Hand Speed Exercise - Practical Singles

Being able to play a single stroke roll is important, but nowhere near as important as being able to smoothly transition from a groove into quick, flawless singles. This exercise "Practical Singles" will help you do exactly that!
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[@kevinfrazee7690]

Another great lesson with a very useful exercise. The real bonus is Juno, but sometime she needs her own video. She's adorable !!!

[@mikeslessons]

I agree 100% Juneau's channel will launch in 2021, lol

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

I read your comment as I was starting to watch the program.After reading about 'Juno' I was expecting some tasty bird walking on,before seeing that Juno is a dog lol ! Nice dog though,I wonder if he named it after the beach which our Canadian brothers landed on next us on D-day.

[@ergelyncijntje2313]

@@mikeslessons Hi Mike which metronome app do you use?

[@GrizDrummer25]

7:52 I hit that wall all the time, and it kills me. Thank you for informative and genuinely entertaining practice sessions :)

[@Cubankid201]

“yeeaahhhhhh 😃”

[@BlackLotusC108]

has this exercise been helping you a lot? I have been hitting this wall and its frustrating me a lot :(

[@GrizDrummer25]

@@BlackLotusC108 to be honest, I totally forgot about this video, so haven't really implemented the lessons yet. But thank you for putting it back on my radar! Now that I have lots of free time, I can sit and practice :)

[@learnngwell]

Perfect. I was just sitting here thinking I should be less lazy this Saturday afternoon. Mike shows up to spur me to action. It’s a dog-day afternoon. I love my Reflexx pad, which I bought months ago after seeing you play it, but it’s already gathering too much dust. Time to go clean up my pad and my playing. Thanks, Mike!

[@TheHowitz]

Respect was somehow raised even higher after the quip about his own tattoo

[@musshwins412]

My left hand hates the drums.

[@drumrocka]

So does mine 😢

[@chiptiggertp2138]

Same man

[@PeterKeyJeffery]

A great lesson as usual. Importantly, this exercise exposes defects in holding the sticks as one switches gradually from wrist to necessary finger action to achieve speed. In my view this should have been one of my first exercises as I started to learn the drums. Never stop teaching, you are an inspiration. Regards, Peter (U.K.)

[@groovewithpassiondrumlesso2348]

Excellent single stroke speed building exercise Mike. I love simple and effective. I have a student who has really been complaining about his left hand being dysfunctional. Tuesday I will introduce him to this lesson. Thank you for sharing.

[@StuartJrBarrett]

Michael, you ALWAYS make me wanna practice (EVEN WHEN I DO’NT WANT TO)! Fantastic as always man!!!!

[@canatolakhoemini6728]

Thanks Mike. I love this exercise. I have struggled for years and years. Embarrassingly decades , with my weak left hand. I finally couldn't take the weakness and started playing when I can, left handed. Switching up etc. But it's met with a ton of mistakes and it's not really helping me get better very quick. 2 nights doing this for 30 minutes and I feel like my arm is starting to get it. Very seldom do I find a routine that works wonders , this is one. Thanks. Oh, yeah, I'm that rock drummer beating my practice pad like it owes me money lol. 15 minutes of that, 15 dynamically .

[@yangerozk4184]

Literally me everytime- "By now you have switched your right hand to lead singles in your mind and you don't know it yet"

[@drew-shourd]

yo....sir, you have toooo much talent and charisma for one guy....thank you for sharing it.

[@mikeslessons]

LOL! It's all in the Matcha 🍵🍵🍵 Seriously though, Thank You

[@tavo8543]

Omg, today seemed like another bored pandemic saturday, but this really help me to jump to that drum pad.... Thanks

[@mikeslessons]

That's so awesome to hear!

[@petermcnallt12pm]

@@mikeslessons what is your metronome/click app? I love the big numbers and the clear sound. Be great to download the same app, thanks.

[@yerocelgo]

This guy makes me practice...Mike your channel is one of the best things on KZbin. Thank you for making all of us better!

[@TheSPACEDIEVEST1]

You’re a lot of fun to watch and I love your dog’s cameo.

[@NFrads]

Best lessons on KZbin. Love your work. Also your dog.

[@rayandfriendsrc9239]

Thank you Every time and watch you I learned something new

[@ThomsDrums]

Been doing this exercise for about 2 years now and my god what a game changer thank you so much!! Still working on my left with that being said lol probably won't ever be perfect but that's ok 😂

[@zeloy64]

Super exercice pour équilibrer la frappe des deux mains , et quelle magnifique batterie Gretsch !

[@toddcooper5781]

I gave my old Vater double side pad to my student. Mike thank you for the spicy dip brother. Lenny sent me the amazing NE1’s you signed for me.

[@rferguson3]

“The best practice pad, is the one that makes you practice” Fucking safe advice. Just my speed. Simple, productive, straight ahead, no bullshit advice/lesson. Thanks, a ton, man🤘🏼

[@anirudhwarrier7022]

You are my inspiration....!💯❤️ Would love to see you one day 🥺 Love from india ~Anirudh(amateur drummer)

[@jefvancalster5162]

This is the best excersis on KZbin!

[@gingetaylor4489]

Top video. After weeks of practicing chop builder, paradiddle diddle etc, it'll soon be time to pay for another months subscription.

[@darkdancer72]

I just bought the Thomas Lang Practice Pad just to try something new after practicing on the Real Feel Pad over years. I also bought a pair of Military Sticks to strengthen my muscles. These two things pushed my motivation to practice into another dimension! It‘s so much fun and so effective at the same time. Great combination which works for me perfectly!

[@NikolaiSchlottDrumming]

need mor buttercups just love mike always brings some fun, when stuck while drumming

[@Paremgroup]

Thank you!

[@billmichel5200]

Hey Mike, This was an awesome exercise. As a jazz drummer, I expanded it to eighth & sixteenth note triplets with brushes. Love it!

[@BLUEGOBEATS]

Loved the intro about the practice pads

[@2ji3]

Bro you're the best

[@mikeslessons]

Much appreciated Youssef! Have a great day my friend

[@123450301]

Juno wants to practice singles! 😄 Great advices thanks.

[@christophmeirich5928]

Such exercises are amazing .... Always switching between right and left hand ... You are absolutely right, Mike!!!! Stay healthy!!!! Greetings from germany Christoph 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@garymertens4796]

Great lesson will be using this for improving my single stoke rolls. Thanks Mike. God Bless.

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

The best I love U Mike You should show us how you play blast beats, you have a great technique respect!

[@Ranger1216]

….gosh what a perfect symmetrical relaxed finger and bounce technique! I do continuous singles slow….then build only to a speed I can do still relaxed and keep that goin’ ….yes not easy…..start slow to master it……excellent video…

[@arrianah5080]

5:28 ''don't forget to breath'' i unironically was holding my breath, so thanks for reminding me xD

[@littlebear2477]

This lesson made me subscribe! So thanks 🙏🏼

[@lauragrl16]

I love your dog !! So funny. That’ is the bonus of your lessons lol love all your lessons.

[@Jess-ht2or]

"you would deafen your neighbouring city" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@fivetimesyo]

hahaha gold

[@tommo6464]

I've just brought a practice pad purely on your video. No idea where to start but I guess this is a good place? Great video 👍

[@Iplayquad]

What an awesome intro, love the talk abt pads

[@OddDrummerGaming]

Awesome Mike. I’m going to try this out and post it on the insta.

[@OddDrummerGaming]

PS I love. love. love. your doggo.

[@johnkatsaropoulos4989]

Love it, thanks Mike!

[@mikeslessons]

So simple, but so NOT EASY when you swap to those left hand lead singles at 200bpm, LOL

[@BryanRoper]

I know I’m a year late to this…but DAAAAAAMN this lesson had everything!! It made me laugh, it made me think, I got to see a doggo…EVERYTHING!

[@denmarkgutierrez]

Thanks for this bro!

[@kacbubnjar]

Great excercise, Mike! Cheers 😘🔥

[@skippersam2760]

awesome! thank you! i can't wait to start using this. i'm starting drum lessons soon

[@Rogersdrumvideos]

awesome video ... hi Juno !!!

[@checkthisout_]

Great video!

[@reymonmatin-ao9799]

Thanks mike😍awesome lesson.

[@siguresigure]

You’re the man!!!!!!!!

[@CharlesTPrimm]

Excellent!!

[@vincentodhiambo1312]

Are you using your fingers or wrist? I can't even go half your speed using my wrist. Kindly advise.

[@jedangajar4321]

The best drum instructor ever..

[@lucasveronezi4073]

Everybody looks bored today and that is what I needed! Hahaha tks Mikee!

[@mikeslessons]

I got your back brother! Mike The Boredom Killer Johnston to the rescue, LOL

[@jamesdegnan1677]

Something like this has been my primary exercise for the last year. Except he does R R R R L L L L RLRLRLRL R R R R then flips to the left. I do R R R R L L L L LRLRLRLR L L L L R R R R RLRLRLRL as the whole pattern. This way you have the 16ths going in one hand then start to interweave the other hand without switching the lead hand. For his approach, you switch from 16ths to 32nds at the same time as you switch which hand is leading. His approach you are also only playing the single stroke roll 1/4 of the time instead 1/3 of the time. I'll give his approach a try though. I can't do this at his speed though--I'm 90% there after a year of doing this.

[@isaiahpaul5694]

Thanks for sharing us such a very helpful exercise

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

Chuzhbinov practice pad is the best one on the market. It's made using a special material so you don't hurt your wrists, and on the top of that, this pad is completely silent!

[@mikeslessons]

There ya go! The best pad in the world :)

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

@@mikeslessons I hope you try it one day✨

[@eddyhan3545]

Love your lessons, so good

[@xatirig]

Wish it wasn't midnight rn in Turkey but hey, at least i have a plan for Sunday now thanks man! :)

[@mikeslessons]

LOL! Indeed, first thing in the morning. Dream of fast, clean singles brother :)

[@jamesdawson9624]

I'm on it!!!!

[@billhunting7776]

Inspired!

[@DaveYsraelSanJuan]

I just bought my first drum practice pad and the intro was perfect. Any recommendations on how and what to practice on practice pad? Thanks!

[@ReignJeffersonCTria]

Amazing content! Very helpful and entertaining to watch

[@dromerboi]

Love this vid 😊

[@stiffstudio2059]

😆😆😆Yea love your dog - And thanks for your work

[@albertobricco4483]

Top Mike 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@atlantic_love]

Ha! The K9 unit where I work, one of the agents has a dog named Juno :) Have you ever participated in or worked with DCI percussion ensembles?

[@satrughnakhatua9743]

Thank u sir

[@ZMRSKK]

Every time I watching this lesson I want to put one more like, but I can’t, it is not fair!

[@carlupthegrove262]

Great episode... thx

[@carlupthegrove262]

Two things I find about this exercise that really works for me. 1) I can just 'do it' ... not unlike just playing paradiddles or paradiddle-diddles just getting a good flow going. 2) When I play it on my practice kit which has Aquarian Super Pads and I add a BD on the 1 of each measure it really helps me work on my hand / foot coordination. Thanks again.

[@benblackburn2693]

Is there profit in practicing with larger size sticks in learning to strengthen different aspects of your playing on a practice pad

[@nbieghler]

Not really, practice how you play. Buddy Rich notoriously played on pillows, but he was also kinda crazy.

[@buddyrichable1]

I would recommend practicing with the same sticks you actually use normally on the drum kit. The reason for this is familiarity. There was a number of months where I couldn’t play my drums so I was practicing strictly on a pad. When I got back to the drums it took me a good week to get used to playing on them because I was used to the pad. It was terrible, I was all over the place. Playing with heavier sticks might throw your touch on the drums out of whack. Just my experience.

[@hjc8530]

good method at training left hand

[@heldersilva6158]

7:56 Yeaaaaaaah

[@keyisa-tz4yk]

0:01 these are goooooooood

[@Kingsu451]

Is it important to try to hit the center of the practice pad when practicing these? Beginner here struggling to get a good tone in my snare because I almost never hit the center.

[@garethbatson7034]

Beautiful dog!

[@peacesampedey8492]

It's really helpful 🥰

[@Simple-M___zzz]

can someone tell me how many notes and beats in this exercise ? im new to this

[@Chickenkoff]

Sooo, my right hand is gonna feel supernatural from this!? Harry Potter-drumming 🥁😉 02:35

[@guyshechter1217]

What app is that huge numbers metronome?

[@whataburger8319]

Nice hat👍

[@mikeslessons]

Well thank you very much!

[@jonashellborg8320]

Cool exercise! I did a similar thing to keep the right form for fast singles, using one had for a bit, then adding in the second hand. This exercise switches quickly between the single types, and quickly between the leading hand. Very cool! ....and my favourite practise pad is the one I can strap around my leg.

[@tsnaza250]

The best, more useful piece of advice to take from this video is not the sticking lesson...it's in the beginning. Watch it twice (or more) if you don't get it! The gear you buy, or the money you spend on it doesn't mean anything, if you don't use it. Practice, "putting in the effort" is what makes improvements.

[@skeletondavid]

What’s your metronome called?

[@stevenaustin4591]

how dyou get to point of just using your finger alone to be working the sticks? its like there's little to no wrist movement at all when you crank the tempo!

[@gatortrav22]

What metronome app are you using?

[@hunterkaimi]

4:15 Non drummers “what the hella is he saying” Drummers “ohhhhhh that makes sense. I understand completely”

[@ezequieldaponte5346]

Máster!

[@SyntheticFuture]

Sooo... the Reflexx pads are pretty good? xD I have one of those Vic Firth tiny pads and it is obnoxiously loud :| The alternative is my e-kit but it has those really hard skin things (I wish I had bought the mesh version...) so that's not any better really.

[@TonyMontana-yj6rx]

Counting with your rolls is very important

[@jasonhowle1821]

Confused you're doing a new podcast without Mike. Did you guys fall out?

[@mikeslessons]

Yep, I can't stand that guy! LOL. Just teasing, Mike & I are golden. Our podcast ended in June. Here's the new one apple.co/30hKcPb

[@jasonhowle1821]

@@mikeslessons I thought you guys were just having a break. Sad that's ended but loving the new podcast! Thanks for replying Mike. All the best!

[@carlotendi]

Hey Mike, what hand technique should we be focusing on here? I'm havin a hard time tryna fluidly stick like that

[@SICRoosterKido]

Well, my dad didn't tell me about practice pads, so thank you :P

[@mikeslessons]

That’s what I’m here for! The birds, the bees, and the pads! LOL

[@PrometheusLineage]

Unless you have a cheesy tattoo “ hahah you are amazing

[@wikuslombard6373]

Actually you can begin feeling it working after 20 minutes!

[@thinkpad20]

Came for the lesson, stayed for the pooch 🐶 🐕❤️

[@eyesburning]

7:55 yeaaaa..................

[@brianchisnell1548]

My practice pad? 1975 15 inch Slingerland TDR Chrome wrap snare drum. Take that bark'n dog neighbor!

[@amartyabanik8643]

🙏

[@tebogomadiba8668]

To be honest the left hand works when you practice your singles by using a standard traditional grip :⁠-⁠)