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Summary: Learn how to do some basic musical exercises to warm up your jazz drumming skills, get into the rhythm and practice with the beat. Learn more about jazz drumming in this free video series.
Dan Miura is a drum expert. he has been playing drums/percussion for over 13 years. His experiences include jazz training, music theory, and a handful of rock and punk bands around...read more
"Hi I'm Dan on behalf of Expert Village. Today we are going to talk about warming up. Now what I like to do to warm up on sticks is to play single stroke 8th notes on the snare drum. It sounds like this. What you want to do is start off really slow and being in control and then speed up to the speed that you can handle. You don't ever want to go so fast that you are not in control of. You want each note to be study and your right and left hand to be the same. Watch the next segment on how to swing on the right cymbal. "
eHow Article: How to Warm up with Jazz Drumming