Double Stroke Roll & One Handed Roll

Double Stroke Roll

One Handed Roll

Exercises For Development Of The One-Handed Roll

Before attempting to play the eight two-bar exercises that follow, watch the accompanying video. When you first practice, start at a tempo of 80 bpm and repeat each two-bar exercise once or more before moving to the next. After you work through all eight exercises using your left hand alone, repeat them using your right hand. Once you are able to play each exercise precisely at a given tempo, increase the speed. Write down your metronome marking so you can keep track of your progress. Although you should start by practicing these exercises at a metronome tempo of quarter-note equals 80 or less, your goal should be to work up your one-handed roll to speeds in excess of quarter-note equal to 200.