100 hybrid rudiments in a row
#drumline
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Posts by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
How to play clean diddles every time
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons
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This week's #drumming tips:
-Is it ok to require the packet is memorized at auditions?
-Think years down the road with auditions
-Instructors should make videos for auditions
-Tracking might not help your students
#drumline #marchingband #musiceducation
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How to fix weak sounding drum rolls
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons
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This week's #drumming tips:
-How quickly can you grow world class chops?
-It's not "talent"
-Schedule breaks throughout the day
-The importance of feedback
-Finding ways to stay motivated
-Getting more hours in means more sacrifices
#drumline
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How to keep your feet in time while marking time
#drumline
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This week's #drumming tips:
-Composing for instruments you don't play
-Looks great, but how does it sound?
-How to compose an innovative solo for timpani (and other instruments)
-Think concert bass drum isn't interesting?
#drumline #percussion
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Stop looking for the "right" way to play drums
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #drummer #drumming
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3 weeks in Japan (we can't wait to return)
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How to look relaxed when drumming
#drumline
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This week's #drumming tips:
-How to get a click with traditional grip sticks in
-What to do when your hands stay in time, but your feet don't
-Why do I play matched grip when I marched traditional grip?
-What drum corps has the beefiest music?
#drumline
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How to play relaxed accents and taps
#drumline #drummer #drumming #drumlesson #drumlessons
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This week's #Drumming Tips:
-What to do if you spiral after making a mistake
-Should drummers go to the gym?
-How to recover after playing drums
-Why do I do static stretches instead of dynamic stretches?
#drumline #drumlesson
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How to fix slicing on drums
#drumline #drumlesson #drummer #drumming
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This week's #drumming tips:
-If you're tired of practicing, I have bad news...
-Using progress journals to get good
-Finding guidance when there's too much to practice
-What counts as practicing?
-Progress comes with sacrifice
#drumline #musiceducation
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How to drum louder without slowing down (the physics of velocity)
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #drummer #drumming
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This week's #drumming tips:
-How to figure out what to practice
-How do you break down a difficult drum part?
-How to balance practicing multiple techniques
-These are better than practicing with a metronome
#drumline #drummer #drums #drumlesson #musiced
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Why tenor drummers are always tuning their drum heads
#drumline #tenordrum #tenordrums
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This week's #drumming tips:
-Focusing on process in a competitive activity
-Drumline isn't fair
-What do you practice as an educator after aging out?
-How do you practice teaching drums?
-Bass drum parts with two different melodies
#drumline #drumlesson
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How to move faster around tenor drums
#drumline #tenordrums #tenordrummer
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This week's #drumming tips:
-How to practice listening in at home
-Why it's hard to clean a drumline
-Why did BD score low in drums in 2025?
-What to get to get better on drumline
-Traditional or matched grip for marching snare
#drumline #marchingband
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How to create tenor splits from snare sheet music
#drumline #tenordrums #tenordrummer #quaddrummer
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This week's #drumming tips:
-Tips for new drum instructors teaching new percussionists
-If you're feeling imposter syndrome as an educator
-Evolving your teaching over time
#drumline #drummer #drumlesson #drumlessons
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Fix your tenor playing zones to drum faster
#tenordrum #tenordrummer #tenordrums #drumline
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This week's #drumming tips
-Perfectionism is great, until it slows you down
-Sometimes it's better to ignore the dirt
-What's the best use of time/energy in rehearsal?
-The most important thing to teach
#drumline #drumlessons #drums #musiceducation #mused
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How to speed up ANY rudiment
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #RLRR #drummer #drums #drumming #percussion #musiceducation #mused
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This week's #drumming tips
-Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun
-If you have to play music you don't like and it's burning you out...
-What happens to your brain when you stop practicing?
#drumline #drummer #drums #drumlessons #drumlesson
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Struggling with cross-handed drumming limiting your power and speed? This video breaks down the pros and cons of common drumming techniques, analyzing how different crossovers lead to accidental stick clicks and awkward drum ergonomics. #drumset #drumkit
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As a rudimental and concert percussionist, limb independence is something I've spent very little time learning. So I challenged myself to play all 62 of these variations in one drumming livestream. youtu.be/-dBsg3NjWY4?...
How to play crossovers on tenor drums
#tenordrums #drumline
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