
Five Stroke Roll Warm Up
Left Flam Development Exercise
Right Flam Development Exercise
Wednesday Workout Drags
Advanced Accented Paradiddles
Advanced Paradiddle Tap
Advanced Flamadiddle Tap
Advanced Flam Windmill
Drag Windmill Combinations
Flamadiddle – Triplet – Flam
