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Rudiments are often practised on a pad or snare drum, but the real fun begins when we move them around the kit and turn them into grooves. In this lesson, we’ll take a few familiar sticking patterns and use them as the foundation for drum beats. Instead of thinking of rudiments as “exercises,” try thinking of them as rhythmic building blocks. Once your hands know the sticking, you can place different notes on the hi-hat, snare, toms, or kick drum to create grooves that sound much more musical. Exercise 1…