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    "Chaffee - Rhythm and Meter Patterns\n",
    "    Go through *General Considerations* and *Preliminary Exercises*.\n",
    "        These will be the warm up of every practice session.\n",
    "        Always think about this during your stroke.\n",
    "\n",
    "Moeller Technique by Jim Chapin video\n",
    "    Practice it as a warmup at different dynamics.\n",
    "    Use it from now on.\n",
    "\n",
    "Practice the previous two every session, and eventually reducing to every other session, etc...\n",
    "\n",
    "Rothman - Basic Drumming\n",
    "Finish this book.  What you may find helpful is to use a digital metronome that allows you to encode the beats of these book.  It will help with the timing e.g. 1/16 vs 1/8.  Once you can play at 60 BPM of the score, reduce the number of beats to see if you can still do it without the metronome.\n",
    "\n",
    "I count in 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8 Vietnamese because English has seven syllables.\n",
    "1 e + d is too distracting.  We always chunk it down to the smallest unit anyways, so not necessary.\n",
    "\n",
    "Heel-Toe Bass Drum Technique\n",
    "    Imagine your feet going through a sine wave.\n",
    "    You start from the ball of your feet, induce the wave via the heel of the feet, followed by the ball hitting again.\n",
    "    Heel-Toe Bass Drum Technique - Drum Lesson (Drumeo)-xHqkxHaQ-bI\n",
    "\n",
    "Morello - Master Studies\n",
    "Rothman - Mini-monster Book of Rock Drumming\n",
    "Whaley - Musical Studies for the Intermediate Snare Drummer\n",
    "\n",
    "Chaffee - Time Functioning Patterns\n",
    "\n",
    "Chaffee - Sticking Patterns\n",
    "\n",
    "Chaffee - Technique Patterns\n",
    "\n",
    "Chaffee - Rhythm and Meter Patterns\n",
    "\n",
    "Chaffee - Linear Time Playing\n",
    "\n",
    "If you can work through these books, you have efficient technique.\n",
    "    Make sure your hands are not tense, and are relaxed at all times.\n",
    "    Matched grip is preferred."
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