Last week I saw a Drumeo video where Gavin Harrison described and demonstrated “The Paradiddle Challenge.” I love drumming puzzles and I really liked the idea. In the video, Gavin mentioned that he had actually gotten the idea from reading an interview with Gary Husband, who described it in print.
Inverted paradiddles have always excited me more than “regular old paradiddles,” so I thought about applying the same idea with my preferred sticking. How does “The Inverted Paradiddle Challenge” work?
Play inverted paradiddles on your snare. Then, play the inverted paradiddle sticking with your feet, only play it using the pattern created by the dotted eighth pattern (meaning one 16th note followed by two 16th note rests over and over again). Sound interesting?
The worksheet, which is HERE, has three preparatory exercises to warm up your feet (exercises #1-3) and then the actual independence puzzle is offered to you in #4, with a different orchestration written out for you in #5.
There is also a bonus, but you’ll have to open the PDF to find it.
Have a go! I want to hear it. Post your link to a YouTube video in the comments section.
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Oz Noy, Will Lee, Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
For more info: onlinesessiondrummer.com
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