DLA 01: Boost your technique with the 5 Stroke Roll

Drum Lesson Academy

In this lesson I show you 3 ways to play a 5 stroke roll to help boost your technique. The basic 5 stroke roll consists of 2 doubles and a single. (RRLLR), we then repeat the pattern starting with the opposite hand (LLRRL). The last note of the 5 stroke roll is accented, therefore we have four unaccented notes and one accented note. Exercise 1 is in 4/4 time and has the five notes of the roll being played in eighth notes. The last accented note being play on beat three of our 4/4 time signature. Exercise 2 is in 3/4 time. We have effectively removed one beat of rest (beat 4) from the equation and have therefore increase the frequency of the patten. Exercise 3 is in 5/8 time. This makes the 5 stroke roll a continuos flow of even eighth notes. Work through the different exercises slowly at first making sure that when you increase the tempo your accuracy is maintained. Enjoy! Darren Follow this link to download the lesson PDF: http://bit.ly/3ways5strokelessnote The 40 PAS Rudiments: http://bit.ly/40PASRudiments Tempo app for iphone by frozen ape: http://www.frozenape.com/Tempo/Tempo.html