Drum Lesson 2: Advanced four way coordination exercise

Hi again! This is a fun, but rather advanced, 4-way coordination exercise for the drum set incorporating the jazz ride cymbal beat; eighth note triplets (in groups of four); and page 37 of Ted Reed’s “Syncopation“ book. As I mentioned in the video, this exercise was inspired by the great teachings of Alan Dawson. For this particular exercise the right hand plays the 4/4 jazz ride beat, while the left foot (hi-hat) and left hand (snare drum) play eighth note triplets, divided into groups of four (one note
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