HOW DO I MAKE MY LEFT HAND STRONGER

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[drummerboy25]

well 4 starters start doing everything u would normally do R handed with u're L hand. (exp: brushing u're teeth, combing u're hair, eating, etc.)

the more u get used 2 using u're off hand the better it will benefit u.
u can also practice doubles & triples on a pillow with u're Lhand.

hope this helps.  

[Funkaddictus_Groovus]

1.Eveyday stuff that you normally do with your right hand,do with yourself(eating,opening doors,brushing your teeth etc.For advanced level student:shaving!BE CAREFUL with that one)
2.Practice leading with your left hand.Play simple beats that you already have mastered.Try starting with your left hand when you fill.
3.Try this excersise:RH:8th notes on ride cymbal
                             RF:quarter notes on bass drum
                             LF: 2 and 4 with hh
                             LH:16th notes on sd
Strive for control and accuracy not speed.Start slowly and make sure you dont tense up.Later,add accents to the 16th notes.
4.Play 8  th notes with your hands starting with your left hand.Do this on a pad AND on a pillow.Add accents.(for accents you can use page 37 from ted reed's syncopation.like,page 37 for example.what you read will be your accents).
5.When you are at home,like watching t.v.allways have a stick on your left hand and play patterns on your thigh or on a pillow.just make sure you dont drive your family crazy.(yes,the sound of a stick hitting one's leg CAN be irritating for "normal" people :lol: )
6.If you have joe morello's ''master studies'' practice the whole "stone killers" section.follow the instructions of the book.its a GREAT book,by the way...


Be patient and good luck

[Funkaddictus_Groovus]

:lol:   1.yourself=your left   :lol: