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! 

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).

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

This exercise is sure to keep you on your toes. Some flams, some double strokes, and some accents combined with changing subdivisions...

"Septupa-what?!?" Yeah...we might have made that one up. We also made this exercise that, similar to last week's exercise, shifts between tw

We're taking a similar approach to last week's exercise with the sequence variation and maintaining a sticking pattern while changing...

This exercise is great if you struggle with Swiss Triplets or are just getting started while also providing a fresh perspective for even...

It's easy to blend these two different rhythms because of the continuity of sticking. Consider starting out by playing the rhythm with...

This exercise is designed to help reinforce the ability to embellish a larger rhythmic pattern.

This practice method is designed to develop the ability to move between any two ideas at will. By focusing two ideas at a time...