Single Stroke Four Menu

A rhythmic development of the single stroke roll.

Some exercises where simple quarter note feet patterns have been added under a single stroke 4.

Some exercises where simple eighth note feet patterns have been added under a single stroke 4.

A very straight forward orchestration of the single stroke four designed to get your hands moving around the kit.

A very simple orchestration of the rudiment in its 'standard timing' where each occurance of the rudiment is played on a different drum.

A very simple orchestration of the rudiment in its 'standard timing' where each occurance of the rudiment is split between two different drums.

A single stroke four orchestration where all notes are rooted on the snare except those that fall on a quarter note which move around the kit.

An interesting alternative to orchestrating the single stroke four in straight 'blocks'.

A rhythmic development of the single stroke four that creates some syncopation.

Creating a more musical sounding foot ostinato underneath the single stroke four.

Applying a more interesting eighth note rhythm over the two feet.

Applying a more slightly faster feeling sixteenth note rhythm over the two feet.

A rhythmic development of the single stroke four that creates syncopation by altering the base rhythm.

Combining quarter note feet with the altered rhythm of a single stroke 4.

Some exercises where simple quarter note feet patterns have been added under a sixteenth note single stroke 4.

Some exercises where simple eighth note feet patterns have been added under a sixteenth note single stroke 4.

Learn some simple single accent placements within a 16th note single stroke four.

Some exercises where simple eighth note feet patterns have been added under a syncopated single stroke 4.

A single stroke four orchestration where all notes are rooted on the snare except those that fall on '+' counts which move around the kit.