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SNAREDRUM
STUDIES
By

MltchellPeters

Publishedby
MITCHELL PETERS
323t BendaPlace
Los Angeles,California 90068

Copynght1988by MITCIIELL PETERS

323I BendaPlace,Los Angeles,California 90068
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1.a) b)

a)R
b)L

R R
L
3' a) R R R RRRR

b)L LLR RRR LLLRRRR LLRRR

RR RLLL RR LRRLLRLR LRLRL

LLLR LLRRL

RRRL R R L R

R L R R L R R R

LLLR LL R L

LRLL R LL L
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Study#2
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Study#4
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Study#6

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 Stick Control

RLRLRLRL LRLRLRLR

R L R L R L R L L R L R L R L R

RRLLRRLL LLRRLLRR

RLRL RLRL LRLR L L LRLR

RLRL RLRL L LRLR LRLR

t7)

RRLL RRLL LLRR LLRR

Study#7
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4)L

r p

R 6)L

r p r p

7) R L RLRLRL 8)L RLRLRLR

îp r p

9) R L RL RL R L RL RL 10) L RL RL R L RL RL R

r p r p

Study #9 - Forte and Piano StudY

p
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Study#10
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Accents
Practice all panems 1) RH only 2) LH only 3) altemating starting with the RH 4) alternating starting with the LH
1) 2)

6)

Study#IL

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AccentWarm-ups

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a) R_ RLRLRLRL a) R- RLRLRL a) R- RLRL a) R- RLRL

b) L_ LRLRLRLR b) L_ LRLRLR b) L- LRLR b) L- LRLR

Study#12 - Lead Hand AccentExercise

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Study#13

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ù- - 1 1 - 1 1
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Study#L4

Study#15
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ReboundStrokes

RR RR RR RR LL LL LL LL
Practiceeachof the following separately,thenstraightthrough. Fint starting with the RH, then starting with the LH
1) 2)

7) 8)

1t) r2)

Accents
Practiceall patterns 1) RH only 2) LH only 3) alternatingstaartingwith the RH 4) altemating starringwith the LH
1) 2)

4) >_
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Study#L6

Study#17
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BasicStrokeRolls

LLRRLLRR RRLLRRLL

RRLLR LLRRL RRLLRRLL

LLRRL

4)

LLRR RRLL LLRRLLRR

LLRR L RRLLRRLL

a)R LLRRLLR LLRRLLR

b)L RRLLRRL RRLLRRL
6)

LL RR L RRLL R LL RRLL R LL RRLL R

RRLL R LL RR L RRL LRR L RRL LRR L

Study#18
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BasicSubdivisions

&4 &

1 e & ah2 e & ah

l&2&3& 1 e &ahz e &ah3 e &ah

1 e & ah? e & ah

& 2 & 3 & I e &ah 2 e &ah 3 e & ah

| 23456 12 3 4 56 | &2 &3 &4 & 5 &6 &

1234 l?34 | 2 3 4 | &2 &3 &4 & 1e&ah?e8ah3e&ah4e&ah

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Stick Control

RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL

LRLRLRLRLRLRLRLR

RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL

LRLRLRLRLRLRLRLR

RRLLRRLLRRLLRRLL

LLRRLLRRLLRRLLRR

LLRRLLR LLRRLL

RRLLRRL R R L L R R

RRLLRRL RRLLRRL

LLRRLLR LLRRLLR
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Study#20

The aboveexerciseshouldbe practiced:1) alternatingstartingwith the right ha

then,2) repeatthe exercisealternatingstartingwith the left hand. 3) RH lead
4) LH lead 5) Startwith RH, makesixteenthsdoublesfrokes
6) startwith LH, makesixteenthsdoublestrokes.

Roll Notation
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Study#21- First Roll Etude

Study#22
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DynamicControl

P
3)R

p J
î
4)L

f,rt

P ry nf,
a) R-
b)L
c)R L R L
d)L R L R

îa R L R L R LRLRL nf, ry
b) LRLRL RLRLR
c) RLRLR RLRLR
d) LRLRL LRLRL
e) RRLLR LLRRL

p rruP<
a)R L
b)L R
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Study#23

Study#24
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Study#25

AccentPatterns

a)R L R L etc.
b)L R L R etc.
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s)

6)

7)
-

8)

Study#26

cresc.
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Study#27- ShortRoll Study
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Stick Control

t)R

2)L

3)R

4)L

s)

RLRLRLRLRLRLRLR

LRLRLRRLLRLLRRL

10) L RLRLRLLRR RRL

11) R LRLRLRLRL RLRL

12) L RLRLRLRLRLRLRLR

13) R LRLRLRLLRRLRRLL

14) L RLR R R LL LL RR

15) R LRLR LR L RRL RLR LL

16) L
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Study#28

I t

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Study#29
1) Do hand to hand starting with RH
2) Do hand to hand starting with LH
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Flams

Right Hand Flams

a)

L'R L'R L'R L'R 'R 'R 'R L'R 'R 'R 'R LR nh
h R hnhR
l-eft Hand Flams
a)

RL RL RL R'L RL L L L RL L L L RL LRL L RL tRt L

Altemating Flams
a)

LR RL h RL LR R R R R'L L L L LR nRt L LR nRt L

Study#30
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Flam Patterns

R'L R L R RL L'R L R R RL R L L
h L R L LR L R L R L R

h r-lh r-lh lr-

Study#3I - BasicFlam Study

PracticePalt A l) Alt dght handflams 2) Alt left handflams 3) altematingflams startingRH 4) altematingflams staning LH

A)
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PracticePart B 1) altematingstartingRH 2) alteratingstartingLH

Study#32
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Study#33 - Elementary618March Style

RLRLRL R L R L

R L R L R L RLRLRL

RLRL R L R L RLRL R L R L

R L R L R L R L

R L R L RLRL RLRLRLRL

LRL RLRL

L R L LRL RLRL RLRLRL

R L R L RLRLRL RLRL

R L R L RLRL R L R L R L
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Study#34 - AccentExercise

1) Altemate starting RH 2) Altemate starting LH

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Study#35

Study#36
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pr

Study#37
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Study#38- ReboundStudy

a)R L
b)L R

Study#39
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FIam Patterns

LR L RL R L-R L RL R

FlamAccent#tr

6)
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l l

LR L L'R
L LR L LR

8)
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RL LR RL
h R
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Study #4I r Roll Etude

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E /-

R LR RL L R

R L R L RLRL

RL LR L L RL

R L R L LRRL RLL

RLL R RL LR LRRL

RLRL R L L R

LLRL RL RL RL RLRL

RLLR
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Study#42 - Triplets

1-f-1 l-f-r l-E-r r-l-r 1-8-1 l-8-r

r-9-r r- Í-r 1-l-1 l-l-r 1-9-1 r-l -r

r-9 r-9-r r-8

r - 8- 1- 9 --1 t-l -r l -9-r 1-9-1 t-l-r l-J-r l-l-r l-9-r

r- l-r t-8-r t-g-t t-8-r l-8-t t-l-r

r-l-r

r-l-r 1-8-1 r-8-r l-9-r

r-l-r r-l-r r-8-r l- l-r r- I -r

Study#43- DottedNotes
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Buzz Strokes

R
1)

L
10)

LLRLRLRLR
12)

L
r4)
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Study#44- Ties

Study#45 - Flam Study

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Study#46

r-8-r r-9-r l-9-r l-8-r

s-l-1 r-8-r

r-9 -r

p -8 -1 r-9-t

r-9-r

l-E -r

l- 8- r r- 9-r

1-9-1 l-t-r l-J-r

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Study#47 - Syncopation
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Study#48 - BasicRoll Etude
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Study#49

r-l-r 1-8-1 1-871-97

r-9-r r-9-r r-9 -r r-8-r

r-9-r r-l-r t-8-r 1-l-1

r-8-t r-l-r r-8--t r-8- 1-87

r-8-r r-8-r r-9-r r- 8-r r-l -1 r-9-r 1-î7

r-l-r l-9-r t-l-r r-8- 1-8-1 r-9-r

-9- r8r r8r -9- r8r r8-r -8- -î- -8-

-9 -t -8- -8-r -9-t -8 -t rlr

Study#50

1-8-1 t-8 -r 1-l-1 r-8-

r-î-t v-8-1 l -9-r l -9-r r-9-r

r-8- r-í-t r-l-r r-9-r 1-9 7 r-8-r r-9-r r - l- - r

r - 8- l- l-r 1 -9 -7 r-l -r 1-9-1 l -8-r t-g-r r-9-r r-8-r p-9-1

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7 - 8- - 1 r - 8- r-8 -t r-Í-t r-9 -r l -8-r l -8-r r-8-r l -l -r 1-9-1 7-87 r - 9- r

1 - 9- - 1 r - 8- r 7 9 --1 l -l -r r-l -r l -9-r r-8- y-9-1 1-97 r-9-r l -9-r r - 8-

r-9- r-9- r-8-r --8- r-8 -r r-8-r l -l -r t-8-r l -9-r r-8- l- 8- r

1- 8 7 r- I -- r-9-r r-l-r r-9-t r-9-r r-l-r r-9- r-8- l-l-r

Study#51
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Study#52

Study#53
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SingleParadiddle and Variations
Practiceindividually andin sequence.

a)RL RRL RL L RL RRL RLL RL RRL RLL RL RRL RLL

b) L etc.

RL RRL RLL RLRRL RLL RLRRL RLL RL RRL RL L

RLL RL RRL RLL RLRRL RRL RLL RL RRLRLL KL

RLRLLRLR RL RLL RL R RL RRL RLL RLRRT, RL L

e)

RL RRL RLL RLRRL RLL RRL RL LRL RRL RLL RL

Study#55
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Study#57
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Study#58
J=ro-v-r,I --1 rf-r rl-r r-9-r rf-r

1-l-1 p-9-1 1-9-1 r- 9-r

r-9----t r-l--r r-8--r r-8-r

rl-r

r8r -8-
Reviewroll etude(Study#41)use Fffi'ffi Background

Stick Control

RLRLRLRLRLRL RRLRRLRRLRRL RLRLRLRLRLRL RLLRLLRLLRLL

RLRLRLRLRLRL RLRRLRRLRRLR RLRLRLRLRLRL RRLLRRLLRRLL

RLR.LRLRLRLRL RRRLLLRRRL LL LRLRLRLRLRLR LLRLLRLLRLLR

LRLRLRLRLRLR LRRLRRLRRLRR LRLRLRLRLRLR LRLLRLLRLLRL

LRLRLRLRLRLR LLRRLLRRLLRR LRLRLRLRLRLR LLLRRRLLLRRR

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Study#59

March Tempo

LR L RRL R L

nRl n I LR t- n Rl LR L nRl n I Lp Rt- n l

RRt L Lp L RRI- R L Lp RRt Lp L nRl R L

RR1 R L Lp RR1 R L Lp L RR1 Lp L RRL

RL

LR L RR. R L

ffnRil-l LR L nRi LR ' RRL R L

LR L RRi R L

l nRl R
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Study#60 - OpenRoll in 6lS

a)R L R L R LL R L R L RRLL
b)L R L R L RR

RLRLLRRLL R L RRLLRRLL

R LLRRLLRRLL R LLRRL RRLL

R L R L R L RRLLRRLLRRLL R L R L R L RRLLRRLLRRLL

Study#6L

March Tempo

RLRLRL

LRL

LRL RLRL
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Study#62

h RRt L LR L RRT R L LR L RRT R L h RRT L h L RRt R L

h RRL L LR L nRt LR RRT R L LR RRt L h L RRL R L

Study#63 - RollsIn 6lS

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Study#64
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Study#65

Study#66
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Study#67
March Tempo

h L RRr R L

R L RRT R L

R L RRT

LR L RRT R L

R L RRT R L R L RRT R L
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Study#68 - EasyMarching BeatsIn 6lS

Study#69 - EasyMarching BeatsIn 214

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Ruffs
A Right handRuffs

C Altemating Ruffs

Lh RRL RRL LLR

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DetachedRolls
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Study#70
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MeasuringRoll Speed

J =roc-Lzo

)=rcv{n

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6t6l

6'g'

J. = 138-152or for openstylemarches

B ).= 104-120

4 | I |
4 4l 4l

llt4l

g t I g r gt gt

f'5t
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Roll Control Exercises

p pî

pf Pf

/-P /-P

/-- P .f- P
Do the abovepattemswith differentrolling backgrounds.

Study#7I

ry
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Studv#72
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Study#73
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Study#74

. a
- a 7).

r-9- -8-
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Study#75

March Tempo
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Study#76

March Tempo

frr rr 7
p
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Study#77

î
p

a - - - - - --

mf,
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Studyfls^

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r br

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Studyffig
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RhythmicReviewEtudes
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III
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