Starting Beginner

Percussion
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Michael Dick
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Starting Beginner Percussion

Texas Bandmasters Association Convention
July 26, 2010, Room CC206
Clinician: Michael Dick
Director of Bands, Cook Middle School, Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
[email protected]
Choosing the Beginning Percussionist
I like to start approximately 12 beginning percussionists a year. By starting this many, you
can make sure there are plenty to outfit 2-3 MS/JH Bands and send 6-8 to high school every
year.
Make sure that from the beginning the students and parents understand that this is not a
drum class. Be up front with them so they know what they are actually getting into
learning snare drum, keyboards, timpani, accessories, etc.
I use the following rhythm/coordination test to choose my percussionists:
Sit in a chair and face me
Turn a metronome on 72 with quarter notes
Have the students tap their right foot with you mirroring (left foot)
While tapping the foot, clap your hands with the beat
They will probably get this ask them is it easy, which directions did your foot go,
what part of the beat were you clapping on, etc.
Then have them tap their foot and clap on the up-beat (this will show a lot)
Clap/Count Procedure
o In 4/4 time
o Clap/Count Random
You count 1,2,3,4
Clap on 1,2,3 or 4 change this up
o Clap/Count Sequential
You count 1,2,3,4
Clap on 1 in 1st measure, 2 in 2nd measure, 3 in 3rd measure and 4 in
4th measure
This makes them think!
Have them tap their right foot, then tap their right leg, then add tapping their left leg
in an alternating motion in eighth notes (right, left, right, left, etc.)
Go to a table and play some simple-to-hard rhythms for them to play back to you
Have them sing/hum a couple of pitches to you (F, Bb)
I also prefer students with piano background (though not required). Piano background
usually helps the students grasp the concepts more quickly.

General Overview
I like to spend a majority of the year (around 60%) on practice pad. I believe that proper
development on the practice pad sets the basis for all playing on percussion. On the practice
pad, you are able to develop the correct grip and wrist stroke that is needed to play most
percussion instruments. Once the student has correctly developed this stroke, you can then
apply it to keyboards and timpani.
I begin the school year by spending several weeks on the practice pad. Through these first
several weeks, I am able to develop the stroke through single-handed exercises, stick control
patterns, and sixteenth note exercises. I also begin doing reading of simple rhythms (quarter
notes and eighth notes) during this time. I introduce all exercises in a very simple form. In
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the past, as the first semester progresses, I make these exercises more advanced to challenge
the students. For example, I take a double beat exercise and start by teaching it in quarter
notes. Once the students understand this, then I change it to eighth notes. After they
understand the eighth notes, I change it to sixteenth notes.
I would also suggest spending parts of the first few weeks showing them the various things
they need to know about percussion.where all the equipment goes, always cover the
instruments when you are finished playing, how to take care of their instrument, labeling
their equipment, etc. By doing lots of things during class, the students feel like they are
accomplishing a lot!
I begin keyboards around the beginning of the 2nd Six-Weeks. I would spend a 2-4 weeks on
keyboards, and then review practice pad before getting to the Winter Concert music. As they
need, intersperse days of timpani or accessories that they will need to know for the upcoming
concerts/performances.

Equipment

Remo Practice Pad and Stand (brought back and forth everyday)
o Practice Pad vs. Snare Drum
Practice Pad is transportable so they play on the same instrument in class
and at home
Practice Pad is more affordable
Practice Pad is a lot softer
At home for mom and dad
At school with 8-12 drummers in class
o Practice Pad Stand
All students need to purchase a practice pad stand. Having the practice
pad stand allows them to practice with the same setup and grip that you
have taught them during class.
I like for students to bring their practice pad stand to school each day.
The stand does fit inside the large stick bags with the top sticking out of
the bag. If you have enough snare drum stands at your school, you can
have the students keep their stand at home and use the school stands
during class.
Keyboard Instrument
o Practice Keyboards these are great and will last through high school, but are
expensive.
You will need to have enough keyboard instruments at school for your
students to play on during class.
Cadence Practice Marimba C600
Ross Practice Marimba R409
Musser Practice Xylophone M41
o Bell Kit
These are cheaper and work fine, but are not as realistic as the practice
keyboard.
If you do not have enough keyboard instruments at your school for
students to use during class, have them obtain a bell set and they can take
it back and forth from home and school.
Innovative Stick Bag
o This is a large bag that the practice pad will fit easily into
Innovative IP-LD Snare Drum Sticks
*Mike Balter 04R Light Green Rubber Mallets
o I like the rattan handles as they do not break as easily
*Mike Balter 23R Blue Cord Mallets
*Vic Firth T3 Staccato Timpani Mallets
Snare Drum Book
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o Simple Steps to Successful Snare Drumming Keenan Wylie

o A Fresh Approach to Snare Drum Mark Wessels
Mallet Book
o Simple Steps to Mallets and Other Percussion Keenan Wylie
o A Fresh Approach to Mallet Percussion Mark Wessels
Pocket Metronome
Folder for any exercises/music I hand out
Pencil
***Always keep keyboard and timpani mallets in the plastic bags they come in so the
mallets last longer

Classroom Setup

Try to have a class that is only beginning percussion. Beginning Percussionists need a
class to themselves because there are so many special things they need to be taught that
do not relate to the beginning woodwind/brass classes
I have the students stand in a semi-circle. This way I can stand in the middle of the circle
and can easily view and assess all students. Students are also very easily able to see any
demonstrations I need to make

Practice Pad

Proper Setup
o The pad should be approximately 1-2 inches below the students waist. You will
want to check with each individual student to make sure their elbows are not in
or out too much.
o Make sure the legs at the bottom are spread out correctlymainly look for not
spread out enough
Proper Grip
o Steps to the Proper Snare Drum Grip
Sticks should be at a 90 degree angle
Sticks should be approximately one inch apart and one inch off the top of
the drum head
Windows Closed
Wrists Flat (should be able to keep a quarter on top)
See the butt ends of the stick out of the corner of your eye
Fulcrum should be firm
Fingers around the stick
No gaps in the fingers
***If you do all these things correctly, the stick should move straight up and
down.
Levers
o Lever 1 Arm Only a day or two at the beginning they will use this later for
buzz rolls
o Lever 2 Wrist This is what they will use once you teach it for the rest of the
year. Teach this in a down/up pattern so they begin feeling the subdivision lift
up on the & or te and down on the downbeat
o Lever 3 Finger for very high level playing (rarely used in middle school)
Exercises
o *Do all exercises with a right hand lead. This is what we will begin most
practice pad/snare drum pieces with. However, once students become
comfortable with the various exercises, it is a good idea to do a left hand lead
to help the students become more comfortable with the left hand and not
completely dependent on the right hand
o Eight on a Hand
o 8s and 16s
o Single-Beat Combinations/Stick Control (Lesson 1in your book)
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Double Beat
Upstroke/Downstroke Exercise
Double-Bounces
As you speed up the Double Beat exercise, this leads into the DoubleBounce.
Begin by teaching the double-bounce in each hand separately
Squeeze the fulcrum firmer
Let the back fingers relax and come off the stick a little
Use a combination of Lever 1 and 2
Lift with your arm, and drop into a double stroke/bounce make
sure there are only 2 Bounces!
Diddles Exercise
Chicken and a Roll Exercise
o Buzz Rolls
Begin by teaching the buzz in each hand separately
Squeeze your fulcrum firmer
Let the back fingers relax and come off the stick a little
Use Lever 1 (arm)
Lift with your arm, and press down into the pad
Let the stick vibrate for as long as possible
Single-Handed Buzz Exercise
Once you have mastered the single-hand buzz, then move to slowly
alternating back and forth. Start with slow alternating and then speed up
until a smooth and calm buzz roll is achieved
Buzz Roll Exercise
Students will need to build into a 16th note roll base
o Rudiments Learn these in groups of 8
Paradiddles
Double Paradiddles
Triple Paradiddles
Paradiddle-diddles
Flams
Flam Accents
Flamadiddles
Flam Taps
Ruff
5-Stroke Roll
7-Stroke Roll
9-Stroke Roll
13-Stroke Roll
17-Stroke Roll
Lines out the Book/Solos
o I would suggest working on lines out of the book that correspond with what
fundamentals you are teaching
o Try to do at least one line out of the book each day
After Spring Break, I would hand out some easy solos to give them some different
literature
o Rudimental Cookbook Edward Freytag
There are several solos at the beginning of the book that students can
learn quickly
o Shazaam John Pollard
This book has simple, yet cool-sounding solos that students will love
playing!
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Keyboards

When do I start keyboards?

o I like to start keyboards around the beginning of the second six-weeks or when
they start to get bored with the practice pad
o The stroke is a fluid stroke while trying to achieve even stick heights this is the
same thing we address when playing the practice pad
Scales/Patterns
o Students should know at least the Region Band Tryout scales for your region if
you have time, do not hesitate to learn all 12 Major Scales
o If there is time, I would suggest learning the Green Pattern, Thirds and Arpeggios
because that will enhance their musical knowledge and they will be able to play
more advanced literature easier and quicker
o Learn the Chromatic Scale Two Octaves C-C or F-F teach them what they
need to know for Region Band Tryouts
I like starting with the left hand and alternating while trying to achieve a
smooth motion
Rolls
o Single-Stroke Rolls
o Have them play straight sixteenth notes, then just relax their hands/fingers and
speed their hands up a little
Reading
o Students should be able to read music without writing in note names
o Students should be able to play a new piece of music while looking at the music
and not looking at the keyboard
o Start by reading pieces with just 2-3 notes, and start reading pieces that gradually
add more notes
4-Mallets
o I use the Stevens Grip
o It is a good thing to show the kids how to hold 4-mallets at the end of the year.
This way they can begin working on the proper technique in 7th grade
o Bring in a percussionist to teach and demonstrate this skill

Timpani

Amount of instruction time

o I do not spend a lot of time on timpani I feel they just need to know the
basics of playing timpani
o They need to know the proper up-stroke
Teach the students to use an up-stroke because you want them to pull the
sound out of the drum. Keep your wrist down and close to the drum and
keep the head of the mallet about nine inches above the head do a
quick wrist stroke to strike the drum and quickly bring the mallet back to
where you started while keeping the wrist down
This up-stroke will give you a clearer, more resonant sound. Using a
downstroke or pounding will give you a much harsher and duller sound
o They need to know the proper playing zones (2-3 inches from the edge between
the lugs)
o Teach them the sizes (32, 29, 26, 23 moves by 3 inches)
Grip
o American Grip (what I use in MS/JH)
Same as the matched grip for snare drum
o French Grip
Thumb is facing directly up. I do not teach this in MS/JH
Sample Exercises/Songs
o I like to have students do an 8s and 16s exercise on timpani to work the proper
timpani stroke the sixteenths build into the roll
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Any songs out of your method book or the Modern Method for Timpani by Saul
Goodman that are 2-3 drums with simple rhythms (quarter, eighth and basic
sixteenth)

Rolls
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Tuning
o Have the students sing pitches you play on a keyboard instrument you can even
start this at the beginning of the year while they are still real excited then as the
year progresses, they dont think singing is weird
o Once they can sing a pitch, they can try to tune the timpani
o Start with the pedal to the floor, have the pitch in your head, tap the drum with a
mallet and slowly glissando up to the pitch
o You can even have the students sing the pitch, and while you glissando up, have
them raise their hand when they think you get to the correct pitch
Moving the Timpani
o Students need to know the proper way to transport timpani from one place or
room to another. They need to grab the timpani by the legs opposite the pedal,
place one foot on the bottom dome of the timpani, and pull the timpani back onto
the wheels for easier transport.

Single-Stroke Rolls
Have them play straight sixteenth notes, then just relax their hands/fingers and
speed up a little

Accessories

Bass Drum
o Tilt the bass drum at a 30-45 degree angle to the floor
o Play on the higher pitched head
o Place your left hand on the top of the batter head and press lightly to dampen the
excess ring
o Play with the mallet in your right hand, and use no more than a 2-inch stick
height either right above or below the center of the head
o Rolls: use two identical bass drum roller mallets and play at a 180 degree angle
about 4-6 inches from the edges of the drum
Use a single stroke roll
Crash Cymbals
o Do not put your hands through the straps this is only for marching band!
o Hold one cymbal in your left hand at a 30-45 degree angle and hold it still (think
of it as a table)
o You will do all work with the right hand: lift and drop into the left hand cymbal
with a flam motion this allows any air collected to escape out either side of the
cymbals
o For the flam motion, you can hit the bottom or top first your preference then
bring the top cymbal back up to allow for as much ringing and resonance as
possible
Suspended Cymbal
o Play all single notes with your mallets at a 180 degree angle, and strike both
mallets at the same time with an upstroke
o Rolls are single-stroke at a 180 degree angle start rolling at 1 inch and then
grow to 4-6 inches depending on the dynamic level of the music
o Ride Cymbal Music play with a snare drum stick about 1-2 inches from the
edge
Triangle
o Have your left hand form a C and let the clip rest on top of the C
o Hold the beater with two fingers and a thumb in your right hand and play at a 45
degree angle to the triangle in the bottom right corner
o The opening of the triangle should go to your left
o Hold the triangle high enough so you can look through the triangle at the
conductor
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Rolls can be done at the top or bottom rounded corner of the triangle by striking
both sides of the triangle in an even back-and-forth motion
Tambourine
o Hold the tambourine in your left hand where there are no jingles with the head
facing up
o Hold it up at a 45 degree angle
o Use your right hand to strike the tambourine
Soft Playing use two or three fingers to tap the edge of the tambourine
Medium Playing bunch your fingers together and use a wrist stroke to
tap the tambourine
Loud Playing Use a fist and play with an arm motion
o Rolls Have them learn a shake roll by rotating the tambourine at a slight angle
back and forth as quick as possible with a good sound. Have the students try the
shake roll in each hand and see which one is better
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Band Music

Setup
o

If the percussion are in the back, use this order from left-to-right: Timpani, Bass
Drum, Snare Drums, Accessories, Keyboards
o If the percussion are on either side, use this order from front-to-back:
Keyboards, Bass Drum, Snare Drums, Timpani, Accessories behind the Bass
Drum and Snare Drums
Distribution of Parts
o For three band pieces, I try to have each student play snare drum, mallets, and
one accessory part
o I typically use no more than 4 snare drummers and 4 mallet players in a single
piece
o Always put a strong person on snare drum and a strong person on mallets to lead
the other students
Rewriting/Adding Parts
o Feel free to rewrite or add parts to make the music more interesting to play.
Many times beginning band percussion parts are very easy and boring, and
rewriting or adding parts can keep the students more interested and engaged
o I would suggest adding additional accessory parts, congas, bongos and/or tomtoms and timpani
Ensemble Skills
o Because the band music is easy, you can use this time to begin teaching ensemble
skills while playing with the band
Watch the conductor every 1-2 measures
Listen to who has the melody and not play louder than them
Play tastefully

Ensemble Music

I think that beginning percussionists should learn and perform 2-3 percussion ensembles.
They will think it is extremely cool to play a piece on the concert by themselves! There
are many great easy pieces that are fun to learn that get the students excited
Ensembles I use
o Jingle Bells by Mark Wessels
o William Tell Overture arranged by Keenan Wylie
o Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Leon Jessel/John Willmarth
o Other good ensembles:
Oriental Mambo by Thomas Brown
Other easy ensembles arranged by Keenan Wylie
Rhythmsicles by Row-Loff Productions
Groovesicles by Row-Loff Productions
Orientale by OConnor
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Various Tips

Try to play at least one line/song out of the book each day they will feel like they are
moving forward more quickly than they actually are.
Have a 6th Grade Solo and Ensemble Contest at the end of the year to get feedback on
what they have learned and motivate them to stick with it by earning a ribbon or medal.
School or Cluster Percussion Concert
Private Lessons these should be highly recommended due to the large number of
instruments and techniques the students need to know. While the band director is
working on one skill, the private lesson teacher can either work on that skill or continue
helping the student master previously taught skills.
Dont hesitate to bring in actual percussionists to demonstrate or teach new techniques or
accessories.
Give the students various websites of percussion manufacturers as they have many
podcasts and videos demonstrating cool percussion stuff!
Promote your high school marching band and DCI. These are additional venues that
excite percussionists!

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Year at a Glance
First Six-Weeks

Music Theory
o
Approximately Two Weeks
o
Begin interspersing things such as how
to hold the stick, how to set up the pad,
labeling equipment, etc. to help the
time go by faster

Practice Pad
o
Lever 1
o
Lever 2
o
Exercises

4/8 on a Hand

8s and 16s

Single Beat
Combinations/Stick
Control (Lesson 1 in your
book)

Sixteenth Note Timing

Patterns (Begin with
Quarter Note, then move to
Eighth Note)

Upstroke/Downstroke
Exercise

Double Beat (Begin with

Quarter Note, then move to
Eighth Note)
o
Begin reading simple rhythms (quarter
notes, eighth notes)
Second Six-Weeks

Begin Keyboards Have them learn C, F, Bb and

Eb Scales (2 Octaves if possible)
o
Begin reading whole note and half
note lines out the book that only use up
to 5 notes
o
Speed on keyboards is not important at
this time it is imperative that they
learn to play with a fluid/smooth
stroke

Practice Pad
o
Continue working on the same
exercises that you have started, and
begin working them into more
advanced stages (i.e. quarter note
exercises into eighth note exercises)

Double Beat into Sixteenth

Notes

Sixteenth Note Timing

Patterns into Sixteenth
Notes
o
Add Flams and Buzz Rolls (near the
end of the six-weeks)
o
Read more difficult quarter note and
eighth note songs/exercises out of the
book
Third Six-Weeks

Practice Pad
o
All previous exercises should be in
their most advanced stages (slow
sixteenths)

Double Beat into Sixteenth

Notes

Sixteenth Note Timing

Patterns into Sixteenth
Notes
o
Add Double-Bounce Roll/Chicken and
a Roll Exercise
o
Begin working on songs/exercises that
use basic sixteenth note rhythms out of
the book

Keyboards
o
Review C, F, Bb and Eb Scales, Add
Green Pattern and Thirds

Learn the Ab and Db Scales

Proceed to reading quarter note and
simple eighth note lines out of the
book

Timpani/Accessories
o
Prior to working on Concert Music, I
would spend two or three days
learning timpani and the mostcommonly used accessories

Winter Concert Music

Winter Percussion Ensemble

Fourth Six-Weeks

Practice Pad
o
Continue doing the previous exercises
while continuing to build speed
o
Add Flam Accents, Flamadiddles,
Flam Taps
o
Start applying the Double-Bounce Roll
to the 5-Stroke Roll, 9-Stroke Roll and
17-Stroke Roll
o
Add lines 5,6,7 of the Sixteenth Note
Timing Patterns
o
Add complex sixteenth note rhythms
to songs out of the book you play

Keyboards
o
Review Previous Scales Learn Green
Pattern and Thirds
o
Learn the G, D, A Scales
o
Continue reading more songs/exercises
that challenge the students

Timpani/Accessories
o
Intersperse as you feel necessary

Percussion Ensemble
o
Learn another easy ensemble that you
can perform on a band concert or
percussion concert
Fifth Six-Weeks

Practice Pad
o
Continue developing and speeding up
the exercises you have learned and
learn anything that you may have
skipped earlier in the year
o
Add lines 8,9 of Sixteenth Note
Timing Patterns
o
Continue playing songs out of the
book
o
Pass out simple solos

Keyboards
o
Review Previous Scales Learn Green
Pattern and Thirds
o
Learn the E, B, Gb Scales
o
Learn the Chromatic Scale
o
Continue playing songs out of the
book
o
Pass out simple solos

Timpani/Accessories
o
Intersperse as you feel necessary

Percussion Ensemble Continue to work if

necessary or if time
Sixth Six-Weeks

Continue developing and speeding up any

exercises/scales you have learned in previous sixweeks on all instruments

Add arpeggios to the major scales

Music for Final Concert

Percussion Ensemble

Tryout Music for Next Years Bands

o
Students should have to play a
Concert snare piece (uses buzz
rolls), a mallet piece, and a timpani
piece along with playing scales and
rudiments
o
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Recommended Sticks and Mallets

Snare Drum Sticks
Cooperman 01 Graham C John
Cooperman 05 Nick Petrella
Innovative Percussion IP-BK Bret Kuhn (marching)

Keyboard Mallets

Xylophone/Bells
o Malletech BB34
o Malletech ORR39
o Malletech ORR45
Marimba
o Deschler W-116
o Malletech CN14
o Innovative Percussion IP240
Vibraphone
o Malletech DS18
o Innovative Percussion RS301

Timpani Mallets

Black Swamp 1B Staccato

Black Swamp 2B Medium Hard
Holmes #3 Ultra Staccato

Additional Stuff

Large Stick Bag (Yamaha, Innovative, etc.)

Black Hand Towel
Kratt Pitch Pipe
Tuning Fork

Lone Star Percussion Dallas, Texas

www.lonestarpercussion.com

Steve Weiss Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

www.steveweissmusic.com

The Percussion Source Coralville, Iowa

www.percussionsource.com

Houston Percussion Center Houston, Texas

www.percussiononline.com
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Cook MS Beginning Percussion Eighth Note Exercises #2

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Percussion

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Chicken and a Roll

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R L R L R L R L...

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Sixteenth Note Timing Exercises

Percussion

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Cook MS Beginning Percussion Mallet Exercises #1

Mr. Dick

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Eights Exercise
Mallets

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C Major Scale

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Green Pattern

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Note Reading Exercise #1

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Note Reading Exercise #2

Note Reading Exercise #3

Mary Had a Little Lamb

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Cook MS Beginning Mallet Exercises - F Major

Mr. Dick
F Scale
Marimba

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Green Pattern

Roll Exercise

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Note Reading Exercise #1

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Note Reading Exercise #2

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Note Reading Exercise #3

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Note Reading Exercise #4

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Scale Pattern
Applies to all 12 Major Scales

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This exercise should begin with the left hand and alternate unless otherwise notated

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L R R L R L

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RL R L

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L L R L R

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L R L R

LRLR R LR L

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