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Stick Control Variations

1. The document provides exercises based on Stick Control page 5 that focus on sticking patterns using "Rs" and "Ls". 2. The exercises explore variations like accenting notes, triplets, flams, and paradiddles to challenge hand-foot coordination. 3. Instructions explain that the goal is to play the patterns slowly and correctly before increasing speed, and that the patterns can also be moved around the drum kit.

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Stick Control Variations

1. The document provides exercises based on Stick Control page 5 that focus on sticking patterns using "Rs" and "Ls". 2. The exercises explore variations like accenting notes, triplets, flams, and paradiddles to challenge hand-foot coordination. 3. Instructions explain that the goal is to play the patterns slowly and correctly before increasing speed, and that the patterns can also be moved around the drum kit.

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Introduction
Thanks for checking out this e-book. Over the years I have stockpiled
exercises that that I have been given, that Ive written or have
stumbled upon one way or another. I took all of my favorites and put
them into this book. The key to these exercises is to play the patterns
correctly and to not worry about speed. Take them slow and the
speed will come.
Each exercise is based on Stick Control Page 5. You will be using
the Rs and Ls on the page as indicators of what to play. Meaning,
an R could represent Kick and an L could represent Snare, etc.
Think of them as Rs and Ls rather than as right hand and left
hand. In every exercise I indicate what R and L represent. I used
exercises 1,2 and 5 from Stick Control as examples to demonstrate
what the sticking patterns look like for each variation but each
exercise (A thru K) should be played with each pattern on the
Stick Control page (1 thru 24). Once you can play through each
exercise on page 5 you can move to page 6 and so on. Additionally,
once you master the patterns you should start moving them around
the kit to the toms, cymbals, etc. There are infinite possibilities.
If you have ANY questions please feel free to email me:
Nick@DrummersResource.com
I hope that you find these exercises challenging and interesting.
Enjoy!

DrummersResource.com++|+Nick@DrummersResource.com+

Stick Control Variations


A

Nicholas Ruffini

ACCENTING "R's" - Playing all written notes with one hand, accenting each "R"

R
R

As written:
As played:

L
r

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

L
r

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

R
R

R
R

L
r

R
R

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

L
r

(Repeat each exercise with Left Hand)

B
4

ACCENTING "R's" - HAND TO HAND


(Always start with Right Hand)

R
R

As written:
As played:

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

R
R

L
r

L
r

R
L

L
r

R
L

L
r

R
L

L
r

R
L

R
R

L
l

R
R

R
L

L
r

R
L

L
r

L
l

>
>
ACCENTING TRIPLETS #1 - R = Rrr , L = Lll

C
7

L
r

As written:

Played as triplets

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

10

R r r L l l R r r L l l

L l l R r r L l l R r r

R r r L l l R r r R r r

>
>
ACCENTING TRIPLETS #2 - R = rrR , L = llL

3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3

13

r r R l l L r r R l l L

l l L r r R l l L r r R

r r R l l L r r R r r R

>
>
>
>
FLAM ACCENT TRIPLETS #1 - Flams are Accented: R = Rlr or Lrl , L = lrL or rlR

E
1

16

As written:

3 3
3
3 3
3 3
3 3
3
3
3

19

Played as triplets R l r l r

L R l r l r

r l

R L r l

R l r l r

L R l r

L r l

PARADIDDLE EXERCISE
1A Replacing Existing "R" and "L" with designated 16th note stickings

1 First Exercise Example in Stick Control

22

"L"
"R"
"L"


"R"

Second Exercise Example in Stick Control

24

2A

Replacing Existing "R" and "L" with designated 16th note stickings (Starting with right hand options)

"L"

25

26

R L r l r l

"R"

"L"

"R"

5A
"L"
"R"
"L"
"L"

"R"

"R"

"L"

27

"R"

L r

L r

TRIPLETS / DOUBLES - R = RLR LRL or L = LRL RLR (in 8th note triplets)
L = RRL LRR or R = LLR RLL

29

As written:

2 R

R
L
3

L
R

R
L
3

R
L
3

32

Played as triplets: R L R L R L R R L L R R

LRLRLRLLRRLL

RLRLRLRRL LRR LRLRLRLRLRLR


LRLRLRLLRRLL RLRLRLRLRLRL

SINGLES - R= RLRLRLRL (in 16th notes), L = LRLRLRLR (in16th notes)


*When there 2 or more lefts or rights in a row are required, replace only on the last 16th note of the pattern with a rest.

36

As written:

R
L

L
R

R
L

R
L

39

R L RLR LR L RLRL RL

As played:

L RLRL RL R LRLR LR

R L R L R LR L R L R L RL
L R L R L RL R L R L R LR

RLRLRLRLRLRLRLR
LRLRLRLRLRLRLRL

HAND / FOOT COMBINATIONS - R = KLR L = RLK ("K" = kick)

43

As written:

46

Played as triplets:

KL RR LKKL RR L K

R L KK L R R L KK L R

K L R R L KK L RK L R R L KK L R R L KR L K

HAND / FOOT COMBINATIONS (1) - R = K, L = Both Hands Together

50

As written:

53

As played:

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

R
L

HAND / FOOT COMBINATIONS (2) - R = K, L= Alternating Hands (Always start with right hand)

56

As written:

59

As played:

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