Down & Up Strokes
Staccato
A Down Stroke, also known as a Staccato Stroke, starts in the up position (high) and finishes in the down position (low).
When an accent is followed by a regular note (tap/up) or a rest, on the same hand, then a down stroke is used. However, if an accent is followed by another accent, a full stroke is used.
An Up Stroke, starts in the down position (low) and ends in the up position (high).
When a regular note is followed by an accent (down/full), on the same hand, then an up stroke is used. if a regular note is follwed by another regular note or a rest, then a tap is used.
The up stroke is often the most underdeveloped and neglected of all the stroke types. This stroke should go as fast up as the down stroke goes down.
The exercises below are designed to build off of each other. Each exercise will help in developing the down and up strokes while also trying to target such principles as sound quality, attacks, releases, and hand transitions.
Practice each exercise at multiple dynamic levels with taps at 1″ and accents at 3″, 6″, 9″, 12″, 15″.
Also be sure to practice at multiple tempos. Focus on keeping all notes even and connected. At slow to medium speeds, the wrist is used. As tempos start to increase, however, the wrist will not be able to keep up and note groupings may start to become disconnected. At this point, the fingers will start to open and the moeller whip stroke will be needed.
Transcript
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A Down Stroke, also known as a Staccato Stroke, starts in the up position (high) and finishes in the down position (low).
When an accent is followed by a regular note (tap/up) or a rest, on the same hand, then a down stroke is used. However, if an accent is followed by another accent, a full stroke is used.
An Up Stroke, starts in the down position (low) and ends in the up position (high).
When a regular note is followed by an accent (down/full), on the same hand, then an up stroke is used. if a regular note is follwed by another regular note or a rest, then a tap is used.
The up stroke is often the most underdeveloped and neglected of all the stroke types. This stroke should go as fast up as the down stroke goes down.
The exercises below are designed to build off of each other. Each exercise will help in developing the down and up strokes while also trying to target such principles as sound quality, attacks, releases, and hand transitions.
Practice each exercise at multiple dynamic levels with taps at 1″ and accents at 3″, 6″, 9″, 12″, 15″.
Also be sure to practice at multiple tempos. Focus on keeping all notes even and connected. At slow to medium speeds, the wrist is used. As tempos start to increase, however, the wrist will not be able to keep up and note groupings may start to become disconnected. At this point, the fingers will start to open and the moeller whip stroke will be needed.
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Maybe paradiddles
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