GoAndPractice® video lesson index
by Alec Tackmann
Below are play-along videos for pages of GoAndPractice® Books 1, 2, & 3. Choose the page number you are practicing and follow along in your book at home! When beginning to play is it easy to forget how certain rhythms are supposed to sound... even if you understand how the counting works. Double check your rhythm with this page.
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Hey Everyone! With being stuck home in quarantine, I've had lots of time to catch up on new videos. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you ...
Drags are also included in Book 1, but worth mentioning here. Also note how the terms "drag" and "ruff" have had different meanings over the years. Books ava...
Some different approaches to some of the standard exercises for improving single stroke rolls. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy...
Must. Use. Metronome. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice review! It helps A LOT! All videos availabl...
The seven-stroke roll. You need to really press down hard to make this one work. Check out "Crazy Army" by Ed Lemley! Books available here: https://bit.ly/Al...
The almighty double stroke roll. Strive for perfection, but don't stress over it. Nobody's doubles are perfect and there is always room for improvement! Book...
The "Rooftop Accent" as I'm going to call it is usually interpreted one of two ways. It's important to be ready for either. Books available here: https://bit...
Ruffs are played as a series of grace notes leading into a primary stroke. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please lea...
Also known as "sextuplets", these have the benefit of being able to be counted two different ways. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you e...
The inverted roll is a backdoor approach to improving your doubles. It also makes for some great vocabulary on the drum set! Books available here: https://bi...
I'm using the term "paradiddle" as the RLRR LRLL pattern we all know, as well as a broad term for single and double stroke combinations. Books available here...
The concept seems simple enough but you'd be surprised how many people stumble when playing this subdivision. Hopefully these ideas can shed some light on yo...
It's important to know the ins and outs of these two. Don't "earball" them! Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please le...
Probably one of my favorite go-to licks in any solo setting. Once you get the hang of the double strokes on the left hand and the coordination between your h...
An embellishment of the previous pattern. This allows you to freely incorporate rhythms into the pattern. This will require a good "autopilot" of the RLLF pa...
Part 3 begins to deal with patterns that are not literally RLLF but ones that use similar motions. The first is BRRL which works well as sixteenth notes or i...
Page 11 deals with combining all of the previous exercises into combinations of various stickings rhythms, and limbs. This will help blur the lines between y...
The final part of the RLLF pattern section. Page 12 begins with a common rock/funk groove variation of the pattern that is one of my favorites. With just a f...
"Inverted Paradiddle"... the internet's second favorite sticking pattern, and one of my personal favorites. Page 14 outlines some basic ideas on how to get t...
Further looking into the possibilities of paradiddle variations. These pages begin to move from the standard RLLR LRRL stickings and combine them with other ...
The classic paradiddle. Here are some more interesting fills you may not have come across. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the...
Some good flam triplet licks to throw into your grooves or solos. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice...
Now played as 16ths! (or 32nds...) Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice review! It helps A LOT! All vi...
When writing this book I wasn't sure what to call this one. But I was able to find so many variations, it eventually deserved its own section. The "Three-Bea...
Second half of the classic paradiddle series. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice review! It helps A ...
Three great go-to licks for any style that originate in jazz vocabulary. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave...
Featuring the jazz kit. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice review! It helps A LOT! All videos availa...
The inverted double is the closest thing to being a "secret weapon" in developing your hand technique. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If y...
A fun fill to bust out in a drum solo. Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice review! It helps A LOT! Al...
If you learn one rudiment for the drum set, make it this one! Books available here: https://bit.ly/AlecTackmann If you enjoy the them please leave a nice rev...