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    I've just gotten a double-bass pedal, and I was wondering how I should build up my speed and endurance for my feet? Anyone know any exercises? Actually, do you know any to build up your hands too?

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    try standing on yours toes for a long time and then standing on the balls of your feet for a long time.
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    are you serious..........
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    ok ill try to explain this

    tap ur right foot on quarter notes

    1,2,3,4

    tap ur left foot like this first heel than toe, heel than toe. When its heel ur heel is in the air kind of like standing on ur tippy toes, when its toe ur toe is in the air as if u are about to nail the gas on the car

    H,T,H,T

    then put them together

    1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4
    H,T,H,T,H,T,H,T

    ur right foot is always consitently tapping and ur left foot is moving up and down also

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    Get 'Stick Control' by George Lawrence Stone and play it with your feet (and your hands, natch).

    http://www.amazon.com/Stick-Control-.../dp/1892764040

    One of the better things I've done. I love that book.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jobby
    Get 'Stick Control' by George Lawrence Stone and play it with your feet (and your hands, natch).

    http://www.amazon.com/Stick-Control-.../dp/1892764040

    One of the better things I've done. I love that book.
    I completely agree!!! (I've had that book for 21 years, now.) Play rudiments with your feet, just like you do with your hands. Then, mix it up so some of the notes are played with your hands and some are played with your feet. For example; all of the notes that should be played with your right hand, gets played with your right foot instead. While you play the left hand notes with your left hand... etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jobby
    Get 'Stick Control' by George Lawrence Stone and play it with your feet (and your hands, natch).

    http://www.amazon.com/Stick-Control-.../dp/1892764040

    One of the better things I've done. I love that book.
    I've heard so much about that book that I finally got it. Ill try it with my feet. Thanks

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    play one foot 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + then play the other for 6 mins then after that play one foot on 1 + 2 + then the other foot for 3 + 4 + for 6 mins then play doubles for 6 mins rrllrrll then paly rlrlrlrlr for 6 mins and do the same with hands

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    I've got a pretty awesome book called "Progressive Double Bass Drumming".

    Basically it just starts you out on subdivisions. Then starts to move the snare around, then the ride cymbal etc.

    But look at doing rudiments with your feet as well, it builds control, accuracy, and endurance.

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    Rudiments?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hellsbells58
    I've got a pretty awesome book called "Progressive Double Bass Drumming".

    who wrote that book?

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    Bob Burgett

    I don't know if he's renown or anything, but the book is solid.

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    When I was first learning to play two bass drums, I would to the following:

    - play alternating quarter notes: right drum on 1 & 3, left on 2 & 4
    - play 4 quarter notes on right, then 4 on left.
    - play alternating quarter: right down beats and left up beats

    Once I good at doing the above execises, I moved over to play the rudiments. I still heavily work on single rolls, double rolls, and paradiddles

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    You can try what i do

    Stand farther back on the bass pedal, and hit it hard enough so it hits hte bass, and makes noise, but light enough, that it bounches back easy, and youll essentially get 16th notes out of your feet if you go fast enough (just from one foot)

    Just keep practicing speed, thats how you build endurance

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