Shopping Spree
Shopping For Harder Notes
Shopping Sprees
Shopping For Harder Notes
The shopping spree gained popularity throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. Similar to the game shows of the same era, the idea is to fill your cart with the most value and still make it acrossed the finish line in time.
Sprees are typically focused on flam based rudiments in a 12/8 time. Commonly, flam accents are used as a triplet check, followed by an insert of your choice of rudiments.
These exercises can be as simple or complex as you want. As a result, sprees can be a great tool in building a rudimental vocabulary.
MP3
100 BPM
60 BPM
Practice Tips
Instead of a triplet check, I have opted for a sixteenth based pattern. When working with a drumline, this pairs nicely with some of the more common bass splits. Get creative with your own check patterns acrossed not only different rhythms but different time signatures as well.
The paradiddle on beat four is designed to force a left hand lead in the second measure. This is great for working rudiments off the left that might otherwise be neglected, such as swiss army triplets or paradiddle diddles. A younger student might opt to replace this paradiddle with singles and just play a one bar phrase instead of two.
Exercises
Check
The above check pattern can be modified in a variety of ways. Below, you will find a variety of possibilities that will hopefully spark ideas of your own. Note that any triple based rudiment can easily replace the accents found on the first three beats, while any duple pattern can replace beat four. Also try combining multiple rudiments in to one measure or even rewrite the accents to make it your own.
Inserts and Overlays
Here are some of my favorite 8 bar combos.
- Check, Single Drag 1, Single Drag 2, Single Drag 3
- Five Stroke 1, Five Stroke 2, Five Stroke 3, Rolls
- Flam Accents, Cheese, Flam Drag, Flam Five
- Triple Stroke Roll, Inverted Threes 1, Chut a Chu, Fubars (with inverts substitution on beat 4)
- Swiss Army Triplet and swiss drags combo, Single 5, Grandpa Grandma Mix (no paradiddle, first measure repeated), Heirta (with backsticks on 3, and 3A, no paradiddle, repeat twice, replace beat 4 of last measure with a shot buzz)
The next few inserts primarily focus on stickings that will help with harder rudiments. Try working through the stickings before adding accents to each pattern. Work for consistentency of sound and proper finger control.
Triple Stroke Roll
- Work for fluid threes that decay in heights
Shirley Murphy
Pugada
Swiss
- For some rudiments, this sticking will act as a check. For the swiss army triplet, these twos should decay like a flam tap. However, if prepping for a paradiddle diddle, these twos should be played staccato.
Inverted Threes
- Moeller whip stroke will be necessary as you get faster
321
4s
The next few inserts focus on 2 height rolls. It implements the concept of gridding, however, instead of moving the accents, we’re moving the diddles. Be sure to master theses diddles before adding flams in the next sections.
Drags, Single Dragadiddle
Five Stroke Rolls
Rolls
The next few sections combine flam accents, diddles, and inversions. The flam accents work as a base and should be mastered before moving on. Be sure to break each measure down.
- Right hand only
- Left hand only
Flam Accents
- Use fingers to control the threes under the flam
- Focus on the up stroke after the flam
Flam Accents 1st Inversion
Flam Accents 2nd Inversion
Cheese
Cheese 1st Inversion
Cheese 2nd Inversion
Flam Drag
- The diddle is an up stroke
- The diddle falls on the 3rd of three notes done with the fingers
Flam Drag 1st Inversion
Flam Drag 2nd Inversion
Flam Five
Flam Five 1st Inversion
Flam Five 2nd Inversion
Swiss Army Triplet, Single Flammed Mill
Swiss Drag, Single Flammed Mill
Chut a Chu
- 5 notes in a row on the same hand
Cheese Chut a Chu
Fubars
Cheese Fubars
Flam 4s
Heirta
Hoops
Single Paradiddle
Grandpas
Grandmas
Grandpa and Grandma Mix
Single Paradiddle Diddle
Single Paradiddle Diddle
Single Paradiddle Diddle
Six Stroke Roll, Inverted Paradiddle Diddle
Single 5
Double Paradiddle
Beat 4 Substitutions
Alternative Checks
Video Tutorials
Playlist
Transcript
Where to Next?
After a mastery of these rudiments is achieved, you might try any of the following:
- Move these around on Tenors
- Create a fill on drumset
- Split between multiple bass drums
Shopping Sprees
Shopping For Harder Notes
Shopping Sprees
Shopping For Harder Notes
The shopping spree gained popularity throughout the late 90s and early 2000s. Similar to the game shows of the same era, the idea is to fill your cart with the most value and still make it acrossed the finish line in time.
Sprees are typically focused on flam based rudiments in a 12/8 time. Commonly, flam accents are used as a triplet check, followed by an insert of your choice of rudiments.
These exercises can be as simple or complex as you want. As a result, sprees can be a great tool in building a rudimental vocabulary.
Practice Tips
Instead of a triplet check, I have opted for a sixteenth based pattern. When working with a drumline, this pairs nicely with some of the more common bass splits. Get creative with your own check patterns acrossed not only different rhythms but different time signatures as well.
The paradiddle on beat four is designed to force a left hand lead in the second measure. This is great for working rudiments off the left that might otherwise be neglected, such as swiss army triplets or paradiddle diddles. A younger student might opt to replace this paradiddle with singles and just play a one bar phrase instead of two.
Mp3
100 BPM
60 BPM
Exercises
Check
The above check pattern can be modified in a variety of ways. Below, you will find a variety of possibilities that will hopefully spark ideas of your own. Note that any triple based rudiment can easily replace the accents found on the first three beats, while any duple pattern can replace beat four. Also try combining multiple rudiments in to one measure or even rewrite the accents to make it your own.
Inserts and Overlays
Here are some of my favorite 8 bar combos.
- Check, Single Drag 1, Single Drag 2, Single Drag 3
- Five Stroke 1, Five Stroke 2, Five Stroke 3, Rolls
- Flam Accents, Cheese, Flam Drag, Flam Five
- Triple Stroke Roll, Inverted Threes 1, Chut a Chu, Fubars (with inverts substitution on beat 4)
- Swiss Army Triplet and swiss drags combo, Single 5, Grandpa Grandma Mix (no paradiddle, first measure repeated), Heirta (with backsticks on 3, and 3A, no paradiddle, repeat twice, replace beat 4 of last measure with a shot buzz)
The next few inserts primarily focus on stickings that will help with harder rudiments. Try working through the stickings before adding accents to each pattern. Work for consistentency of sound and proper finger control.
Triple Stroke Roll
- Work for fluid threes that decay in heights
Shirley Murphy
Pugada
Swiss
- For some rudiments, this sticking will act as a check. For the swiss army triplet, these twos should decay like a flam tap. However, if prepping for a paradiddle diddle, these twos should be played staccato.
Inverted Threes, Moeller Whip Stroke
- Moeller whip stroke will be necessary as you get faster
321
4s
The next few inserts focus on 2 height rolls. It implements the concept of gridding, however, instead of moving the accents, we’re moving the diddles. Be sure to master theses diddles before adding flams in the next sections.
Drags, Single Dragadiddle
Five Stroke Rolls
Rolls
The next few sections combine flam accents, diddles, and inversions. The flam accents work as a base and should be mastered before moving on. Be sure to break each measure down.
- Right hand only
- Left hand only
Flam Accents
- Use fingers to control the threes under the flam
- Focus on the up stroke after the flam
Flam Accents 1st Inversion
Flam Accents 2nd Inversion
Cheese
Cheese 1st Inversion
Cheese 2nd Inversion
Flam Drag
- The diddle is an up stroke
- The diddle falls on the 3rd of three notes done with the fingers
Flam Drag 1st Inversion
Flam Drag 2nd Inversion
Flam Five
Flam Five 1st Inversion
Flam Five 2nd Inversion
Swiss Army Triplet, Single Flammed Mill
Swiss Drag, Single Flammed Mill
Chut a Chu
- 5 notes in a row on the same hand
Cheese Chut a Chu
Fubars
Cheese Fubars
Flam 4s
Heirta
Hoops
Single Paradiddle
Grandpas
Grandmas
Grandpa and Grandma Mix
Single Paradiddle Diddle
Single Paradiddle Diddle
Single Paradiddle Diddle
Six Stroke Roll, Inverted Paradiddle Diddle
Single 5
Double Paradiddle
Beat 4 Substitutions
Alternative Checks
Video Tutorials
Playlist
Transcription
Where to Next?
After a mastery of these rudiments is achieved, you might try any of the following:
- Move these around on Tenors
- Create a fill on drumset
- Split between multiple bass drums
