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Get Your Single Strokes Smooth & Fast

Pat Petrillo  /  UPDATED Nov 14, 2023

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Pat Petrillo, the designer of the P4 Practice Pad, is here to show you a great way to break down your single stokes into different groupings. This will help your coordination, getting your weak hand up to speed, and help you apply singles around the drum set more fluidly.

Remember to take this slow, stay relaxed, and keep your strokes even!

We’ve put together a playlist with drumless tracks at different tempos so you can practice your rolls over real music:


Jared Falk is a lifelong drummer, drum teacher, and the co-founder of Drumeo. For over 18 years, Jared has been a leader in the online music education industry, publishing his first online video lessons in 2003 and founding Musora in 2005.

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