drum independence

[Beetbox]

Hey does any one know a excercise or something that will develope independence between your hands? (youtube only has vids of independence between hands and feet) I really need to work on it because I need more control on each hand individually so i can play triplets on one hand and doubles on the other or something unusual. (for marching snare) I didnt want to post this in the marching section because its not a very active place and independence isnt just a marching thing plus its not really about marching but just to help my marching snare skills.

[Quadcam79]

I'm kinda dealing with this at lessons now so maybe I can help.
you can start by playing quarter note triplets on one hand and playing the quarter notes with the other hand. so you would be playing 1 -2 - 3- 4 on your left hand while playing 123456 on your right hand. then switch and do the quarter on your right(or whatever your dominant side is) and play the quarter note triplets on your left.

start slow and work up to a high speed, to really add a challenge count the beats out loud but keep switching between counting the quarter notes and the quarter note triplets or to really throw your brain a loop use the alphabet instead of counting numbers start out with a-b-c-d and abcdef and then when you get good with that start skipping letters so you'll have like a- c- e- g- and bdfhjl that way you'll not only develop independence between your hands but also between your brainand your hands...you'll be able to play seperate beats on each hand while ordering a cheeseburger.

I can do it up to a medium tempo using my right hand for the triplets, left hand, not so much but getting there.

you can do the same with other things like regular triplets, 16th notes etc.
in my experience it'll be a big help with independence between your hands

[drummer]

This may sound like an oversimplified answer but if you will master just 20 of the 40 standard rudiments, I think you will be surprised at how independent your hands become.

[Beetbox]

This may sound like an oversimplified answer but if you will master just 20 of the 40 standard rudiments, I think you will be surprised at how independent your hands become.

I just picked up a giant poster with all the rudiments right before I saw this reply.

[itchie]

dont forget to do rudiments with the feet also

[Beetbox]

dont forget to do rudiments with the feet also

Yea I wont forget, but right now I really got to focus on my hands and build their chops and skill because its marching season soon and this is my first year on snare drum (last year I played the drum set) for my high school.

[zzzdanz]

get a copy of *Stick Control*

[Beetbox]

get a copy of *Stick Control*

I just picked up a copy of "Accent Control" a couple days ago is that the same book or different?

[zzzdanz]

Nope, different books. Stick Control is a totally different animal