Drum Chop Accelerator

Inside my Drum Chop Accelerator, the drum workouts are an excellent way to develop and master core skills that can be applied to any style of drumming. It's all about building solid foundations so you can play whatever you want with confidence and precision. The program includes a variety of workouts for pad, drumset (grooves/fills), and feet. I invite you to let me know which workouts you're most interested in, as I prioritize creating those based on your votes. Additionally, your suggestions are always welcome, as your feedback is crucial in shaping and improving the program.

Full sitemap of Drum Chop Accelerator

Pad Workouts

  • Paradiddles in 5/7/9

    similar to the paradiddle exercise in 7 already on the site - but do a 5/7/9 combo then repeat....

  • Swiss triplets!!

    i know there is something similar on the lost, but i really like how swiss triplets sound! i would love to be more proficcent with them especially...

  • Double paradiddle to doubles. Alternating lead hands.

    An excellent combination, moving between the double paradiddle and doubles. This is a great way to build fluidity between the two stickings and...

  • Herta 3/4 + CiaB 1/4

    A great combination of two of the more powerful hand workouts. This is an excellent combination, and will build dexterity, speed, power and endurance...

  • 3+4+5 Herta Single stroke extensions - Hands

    And advanced combination for the hands. Building off the standard Herta which is in 3 and extending it for a 4 and 5 note pattern. This is the same...

  • The Irish Five

    Hybrid Rudiment, which Uses quintuplets. It's got a nice right and left-hand lead and a similar to a single paradiddle with an extension by using a...

  • 7 Stroke Ruff Pad

    A ruff is a short series of singles. Here we develop the 7 stroke ruff, which is a key to building a longer single roll.

  • 8 Stroke Roll

    This is like a souped up version of the 6 stroke roll. It extends on it with another, double which also allows for alternating lead hands. The rolls...

  • 5 Stroke Ruff Pad

    A ruff is a short series of singles. Here we develop the 5 stroke ruff, which is a key to building a longer single roll.

  • Cascara/Clave

    Using the power of these Afro-Cuban grooves to develop our hands. Excellent syncopation with both these rhythms as we put them together with the...

Kit Workouts

  • Bakutsi

    Hi Grant - the Bakutsi/Drumeo exercise would be a good one!

  • 664 around the kit

    Based of this classic grouping used commonly within pop funk, jazz Latin and rock music. We put the foot down on this one as we combine limbs to build...

  • 7 Stroke Ruff Kit

    Building your singles and develop your facility, moving both right and left ways around the kit. This will develop your accuracy on your drums and a...

  • Extended Quads: Hands x4 + Feet x4

    The classic quads does two of the hands and then two with the feet. In this work out we extend that by doing four with the hands and for with the...

  • 5 Stroke Ruff on the Kit

    Building your singles and develop your facility, moving both right and left ways around the kit. This will develop your accuracy on your drums and a...

  • Samba Groove: Bass Drum Syncoption

    Bringing the exciting rhythm of the samba to the drum set. We can use the rhythm of the syncopated Paton on the bass drum to improve foot technique,...

  • Funky Beat 2: James Brown

    Building on the funky beat one we look at how to extend on this by shifting aback, beat, and replicating, one of the famous cruise use by James Brown...

Bass Drum Workouts

  • Dennis Chambers bass drum triplet workout

    I was blown away when I first heard Dennis play this. It soon became a regular item in my practice routine. This will develop your doubles on the bass...

  • 3+4+5 Herta Single stroke extensions - feet

    And advanced combination for the feet. Building off the standard Herta which is in 3 and extending it for a 4 and 5 note pattern. This is the same...

  • 10 Stroke Roll Feet

    Applying the 10 Stroke Roll to our feet within a groove. Building it from the ground up at a slow tempo.

  • 5 Stroke Roll Feet

    Applying the 5 Stroke Roll to our feet within a groove. Building it from the ground up at a slow tempo.

  • 7 Stroke Roll Feet

    Applying the 7 Stroke Roll to our feet within a groove. Building it from the ground up at a slow tempo.

  • Double Bass Shuffle

    The classic double bass drum groove. It's not just about being physical with this. It's also about getting that feel for the shuffle. Examples such as...

  • Doubles Feet

    Nothing complex here. It's doubles with the feet. It's not a magic trick to play a double stroke roll with your feet You just need to get started....

  • Herta Feet

    This is a classic in a must for all double bass drum players. It's like that test where you need to pass for initiation. It can be quite challenging...

  • Chicken in a Biscuit Feet

    Taking the classic pattern that we've used with our hands, to now use with our feet to develop our speed, power and endurance.