{"id":46066,"date":"2023-05-26T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=46066"},"modified":"2023-11-14T12:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:51:54","slug":"zackgrooves-paradiddle-speed-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/zackgrooves-paradiddle-speed-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"10x Your Drum Chops With This Free 10-Minute Paradiddle Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TStI3MlOreI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p>We all want to play faster, right? Or if not faster, at least <em>better<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This workout is only for drummers who want to build speed, accuracy, and endurance.<\/strong> If that&#8217;s not you, well&#8230;that&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you&#8217;re trying to reach the next level of drum-ness, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/zackgrooves-drum-chops\/\">ZackGrooves<\/a>&#8216; paradiddle chops workout will help build <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/fluidity-on-the-drums\/\">fluidity around the kit<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t know what a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/single-paradiddle\/\">paradiddle<\/a> is, the sticking is <strong>RLRR LRLL<\/strong> &#8211; and it&#8217;s one of the most important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/rudiments\/\">rudiments<\/a> every drummer should learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re playing it on the snare drum or moving it around the kit in a fill or groove, paradiddles have a billion applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zack will get you adding paradiddles into a drum beat and set you up with a foundation to groove better, build chops&#8230;whatever your goal is.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"blue-text-block\">\n<p><strong>What are chops?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The modern definition of &#8220;drum chops&#8221; is linear patterns (or hand\/foot combinations) played quickly around the kit. 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