fatCHOPS Packets
fatCHOPS #1: 7-Stroke Rolls and Diddle Attacks (10 December 2015)
The first installment of fatCHOPS, a series that explores rudimental vocabulary as a vehicle for strengthening core fundamentals in intermediate to advanced players.
Put away your long rolls... your 8 & 25... your higga-digga-burr... and find out who you really are with some seven-stroke rolls. These exercises will enhance your awareness of diddle rhythms, 2nd-note sound quality, and the attacks of rolls.
fatCHOPS #2: Multi-Beat Approaches and Applications (1 May 2016)
The second installment of fatCHOPS, a series that explores rudimental vocabulary as a vehicle for strengthening core fundamentals in intermediate to advanced players.
This edition explores the different approaches you can have to three-note and four-note series on the same hand, like triple-beats and quadruple beats. It examines rudimental contexts to which the different approaches apply and aims to create awareness of the finesse required to approach these multi-beat figures appropriately.
THREÉTUDES: HEALTH FOOD FOR YOUR FULCRUM (2018)
This packet, compiled in part from other material on this site, employs different “threes” applications as a vehicle to better train your fulcrum control, finger dexterity, and overall timing and consistency. The rhythm and rudiment combinations herein will require an astute command over the proportions of wrist turn, forearm assistance, and fulcrum/finger pressure you use to achieve the various physical demands. The benefits of rehearsing this material will extend across a broad range of musical contexts.