∆Effort
Loosey Juicy
Odd Singles
Smoooves
Smoooves is a simple pattern for fitting five-note rudiments into a juxtaposition between sixteenth notes and fivelets. Included are some example rudiments that are well-suited t this pattern, as well as some accent variations to play around with. Despite all the effort changes involved, keep it smooth!
Swiss Pugida
Two on a Hand
Two on a Hand is a double-beat exercise that will really stretch your understanding of time, as well as your stick control on doublestrokes. I always meant to write this into an ensemble warm-up, but I don't think that's going to happen, nor do I think it would pay off much to try and get a whole line to play it. This is a very challenging exercise to get right, but I think it is worthwhile for individual practice.
Shifting Gears
Shifting Gears works the metric transition between 16th-note and triplet diddle figures. The tendency will be to either be fast or tight going into the triplet figures, and to be slow or wide going into the 16th-note figures. Such metric transitions are worth practising, not because they appear often, but because they demand a mastery of fulcrum pressure, wrist control, and diddle placement that will make more common diddle contexts (e.g. cold attacks, tap-rolls) more easy to reliably execute.