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So, I just got snare in marching band, and quickly realized it's a lot harder than I expected. 6 hits, one beat, 137 bpm. For some, that might not seem to bad, but as is the point of this thread, my speed, control, and precision are all, well, crap. So are there any exercises or licks you guys do to improved any of the above? Or flam exercises, I suck at those, too. gonk

WHAT???????? six hits in one beat???? going 137 bpm?

Do paradiddles really fast. That's a pretty good exercise. It's pretty basic but it works.

Paradiddles, got it. Thanks guys! whee

look up SCV Stick Control on Youtube. yeah, we do that, only eight on a hand.

Our "Percussion instructor" Trevor has an exercise called "6-4-5" [{copy righted fools}], you can do it on snare or bass, but snare has to do traditional stick holding, so it goes like this;
Right hand- 1&2&3&4&5&6& {switch to left hand } 1&2&3&4&5&6& {Rh-}1&2&3&4& {lh} 1&2&3&4& {Rh}1&2&3&4&5& {lh} 1&2&3&4&5& {then finish with right hand} 1,
so you play that really slow and increase your tempo but the height of the stick stays the same always at 6 to 3 inches so it doesn't get hard, and there is a cymbal part, just crash on the ones.
yeah 6-4-5 is a really good warm-up exercise because it helps your wrists and your speed.