Yeah I have been using the Moeller a while though my right hand is better than my left. Jim Chapin's video is a must... especially when he does the 6-stroke Moeller, like whoa. Want people aren't explaining these days is that the moeller is not stroke limited. You can do virtually countless hits out of that initial stroke (whip) based on your fulcrum and rebound and level of CONTROL.
I think that Syncopation is on of the best books fo r teaching timing and basic reading /notation because everything is relative to the quarter note. It doesn't so much teach independence outright though. You have to be a bit creative like taking the top line and playing it on the kick while keep quarters on the hihat foot or slave pedal of the double pedal (which then causes you to do "Fill-Ins" a la Joe Franco and Joe Morello). THen play and eigth note or jazz ride pattern a nd put 2 & 4 on the snare or a half-time hit on 3. In this example you will learn more independence an dhow to apply Syncopation to the kit.
Basix has a similar boof out called Syncopation for THe Drums that is better written in that is is done using notational softwae so it is easier to read. It also comes with an audio CD of the exercises.
Keep making it happen GDRU.
Thank you Sabe. You are on the money with your comment, after studying through this book with an instructor, he introduced me to playing each exercise with the jazz ride, and it caused my left hand to be stronger. I am right handed and between this book and a few others I've studied with most people when they see me play think that I am left handed.
This book can also be used to do fusion and funk grooves, playing each note with expressions such as ghost notes, shuffle the notes have fun.
I don't know if this has ever been covered before, but if you are new to reading or rudiments, I find with my students they learn the application and versatility of the rudiment or reading exercise, by getting off of the practice pad and applying it to the kit, varying in speed and volume. Make each line count.
