Berklee Grad teaches drum warmup for faster hands!

So, I've been getting questions on Instagram asking about hand speed and decided to record myself doing my favorite warmup. If you have any questions, or other video suggestions, let me know in the comments!
Link to full Rudiment Ritual...
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[@onesyphorus]

no cuts. just raw footage. mistakes and all, long and the stuff like stretches you do in between - more than just executing the concept itself briefly. transparency goes a long way and helps others learning any artform. much appreciated man 🙏🏾

[@MarcosMorales-we4de]

Love the finger exercise in the beginning I want to star doing that before start warming up

[@mikeslessons]

This is wonderful Jharis!

[@jharis.yokley]

Thanks Mike!

[@alexblank91]

I love this, especially the honesty at around 16:30 regarding memorizing the exercise, making mistakes and whether or not to stop and restart versus continue on. It's so tempting as an educator to present only the cleanest/ideal takes in videos, and I really deeply appreciate the honesty. (Plus, I think there's something to be said about incorporating less familiar exercises into a warm up routine.)

[@imiss2016]

Can u please keep these gems coming? Ur truly blessing us😤🦸🏾‍♂️🙌🏾

[@MarcosMorales-we4de]

Love that routine exercise too

[@LukeTang-t8l]

I think a video on finger technique or stick grip in general would be cool because most beginners struggle with using fingers

[@fearnobizarre]

Those are the Stone Killers from Joe Morello's book, masters studies.

[@DRMLFL]

Thank you so much for sharing these exercises. You're an awesome drummer and a great inspiration. Much love!

[@mjalvarado6207]

this is great been doing this for 2 weeks and have seen great improvements thanks!

[@jharis.yokley]

Amazing!

[@jediousaggrey3674]

Wow!!! Thank you for this.

[@MSE-g7f]

You are a strong brother 😬

[@ddunccan]

The Alan Dawson ritual is really good with a foot ostinato also

[@jamievidales5408]

Love these exercises and the whole lesson!!!!

[@Vzyane]

Really appreciate stuff like this !!

[@HellaTeeth]

Awesome! I love seeing real dedicated practice and warm up routines. Thanks for posting

[@Dylan.Gmusic]

17:21 this part is so satisfying

[@adityatyagi4009]

Killer exercise. Thanks for sharing!

[@AngelRomerodrums]

brother, thanks for sharing, excellent work, very inspiring!

[@johnsinleyedouard870]

More content exactly like this please 😥❤❤ It's too helpful🤦‍♂️

[@rhysdbeast5]

Thanks for posting : will def borrow some of these

[@copinckney2]

Nahhhhh fam this shit works! Need that right foot kick pedal builder video next lol Preciate you sharing knowledge tho one love🤞🏿

[@valleyproductions1]

Sick

[@andrewcampos8247]

Thanks for sharing this man. Blessings to you for showing us another way to be better 🙌🏽

[@christian_orozco_drums]

Thank you for this !

[@isaacatobrown]

You are changing my understanding about a lot of things, thanks for sharing 🥳🥳

[@croakingfrog3173]

I am impressed with your reading skills.

[@lucasdicugno1197]

This is GOLD

[@gghdrums]

this is so cool to see. thank you for sharing

[@dominikn19]

Thank you so much!

[@JulianFernandez]

thanks for sharing!

[@BoaRepublic]

Thank you!!

[@monkeymalletsvideos]

If you always practice with a metronome, when you get called into the studio, you're cool with the click.

[@ready2prais365]

Man I have to admit using the fingers taking some getting used to since I’ve been doing wrong my whole life 😂 ouch

[@AdrumaVictoria16]

THANK YOU BRUH!

[@joshualemondrums]

Great video Jharis, can't wait to try this warmup out! For a video suggestion, can you break down the drum part on your single "Miss You"?

[@jharis.yokley]

Definitely!

[@joshualemondrums]

@@jharis.yokley oh sweet bro!

[@larrytemple86]

THIS IS REALLY AWESOME ❓️👍👀

[@onesyphorus]

when i make mistakes on the ritual i try n go back to those specific ones n get them sounding good at least a few times

[@iidrumlab]

Hey bro 😊 We had a same lab in Berklee!! I'm Jin!! Subscribe done ✅

[@8020drummer]

great video! Curious what drew you to a more "french grip" style when you play the snare drum? Was it a teacher, experimentation, or both?

[@jharis.yokley]

Hmm not really sure. I usually change grips just based on how I feel in the moment. Also, maybe the heavier marching sticks have influence too

[@nath189]

Hey ! Thanks for the amazing video! In the first exercice would you say you're using more your fingers to get that speed or just your wrists motion? Thanks :)

[@oendersonandrade]

😢 very good

Thank you for sharing this Jharis! I was wondering if you would like to share your tips on holding and hitting the sticks correctly. It looks like you are using your fingers but you are actually using your wrists. When do you switch between the grips? Do you ever hold sticks at the bottom of the sticks to get more powerful strokes on toms? Thank you so very much.

[@jharis.yokley]

🙏🏿 I think how you hold the sticks are a personal preference with no wrong answers if it works for you. I switch through all the grips + fingers/wrists pretty randomly lol

[@pthanos]

Oooh. So that's how you become good 😅

[@MultiFunnyman10]

It's such a game changer to use bigger sticks during the warmup! Jharis, Are those Ralph Hardimons?

[@jharis.yokley]

Yup hardimons 🙏🏿

[@EqDior]

🤯🤯

[@braxtonburke]

This is really good stuff Jharis. Do you warmup with Ralph Hardimon sticks? I’ve been using the Bill Bachman sticks, and they’re super rad.

[@jharis.yokley]

🙏🏿 yup I warmup with hardimons

[@joulecarlo199]

So my forearms ache after awhile of doing this ….that’s good right?? 🥵

[@jharis.yokley]

Hahaha yeah! Make sure to stretch a little before and during 🤘🏿

[@TheNuncFluens]

Why is your snare rotating through the video?

[@jharis.yokley]

That snare stand is broken so it’s always moving. Very annoying lol

[@reggtop]

THANK YOU YOUNG MAN YOU HAVE RE-IGNITED MY DISCIPLNE . ANOTHER GREAT BOOK FOR HANDS IS ROLLS ROLLS ROLLS BY JOEL ROTHMAN

[@AgonalRhythm]

Are you using matching sticks there? I've been feeling really limited by my non-dominant hand lately. Something like constant inverted flam taps drags so much with the approach notes before the accent on my left. Warmups get me looser but I'm hitting a tempo (and endurance) ceiling before I get sloppy

[@jharis.yokley]

Yes I’m using matching sticks. Hmm yeah I think the “weak” hand is the bane of every drummer’s existence lol. Plus, inverted flam taps are already hard enough. For me, it helps to use heavier sticks and put the metronome at a very slow tempo so you can better understand all the nuances and slowly increase the tempo

[@mumuz34]

I have the impression you use special sticks, what kind of sticks are they ?

[@jharis.yokley]

@@mumuz34 in this video I’m using the Ralph hardimon marching sticks

[@mumuz34]

Thaaaaanks

[@wesleymiller9512]

I'm sorry if you said it somewhere in the video, but were you using marching sticks for this? The sticks you were using seemed extra big

[@jharis.yokley]

Yup. I practice with marching sticks when I’m on a practice pad. I feel like the added weight and width helps strengthen my fulcrum and finger control when I switch back to normal sticks

[@TheZooNinjaS]

love that your getting more into teaching! maybe for the next one a pop filter on the mic would be nice:)

[@bishopoftroy]

If you can do them on the snare do them on the snare, the pad is ok for developing muscle memory but it doesn`t respond like a snare head.

[@jharis.yokley]

Well of course!

[@garlandsmith6084]

Excellent brother excellent! I for ine am very appreciative of brothers like You❤

[@gfer20]

Which Sticks are you using?

[@jharis.yokley]

For pad warmups, I use vic firth Ralph hardimon marching sticks.

[@peterzerovnik]

If the metronome is a quarter note, then arent these 32nd notes and not 16ths?

[@jharis.yokley]

@@peterzerovnik which exercise are you talking about?

[@peterzerovnik]

​​​@@jharis.yokleythe first one.. 7 alternating singles in one quarter note

[@jharis.yokley]

@@peterzerovnik ah ok no the metronome is 1/2 note, not 1/4

[@peterzerovnik]

​@@jharis.yokleyahh ok tnx.

[@jjakji2078]

Fuck yeah, thanks Jharis!

[@mts353]

i was the 1 thousand like

[@jharis.yokley]

🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@monkeymalletsvideos]

Dude, the only thing I have to say about this is that you forgot to tell your students to never practice without a metronome! Always practice with a metronome! Always!

[@christianpagani4320]

thank you very much!