morello's killer exercise

[bluetrain]

do you think it does work ?!?
would you advice an intermediate selftaught player to work hard on such
exercise to improve rolls, rather than practising separately on single
stroke, paradiddles and open rolls??
I'd like to know experience of durmmer who have actually practised this
specific exercise, as shown by Morello on the youtube
thanx in advance
Ettore

[Pete Pemberton]

Post by bluetrain
do you think it does work ?!?
would you advice an intermediate selftaught player to work hard on such
exercise to improve rolls, rather than practising separately on single
stroke, paradiddles and open rolls??
I'd like to know experience of durmmer who have actually practised this
specific exercise, as shown by Morello on the youtube
thanx in advance
Ettore

I think it works. I have done the first two, but not added the
paradiddle, but I see the point. The singles are a check or a control
for the doubles and so on.

Like the man says, don't push it, don't go too fast, quality over
quantity. If it feels like you are forcing it, you are.

PP

[JWald]

I was browsing the Morello video's and found this

At 1:24 you get a clear shot of his hi-hats, but I don't see a clutch. Do
you?
--
J Wald

"You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.... "

Post by bluetrain
do you think it does work ?!?
would you advice an intermediate selftaught player to work hard on such
exercise to improve rolls, rather than practising separately on single
stroke, paradiddles and open rolls??
I'd like to know experience of durmmer who have actually practised this
specific exercise, as shown by Morello on the youtube
thanx in advance
Ettore

I think it works. I have done the first two, but not added the paradiddle,
but I see the point. The singles are a check or a control for the doubles
and so on.
Like the man says, don't push it, don't go too fast, quality over
quantity. If it feels like you are forcing it, you are.
PP

[gpsman]

Post by bluetrain
do you think it does work ?!?

Sure, it works, if you practice it properly. A "drummer" should be
able to throw all the rudiments, from all the rudiments.

Post by bluetrain
would you advice an intermediate selftaught player to work hard on such
exercise to improve rolls, rather than practising separately on single
stroke, paradiddles and open rolls??

Practice everything.

The method I was taught to get that silky smooth acceleration was
practicing double stroke rolls with an accent on the second stroke,
beginning in slow motion (1 stroke ~2 seconds), slowly closing the
strokes to as fast as possible while maintaining absolute full
control, then re-opening (and stroking inside a circle the size of a
quarter).

l L r R l L r R

The first stroke can/should be practiced alternately (session-wise)
between dropping the stick from low over the head and making a full-
length stroke while maintaining identical (low) volume.

Oddly enough, slow play (in full control) is a great benefit to both
speed and maintaining control at speed.

Speed is great, speed without control- nnnnn... less great. Study of
the most basic fundamentals often makes the big difference.

Post by bluetrain
I'd like to know experience of durmmer who have actually practised this
specific exercise

I don't think I ever separated those particular rudiments. I learned
the rudiments and learned to tie them together inside-out and
backwards; hand-to-hand, foot-to-foot, hand-to-foot.
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- gpsman