Can you maintain the accent pattern when the subdivision drops out? This exercise is a fun (and challenging!) one to practice along with SYNKD. The first half is in unison and then the training wheels come off for the second have and you have to maintain the subdivision while aligning the accents with the SYNKD sequence.

The exercises are getting more and more challenging! This particular exercise features alternating 4/4 and 15/16 measures with paradiddles and hertas. Each measure has and additional herta and then they’re removed one at a time. But don’t get tripped up by that missing 16th note every other measure- those 15/16 measures are a doozy! 

Bury the click! Rhythmic Integrity #4 is meant to focus you on timing/precision with the first two bars and then transition to a double-time version for the two following bars. The SYNKD rhythm chain emphasizes the accent pattern while you're responsible for playing the accent pattern AND the subdivision.

Last week we experimented with different subdivisions while maintaining a 3:2 clave. This exercise is designed to develop the ability to embellish a sticking pattern across two time signatures. We'll be maintaining a 3:2 clave accent pattern in all 4/4 bars with a continuously modified version in the 7/8 bars.  The exercise is to be played in unison with the SYNKD rhythm chain (available for free download below).

Take the 3:2 clave and then change the subdivision below it every measure. This next exercise is designed to develop mixed sticking patterns based around a 3-2 Son Clave accent structure in eighth note triplets, sixteenth notes, sextuplets, and then thirty second notes. The exercise is to be played in unison with the SYNKD rhythm chain (available for free download below).

Flam rudiments in 4/4, 7/8, and 19/16!
This next exercise is the second in our set of Time Signature Transition set.

This next exercise is a variation on Rhythmic Integrity #1 in which flams are played in place of the accents. The SYNKD rhythm chain is now playing the accents only, further testing your rhythmic integrity.

This exercise is designed to help develop the ability to add rhythmic density to a figure. In this exercise we will be adding thirty-second note double strokes around the accents in various parts of the pattern. The exercise is to be played in unison with the SYNKD rhythm chain).

Just when you thought you could play your singles and doubles in your sleep... This exercise challenges our expectations of accent placement

Just when you thought you could play your singles and doubles in your sleep... This exercise challenges our expectations of accent placement

Just when you thought you could play your singles and doubles in your sleep... This exercise challenges our expectations of accent placement

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This exercise is a bit easier when it comes to rhythm and sticking so you can focus on your full-stroke technique. It's worth it to practice

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