Level 4 · Sixteenths & Fills
4-1 - Sixteenth-note hands
Four taps per click, R-L-R-L, relaxed at slow speed.
How to practice it
Continuous sixteenth-note ghost taps, strictly alternating hands, four per metronome click. Keep it SLOW and light - this is a relaxation exercise disguised as a speed exercise. Speed comes from looseness, never from effort.
Suggested take: ~60s · start 55 BPM → pass around 70 BPM
1
g
e
g
&
g
a
g
2
g
e
g
&
g
a
g
3
g
e
g
&
g
a
g
4
g
e
g
&
g
a
g
55 BPM
Start at 55, exercise passes around 70. Legend: B bass · S snare · g ghost · - rest
Tips
- • Count '1-e-and-a 2-e-and-a'. The number lands on the click.
- • The moment forearms tense, slow down 5 BPM.
- • Tiny motions - fingertips fall from 2-3 cm, no more.
Watch out for
- • Tension creeping in and hands seizing up
- • Accenting every first note of four unintentionally
- • Hands drifting apart in volume at speed
Record your take
Aim for ~60s. Put the phone ~1m away, facing the front plate. You'll get Rafa's feedback within a minute of submitting.
Up next after this: 4-2 - Your first fill