#wilcoxon #solo1 #allamericandrummer

For the next instalment in my series of snare drum solos I bring you: Solo 1 from Charley Wilcoxon’s All American Drummer. In this case at 100bpm in French grip/position. However I’ve moved into an apartment so will have to make videos on the pad rather than the snare for now!

Having studied this piece a couple times in the past, I decided to revisit it once again seeing as I’ve been reorienting my technique to use more French position over the past 2 years.

For me the biggest challenges are the flam paradiddles and the flamacue, and observing the correct stick heights throughout. In my personal view one needs to think about 3 heights in this piece which correspond to the note dynamics. Low for the grace strokes on the flams, mid for the unaccented strokes/flams, and high for the accented strokes/flams.

Having played it here at 100bpm the playback speed increments from the video will correspond directly to the BPM, so perhaps you can use this video to help you study the piece :)

Any comments, questions and feedback are welcome as always.

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