Re: Double Bass Drumming - Worth Looking this is very refreshing brother, very well put, the encyclopedia of double bass drumming is one of my favorites, another one i worked out of ( and still do, it has unlimited applications!) is Ted Reeds Syncopation, the first book i was given by my instructor, and the most used in my literature by far. your warm ups are exactly the ones ive used and have had great success with. one fun diddy i use for warm ups and practice is working in 5/4 and expands my cranium a bit by starting my routine with a different time signature.
RLR L R L RLR L R L
LRL R L R LRL R L R
and then onward to a little more difficulty
RLR LRL R LRL RLR L RLR LRL R LRL RLR L
anyway just some fun little excersizes i thought i throw out there!
-mikey |