Intermediate - Four Way Co-ordination

	  		

These is some exercises on how I leared my Four Way Coordination

Code
SD=Snare Drum 
BD=Bass Drum
HH=Hihat 
RD=Ride Cymbal


Example 1-Pratice this only with your feet

BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


Example 2-Then add a snare to the 2 and 4 of the beat
          and get your left hand working


SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
  (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + )


Example 3-Or maybe add syncopated pattern to the beat


SD|----o--o-o--o--o|
BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


Example 4a-It\\\\\\\'s best praticing these next four examples on your Ride Cymbal

RD|o---o---o---o---|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


Example 4b

RD|--o---o---o---o-|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


Example 4c

RD|--oo--oo--oo--oo|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


Example 4d

RD|-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo|
SD|----o-------o---|
BD|o--oo--oo--oo--o|
HH|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


After I learned all this I would make up a solo, 
just stating on my Ride maybe just playing quarter notes and just 
biulding off of that. 
But this way you learn coordination and some hip grooves at the same time.