Introducing Doubles

   

 

Doubles are played using 2 taps on each hand in the following pattern :  RIGHT TAP,   RIGHT TAP,   LEFT TAP,   LEFT TAP  etc.....

Here are Doubles in notation form:

 

 

 

Now play the next 5 lines slowly at first starting on line 1 and playing all the lines to the end of line 5 and come back to the start of line 1 to play again.  Repeat this process until you have good steady flow with even sounding taps.

 

Tempo is 1 second (or 60 beats per minute)

 

Again, once you have achieved the regular intervals with constant weight on each tap, play the 5 lines as one exercise by repeating from the end of line 5 back to the start of line 1.  Continue this until you are comfortable that the sound and weight of each stroke is nice and even.