High Five (2009) is an all-around doublestroke étude; double-beats, paradiddles, and rolls (slurred and straight) must be mastered in order to pull this one off. This piece is based on an onfield warm-up I wrote with the same name.
The way it is constructed, isolatation and repetition of individual measures will be a useful practice tool in putting together this warm-up. This piece was first performed by the 2009 NC State Drumline.
This one also has double paradiddles, so don't misread the stickings... I know people don't write those too often anymore.
The bass drum part is such that all the written notes could be played as a unison part.
