Wo r k b o o k3

Table Of Contents
A directory of all the topics covered in the Drumming System Book 3

Drum Fills Beginner Drum Fills Intermediate Drum Fills Advanced Jazz Drum Fills Hand To Feet Combinations Beginner Hand To Feet Combinations Intermediate Hand To Feet Combinations Advanced Dynamic Drumming Ghost Notes Dynamic Drumming Accented Notes Dynamic Drumming Cross Sticking Dynamic Drumming Open/Close Hi-Hat Speed Building Exercises

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Drum Set Notation Key

Snare Drum

Bass Drum

Hi-Hat

Ride Cymbal

Crash Cymbal

1st Tom (High Tom)

2nd Tom (Mid Tom)

3rd Tom (Low Tom)

2nd Bass Drum

+ x

+ x

+ x

+ x

Cross-Stick

Ride Cymbal Bell

Hi-Hat with Foot

y o x

y o x

y o x >

y o x >

x ()

x ()

x ()

x ()

Open Hi-Hat

Closed Hi-Hat

Ghost Notes

Accented Notes

>

>

Repeat

Drum Fill

Repeat

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o + x

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o+ x

o+ x

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o + x

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10)

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12)

13)

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o+ x

o+ x

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18)

19)

o x

o x

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10

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xx xx

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o + z x

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z x zx z x x

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o + x

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z z

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z z

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o + x

42)

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j r

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o+ o+ xx x x x

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> > > > > >

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x x

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o + x x x
3 3

3)

4)

3 3 3

5)

R L L etc.

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( ) ( )( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

7)

x z x z x z x z ( )( )( )( )( )( )( )( )

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9)

10)

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3 3 z z

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13)

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z z z
3 3

17)

18)

R L L etc.
3 3 3 3

3 3 3

x x x x z z ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )( )( ) ( ) ( )

19)

x x x x x x x x

20)

x x x x
3 3 3 3

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x x x x
3 3

22)

R L L

x x x x

23)

o + z z x x x x x r

24)

x x x x

25)

x x x x r

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x x

x x

r z

r z

27)

x x

x x

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x x

x x

29)

x x

x x

30)

x x

x x

o +3 o +3 x x

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x x

x x

z z z

32)

x x

x x

j j z
3 3

33)

x x

x x

34)

x x

x x

35)

x x x x
3 3 3

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37)

38)

o +3 o +3 o +3 o +3 x x x x

39)

40)

3 3 3

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z z

x x

42)

43)

z x

44)

o + x r
3 3

45)

z. .
r r

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x x x
3 3

47)

x x r r

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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @

49)

@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
3 3

50)

z z @ @ @ @

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xxxx

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o + o xxxxxxxx x x +

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19)

20)

o o + + xxxxx x

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xxxx z
r r

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x x x x x x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( )

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Buzz Roll

> @ @ @ @ @ @

32)

Swiss Army Triplets

j j j

33)

j j j
j

34)

z z z z j j j

35)

or + z x

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x x x x

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x x x x
3 3

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39)

40)

o + o + o + o + x x x x xx xx xx xx ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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z r

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.
3 3

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o+ o+ o+ o+ x x x x + .

47)

48)

z z z r

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50)

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j x

x x

j x x

3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x

2)

j x

x x

j x x

3 3

3 x x x 3

3)

j x

x x

j x x

3 3 3 3

x x x

4)

j x

x x

j x x

x x x
3 3 3

5)

j x

x x

j x x

x x x x x x x

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j x

x x

j x x

3 3 3

x x x x

7)

j x

x x

j x x

o +3 o +3 3 x x x x x
3 3 3

8)

j x

x x

j x x

x x x

9)

j x

x x

j x x

3 3 3 3 3

x x x

j j j

10)

j x

x x

j x x

3 3

3 x x x 3

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Hand To Feet Combinations - Beginner

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3 3 3 3

2)
3

3)
3 3 3 3

4)
3

5)
3 3 3 3

6)

z z z z
7)
3 3 3 3

8)

9)
3 3 3 3

10)

3 3

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Hand To Feet Combinations - Intermediate

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7) 8)

9) 10)

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Hand To Feet Combinations - Advanced

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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2)

3)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

4)
3 3

5)
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

6)

7) 8)

9) 10)

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Dynamic Drumming - Ghost Notes

DVD 12 - Dynamic Drumming

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x x
3)

x x x x ( )

x x x x x x x x x x () ( ) ( ) ( )
4)

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
5) 6)

x x
7)

x x

x x x x ( )
8)

x x x x x x x x ( ) ( )

x x x x
9)
3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x ( ) ( ) ( )
10)
3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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Dynamic Drumming - Accented Notes

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> > > > > > > >

2)

3)

> > > > > > > >

4)

5)

> >> >> >> > > > > > > >

6)

7)

> >> > >> > > > > > > > >

8)

9)

> > > > > > > >> > >

10)

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Dynamic Drumming - Cross-Sticking

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x
3)

x y

x y

x
4)

x y

x y

x y

x y
5)

x y

x y

x y

x
6)

x y

x
7)

x y x

x y

x x x y x y x y x x y x
8)

x y x x y x x y x x y x
9)

xx xxx yxx x xx xxx yx xx

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+ x + x

x + x

x + x

x + x

o x

2)

x
4)

o x

+ x

o x

+ x

3)

o x

o x

o x

o x

+ o + o + o + o x x x x x x x x x x x x + x o x + x o x + x o x + x

5)

o + o x x x x x x x x x
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o + o + o + xxx x xx xxxxx x xx xxx x xx xxx xx x xx o + o + o + o + o + xxxxx x x x xxxxx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

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Speed Building Exercises

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xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx x xx x xx xx xx x x x xx x xx xx xx x x x x x x xx x x x x x x x x xx xx x xx x xx x xx x xx xx x xx x xx x x x x x x > xx xx xxx x
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x x x x x x x x

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The Drumming System

Shot on location at Rock Beach Recording in White Rock, B.C. Canada Featuring: Mike Michalkow Executive Producers & Directors: Jared Falk, Rick Kettner Executive Post Editor: Jamie Falk Director of Cinematography: Dwayne Thornhill Chief Audio Engineer: Steve Klassen Assistant Audio Engineer: Victor Guidera Production Assistant: Jordan Dick Graphic & Product Design: Dave Atkinson Photography: Jason Brown Studio Manager: Pat Glover Audio Mastering: Dwayne Harder Mike would like to thank: My wife Tracy for her amazing support and love. All of my supportive family and friends. My sponsors: Neil Larivee & Scott Atkins at Vic Firth Drumsticks, Larry Davidson & staff at Evans Drum Heads, James Abell at Blowit Fans, Sabian Cymbals, Hansenfutz, and Yamaha Drums To all of the musicians who performed on this project: Jim Meyer, Heidi McCurdy, David Marion, Doug Towle, Brent Ellis, Nate Bosch and Damian Erskine. I want to thank Fidel Cabacungan for the loan of your amazing vintage snare collection! Dwayne Thornhill for the great stories and laughs during filming. Jared Falk for believing that I could actually complete this massive project! Thanks! The crew at Railroad Media, Inc: Jared Falk, Rick Kettner, Dave Atkinson, Jamie Falk, Dave Metzger, Jordan Dick, Nick Metzger. The staff at Rock Beach Recording: Pat Glover and Victor Guidera. My Teachers: Norm St. Hilaire, Mitch Dorge, Brian Thurgood, John Fisher, Peter Magadini, Dom Famularo, Virgil Donati, John JR Robinson, Jim Chapin Our black lab Dakota who is now the official Drum Lab. All of YOU who purchased this product, or own any of my previous DVDs You Rock The Drumming System is dedicated to my first child Jackson Michalkow who was born on February 5th, 2009

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