This book consists of a standardized, mixed-meter pattern for fitting rudiments, rudiment combinations, and fundamental strokes—much like the traditional patterns known as Mission and Chugida. With 152 variations, this book fits a whole curriculum into a single exercise, covering ideas that are more often examined via dedicated exercises, timing patterns, 4-2-1 grids, and rudiment breakdowns.

Not only will different variations teach you different things about your hands and your mind, but they will give you a meta-education (education about education) of drumline pedagogy, demonstrating:

• How to create new variations of an exercise.

• Different approaches for examining the same core concept.

• Similar approaches for examining different core concepts.

• Relationships between different rudimental demands.

• Intelligent examples of standard exercise families.

The challenge is to maintain a laser focus on fundamentals while locking into ever-changing exotic feels. As an individual, you will get a very good sense of what “blind spots” you need to work on in your dogged pursuit of excellence!