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Practicing Scales and Rudiments

When practicing scales always say what is in the key sign before you play a scale.  If you play it perfectly the first time, then that is your license to go to the next scale.  If you make a mistake then the "Three Time Rule" applies.  

Drummers should practice rudiments with the "1 MINUTE RULE".  When you can play a rudiment for 1 minute without messing up at a steady speed, then you have earned the license to go faster.  

You'll find that if you practice this way, your skills will develop at a more rapid pace and you will be much more likely to "catch the fish"!  

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