Tommy Igoe's Lifetime Warm Up Advanced 5 Min Version

Tommy Igoe's Lifetime Warmup, Advanced 5 minute version from Great Hands for a Lifetime DVD - Hudson Music
performed by Luca Casagranda
Play along with me and enjoy ;-)

[@runner0.122]

Really really really really really really really really really good job!!!!!!!!!!

[@runner0.122]

It’s so hard that I couldn’t try

[@sergioorru8416]

Grande! Difficoltá altissima

[@macvoutie]

Very very good hands .Luca. I studied with Sonny Igoe, Tommy's father, and there's still more to that warm up that he (Sonny) showed me. There's two more varitaions to the paradiddle section and more flam exercises. Plus I added a flam triplet exercise. three flam triplets with the flam accent on the first note of each, then three with the flam accent on the second note, then three with the flam accent on the third note. Then you return to the flam accent on the first note. You'll find that in playing three triplets for each accent that if the first time around the flam is left right the next time it is on the first note it will be right left

[@lucacasagranda3806]

Thank you! Very good flam triplets exercise! ...what about the variationes to the paradiddle section?

[@macvoutie]

RLRR-LRLL 2 times, RLLR-LRRL 2 times, RRLR-LLRL 2 times ...repeat. You can also mix up the order in which they're played. The other paradiddle exercise is just like the one you already do except the accent is on the note before the doubles as follows... rLrr-lRll, rlrLrr-lrlRll, rlrlRll, lrlrLrr

[@macvoutie]

I also added rolls starting with a 3 stroke which is actually a drag with the double open. Then on to 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, all (including the 7 stroke) starting with either hand.

[@macvoutie]

You can also do the flam triplet exercise using Swiss Army triplets

[@lucacasagranda3806]

Thanks for all these great tips!

[@FilippoMignatti]

Micidiale!!! Grandissimo!

[@lilianaluque4523]

masterrr!!!

[@Thajet2]

Thanks for these! I had the DVD a while ago and I can't find it lol perfect!

[@tychi9189]

The regular advanced taken down!

[@lucacasagranda3806]

yeah....That is very sad...they removed my video for copyright violation...after 7 years that's really strange...I'm trying to resolve it, but who knows!?

[@stefanmuller3435]

Awesome!!! 👍 How long did it take you to play that fast?

[@lucacasagranda3806]

to be honest I've never studied this warmup from slow to fast - I mean the usual way - because I've discovered it when my technique already allowed me to play that fast. Many years spent on other material...rudiments, marching etc...But I really like the sequence and I believe it's a really good way to improve your technique - of course starting slow to gain control on your way to getting fast. Be patient and enjoy the process, the results will certanly arrive! good luck!

[@stefanmuller3435]

Hi Luca, just came by again, it’s always a pleasure both for the ears AND eyes! The thing I struggle most with are.. doubles. 😑 Do you have any tip how to improve proper doubles?

[@lucacasagranda3806]

@@stefanmuller3435 start playing doubles with your fulcrum only (thumb and index)... understand the fact that two strokes are made with just one single wrist movement...it's all about rebound control...when it's done, add the other fingers but don't change anything about the sound and the rhythm...that's the basics! Then you can utilize all the fingers to play stronger doubles but don't do it if you can't play proper doubles with your fulcrum...enjoy and good luck!

[@orodrummer]

Nice work!

[@MrAndreage]

Very good job! ;-)

[@lambCHOPSSSSS]

Your finger control with those singles is insane! Would you post any exercises or do you have any tips to develop that? I just discovered one by Stephen Taylor that I just started doing, but your control is definitely something I aspire to achieve.

[@lucacasagranda3806]

Thank you! Oh man...too many things to say about the finger control...I've got tons of exercises that I use with my students Trying to say it as simple as possible: - focus on rebound using the fulcrum - obtain steady rebound JUST with the fulcrum in french position, you must gain this! - add one finger at a time...the movement of the stick must not change! - it's about control, not speed! Relaxed control first...relaxed speed second! If you want to know more on that, write to me at [e-mail] :-)

[@biroefraim268]

Hey! I noticed the full Advanced version is no longer posted. Why?

[@lucacasagranda3806]

...they removed my video for copyright violation...after 7 years it's really strange...I can't understand why...

[@rhythmfield]

Friendly suggestion: Vary the volume, (soft, medium, loud), make left and right hands sound exactly the same, and then this will be more musical and really good (it’s a long time ago so I’m sure you’ve gotten that together)-Tommy seems to play everything loud-that’s not music

[@lucacasagranda3806]

I agree! That's the best way!

[@neworleansbeats]

I hate to be the better of bad news, but a lot of these rudiments are played incorrectly....or sloppily and it's covered up by speed

[@kimberlycampbell5528]

How long did it take to get up to speed ? You got man!

[@lucacasagranda3806]

Thank you! I really don't know ... actually I've never studied this warm up for a long time because I've studied so many different materials over the years ... I'm old ... haha haha...the only new exercise was the paradiddle variation...a beast! ;-)

[@roadglide]

100%!

[@sylux6985]

I don’t understand the paradiddle-diddle variations 😕

[@lucacasagranda3806]

It's not a paradiddle diddle varation but just paradiddles variation paradiddle with an accent on the second note: r L r r - l R l l - r L r r - l R l l double paradiddle (accent=capital letter): R l r L r r - L r l R l l - R l r L r r - L r l R l l triple paradiddles: R l R l r L r r - L r L r l R l l - R l R l r L r r - L r L r l R l l Everything's thought as 16th It's the most unusual part of the warm-up...weird! Try to memorize the paradiddle Then the double...maybe practicing in triplet it's easier...then as 16th Then the triple makes no problem good luck....start slow and have fun!

[@sylux6985]

Luca Casagranda Thank you for answering! Definitely gonna try and work on that 😁

[@LukeeMurrayy]

Hey mate! Random one but what happened to your advanced version video? I play along to it every practice session but around a month ago it seems to have been taken down?

[@lucacasagranda3806]

Hey! ...yeah...very sad...they removed for a copyright issue...it seems that Hudson made the request to KZbin (probably an automatic control)...I simply can't understand why, after 7 years...who knows?

[@LukeeMurrayy]

@@lucacasagranda3806 that’s a shame! Very weird especially after the time! There’s other versions from other channels still up too so extra weird! Cheers for the reply anyway!

[@mrnegronis]

What sticks are they?

[@lucacasagranda3806]

Dom's Pad Sticks by Vic Firth. Dom Famularo gave them to me many years ago...still good! ;-)

[@neworleansbeats]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoaYkHiBmrNjr9Usi=VvnP5ym12F0_s_e_ As musicians, it's extremely important that we listen to the original version..... It's also only respectful to listen to The originators.

[@neworleansbeats]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoaYkHiBmrNjr9Usi=VvnP5ym12F0_s_e_ This is the way it's supposed to be played by Tommy. I'm not really understanding the point point of listening to you. If you can't hear the difference between the way Tommy plays it and the way you're applying it well, I don't know what to tell you

[@trb4847]

This video is 5 years older than your link, the point of listening to it is that none of us have time machines

[@jayeshjr5036]

which practice pad is this?

[@lucacasagranda3806]

it's the Prologix "all-n-1" pad (www.prologixpercussion.com/products.asp?id=5) ...in the video I'm using the red surface of course!

[@neworleansbeats]

As impressive as the speed and energy is,it covers up some mistakes in the way you're articulating the rudiments..... Let me use something with quarter notes. It's much more interesting and more musical

[@rhythmfield]

What’s that fiddly stick spinning stuff at the beginning? Silly - just get to the business - you’re too good to waste precious energy showing off stick fiddles.

[@lucacasagranda3806]

at the beginning it's the leg warm up....ahahah!