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e s p e c i a l l yf r u e o f t h e d a n c e d r u m m e r .
T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l r e a s o n sw h v h e h a s h a d t r o u b l e r e a d i n g h i s
p a r t . F i r s to f a l l , t h e r e a r e n o t e n o u g h e x e r c i s e so n s y n c o p a t i o n
a v a i l a b l ef o r h i m t o s t u d y . S e c o n d l y ,m a n y d r u m m e r s h a v e n o t
b e e n t a k e n p r o g r e s s i v e l yu p t o a n d t h r o u g h s y n c o p a t i o n .l t w a s
with this in mind that this book was written.
S u g g e s t i o n so n h o w t o p r a c t i c e t h e f o l l o w i n g r h y t h m s a n d
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melronome.

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