Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

Struggling to find sheet music for quads? This video explains how to transform snare drum exercises into infinite tenor splits to expand your marching percussion vocabulary. Learn to adapt accent tap and flam exercises by isolating accents and taps to different drums to practice crossovers, improve your stick control moving around the drums with different patterns and shapes, or challenge yourself with different scrapes and sweeps while playing rolls. Whatever patterns you come up with, make sure you practice each pattern until it feels comfortable.

1 day ago | [YT] | 6

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

This week's drumming tips:
0:00 Tips for new drum instructors teaching new percussionists
3:22 If you're feeling imposter syndrome as an educator
6:01 Evolving your teaching over time
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.

4 days ago | [YT] | 2

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

In this tenor drumming tutorial, I break down the essential differences between snare and quad playing zones to help you increase your speed and efficiency when moving around the tenor drums. You will learn how to drastically shorten the distance between drums, while maintaining a resonant tone on quads. I also cover critical marching percussion techniques, including the windshield wiper motion for moving around the drums, changing the playing zones for smoother sweeps/scrapes between drums, as well as proper mechanics to prevent injury and ensure your tenor drumming sounds world-class.

1 week ago | [YT] | 5

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

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1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 8

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

This week's drumming tips:
0:00 Perfectionism is great, until it slows you down
1:46 Sometimes it's better to ignore the dirt when teaching a drumline
3:49 What's the best use of time and energy in rehearsal?
5:00 The most important thing to teach students
5:54 When perfectionism becomes a problem
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.

1 week ago | [YT] | 4

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

Learn how to break through speed barriers and play rudiments faster by shifting your mental focus from individual stickings to note groupings, effectively "reading" drum rudiments and patterns like words instead of letters. This drum lesson explores the mechanics of speed, explaining why isolating hands can actually hinder your progress and how breaking down patterns like paradiddles into mechanical groups—such as alternating hertas—can drastically increase your BPM. You will also discover a drumming practice routine that's like progressive overload for drummers, starting with slow, relaxed technique at 40 BPM and gradually building up to your maximum tempo to ensure consistent sound quality and control for every drummer looking to master their hand speed. Check my channel's home tab or the following link for thousands more free exercises and drumming tips: jaredoleary.com/drum

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 9

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

This week's drumming tips:
0:00 Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun
4:14 If you have to play music you don't like and it's burning you out...
6:05 What happens to your brain when you stop practicing?
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

Struggling with cross-handed drumming limiting your power and speed? This video breaks down the pros and cons of common drumming techniques, analyzing how traditional crossovers can lead to accidental stick clicks and awkward drum ergonomics. I demonstrate alternative approaches like the fulcrum crossover used in marching percussion, the wrist-over-wrist method for added power, and the benefits of open-handed drumming for better flow around the drums. Whether you are looking to optimize your hi-hat placement without buying an expensive remote hi-hat, or simply want to play faster with relaxed shoulders, this quick drumming tutorial helps you compare the tradeoffs of each style so you can choose the best stick control method for your setup. Check my channel's home tab or the following link for thousands more free exercises and drumming tips: jaredoleary.com/drum

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 3

Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity

This week's Drumming Tips video shows you 62 ways to play limb independence with one chart. As a rudimental and concert percussionist, limb independence is something I've spent very little time learning. So I challenged myself to play all 62 of these variations in one drumming livestream. Not all of them sounded great, but I had fun attempting this challenge. I hope this video helps you to learn some new ways to practice reading charts on the kit.

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 3