Single Stroke Four: Vic Firth Rudiment Playalong

Practice the Drag along with this Vic Firth play-along track!

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[cheezedrummer]

This makes learning so much easier for the rudiments i need to know.

[inviz_]

Though this is 10 years later, my teacher introduced this to me and it's super helpful. I can't get passed diamond so I got to keep practicing. Thank you so much for the video.

[OrinVRDJ]

For those who don’t know, this rudiment is used by Mitch Mitchel in Jimi Hendrix’s Fire. There are other songs he uses it in - but if you figure out how to use it in Fire I think it can open up your expression a bit more. It’s become one of my favorite licks anyways - it’s a good way to interchange 3 single strokes in (1/16ths) into 4 single strokes in the same time.

[Numa]

is not about the fastness but the quality while the fastness! ;)

[patitatitatitatitona]

got to gold and struggling, gotta practice!!!

[Gaming_XTREME]

I can’t pass diamond 1. I’ve got to get practicing

[Numa]

thank you very much guys!! it's very usefull for us :))

[johnpeterson]

I’ve been playing for a month and I got platinum. Not alternative hands tho

[a_pedro]

The only rudiment I struggle starting with the right hand... Got to the last level of diamond starting with the left one. Easy.

[ethanbates]

This is probably the easiest one for me to finish. The other ones I have to tryhard to finish them

[KenKenTheDrummer]

This was the first rudiment I got to diamond on. (=

[lujia]

You: goes full rage mode on diamond
Drumsticks:oh god were gonna die!

[jmacers]

Been playing for 2 days got beyond diamond, I'm so good I amaze myself. Oh wait, it is doubles right?

[zackhance]

diamond 2 with matched grip platinum 2 with traditional

[yeshuatjie]

first try got to begin platinum the speed saint the problem but giving my left hand the lead trips me out

[shonhoward]

left stopped at gold and right at the end of platinum

[Elgusto]

What are the starting bpm's of each level?

[Eva-tbmx]

I just end up playing Bleed by Meshuggah...it's the same time 😭

[carlitogurkhali]

I can't read music...can anyone please explain to me what does the number 3 represent on top of the first 3 strokes. Why is it there???

[DanielRuiz-qwtn]

Diamond two in match grip.. diamond three on traditional grip.. im dead