Tiger Bill's Speed Lesson #50
Developing the Weak Hand - Part 1

The next few lessons are in response to drummers who have asked me for help in developing their weak hand. By practicing the following exercises regularly, you will eventually develop the same level of endurance, speed, power, and control with either hand.

Video Lesson

Study the written exercises below before accessing the video clip. The line marked S is to be played with your strong hand and the line marked W is played with your weak hand. Practice daily and use a notebook to keep track of your progress. Write down each exercise along with a metronome tempo that you can play easily and without tension. Repeat each exercise for at least 3 minutes without stopping. Once you become comfortable playing the exercises separately, then play them one after the other without stopping. The entire three exercises should take you 9 minutes to complete. Each day you should try to increase your metronome speed a little and keep record your progress in your notebook.

Additional Workouts

Once you get good at practicing these three exercises with your strong and weak hands as explained above, reverse the sticking and play the Strong (S) line with your weak hand and the Weak (W) line with your strong hand. You should find this variation much easier than the previous exercise but this will help you keep both of your hands balanced and equal in speed, power, endurance, and control. For more information on drumming without tension, visit TensionFreeDrumming.com. For more, please refer to DrumMagazine.com.

Questions on this month's lesson can be sent to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Until next time: Stay loose and have fun!

Tiger Bill Meligari