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Coordination

Sticking Permutations

Paradiddle inversions and displacement as a compositional tool.

Levels
L5–L8
Instructor
Tommy
Includes
play-alongs
4 lessons1h 10mPDF per lesson

4 lessons

What you'll play.

  1. 01

    Paradiddle Inversions

    All four inversions on the snare, then the kit.

    Level
    L5
    Duration
    14 min
    Tempo range
    70–140 BPM
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  2. 02

    Inversions as Grooves

    Hands split between hat and snare with kick underneath.

    Level
    L6
    Duration
    18 min
    Tempo range
    80–120 BPM
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  3. 03

    Displacing by a Sixteenth

    Shift everything by one partial and hear the groove flip.

    Level
    L7
    Duration
    16 min
    Tempo range
    80–120 BPM
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  4. 04

    Permutation Etudes

    Three etudes that cycle through every inversion.

    Level
    L8
    Duration
    22 min
    Tempo range
    80–130 BPM
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