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Ted's Practice Tip #1

Schedule your practice time.  We are all very busy people, and often times if we don't schedule specific time to practice it gets lost in the shuffle.  Try to practice about 30 minutes each day.  The keys to success are consistency and determination.
Ted's Practice Tip #2

SLOW IT DOWN!  This is probably the advice I give most to my students.  If you're having problems playing something at a particular tempo, the first thing you should do is slow down the tempo!  After you've become comfortable with the exercise at a slower tempo, then gradually start to increase the tempo again.
Ted's Practice Tip #3

BREAK IT DOWN!  If you're having problems with a particular exercise or piece of music, break it down into smaller chunks and practice it one piece at a time.  Then put the pieces back together and try the whole section of music again.  It's like eating a submarine sandwich - you can't shove the whole thing in your mouth in one bite!
Ted's Practice Tip #4

Divide your time between work and play.  Make sure to spend sufficient time to practice and master your lesson assignment, but try to make enough time to have fun and experiment on the drums.  Play along with your favorite CD's or songs.  Make up your own song or beats on the drums.  Be creative!
 
Required Materials Sheet
Rudiment Sheet 
The Warmup Exercise 
Buying a drumset FAQ (courtesy of the Drum Pad)
 
 
 
 

The 40 International Drum Rudiments
Here you can listen to or download mp3 examples of Ted playing the 40 International Rudiments.  Each one is performed slow to fast to slow.
1) Single Stroke Roll 21) Flam Accent
2) Single Stroke Four 22) Flam Tap
3) Single Stroke Seven 23) Flamacue
4) Multiple Bounce Roll 24) Flam Paradiddle
5) Triple Stroke Roll 25) Single Flammed Mill
6) Double Stroke Open Roll 26) Flam Paradiddle-diddle
7) Five Stroke Roll 27) Pataflafla
8) Six Stroke Roll 28) Swiss Army Triplet
9) Seven Stroke Roll 29) Inverted Flam Tap
10) Nine Stroke Roll 30) Flam Drag
11) Ten Stroke Roll 31) Drag
12) Eleven Stroke Roll 32) Single Drag Tap
13) Thirteen Stroke Roll 33) Double Drag Tap
14) Fifteen Stroke Roll 34) Lesson 25
15) Seventeen Stroke Roll 35) Single Dragdiddle
16) Single Paradiddle 36) Drag Paradiddle #1
17) Double Paradiddle 37) Drag Paradiddle #2
18) Triple Paradiddle 38) Single Ratamacue
19) Single Paradiddle-Diddle 39) Double Ratamacue
20) Flam 40) Triple Ratamacue
 
 

 
 
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