Warm Up Routines for the Drum Set

Here is a video on how I warm up on the drum set every day.
This consists of using several rudimental etudes and exercises played with my hands over different ostinatos played by my feet.
These ostinatos come from my book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion. Other books used in this video include 14 Modern Contest Solos for Snare Drum by John Pratt as well as my books Broad Strokes (published by Tap Space at www.tapspace.com) and Lets go Camping (available from me at [e-mail]).
I display several ways to use these books including replacing all of the drags, flams and parts of rolls for the Pratt solos. This is what I start the video with.
The equipment I am using consists of:
Pork Pie Drums
20"x 16" Bass Drum
Bass Drum and Hi Hat Pedals are Tama Iron Cobra
Toms: 8"x 8", 10"x 8", 14"x 12"
Canopus Zelkova 14"x 5" Snare Drum
Porkpie 10"x 5" Snare Drum
Bass drum head is an Aquarian Power Stroke 1
Snare head is a Remo Skyntone
Microphones are a AKG C24 stereo overhead and an AKG D112 on the Bass drum

[@jameshall8659]

Rick you are just one sick monster! 😂 Thank you so much for your tireless and most generous contributions to percussion education. Your videos offer endless ideas and inspiration for students who may not have the means to work with you on a one to one basis. Kudos to you sir, you are truly the best of the best!

[@rickdior]

Thanks James....I really appreciate that and thanks for watching

[@austinchadwick2655]

Probably my favorite video thus far. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@Dv123x]

I loved these tips and this video was very motivating too! thanks Rick, a hug from Brazil!

[@rickdior]

Same to you my friend

[@pcbw75]

Hi Rick! Love this vid!!! question, can you do those same foot techniques with out shoes or do you have to use shoes or any special kind?

[@rickdior]

I always wear shoes since I have sensitive feet but you can play the same way barefoot. It might hurt at first though. I have students who play barefoot but I do not.

[@pcbw75]

@@rickdior great, thanks for the tip!

[@sytsew]

Wow, very helpful - if perhaps a tad intimidating if this is mere warmup..! Brings me to 2 questions: 1) do you see these exercises more as maintenance, bringing muscle and rain back to a "base level" lost since yesterday (since you practice pretty much fulltime), or are they essentially nudging any such baseline every day a little further? And then 2) what do you do after being warmed up? Let it roll, go wild? (Please don't say: Then I cool down!")

[@rickdior]

The thing I start the video with is a teaser and this is the thing I end the video with so sorry if it was a bit too much.
I use these things to warm up with daily to get the blood flowing. As I said in the video...I always start slow and work up to the foot substitution material.
As far as what I do after that.....
I work on lots of styles and coordination studies as well as playing with tracks. Right now I am working on multi-time signature things where one part of the kit is in a different time signature than another Its endless and fun as hell.

[@jeffreypage9496]

Hi Rick , love your videos . I would like to purchase your books . Where can I do this ?

[@rickdior]

Thanks Jeffrey
Email me at [e-mail] and I will make that happen.

[@dannygoodchild7568]

You play GREAT and teach great, but you need to play to a bigger audience. You need to work with a main act. You need and deserve the exposure. Nobody heard of Allan Dawson until he too k Joes place with Brubeck. Your a pleasure to listen too !!

[@rickdior]

Hi Danny
I have played with lots of famous people which is not a priority for me and I am very happy with the audience I have.
Thanks for watching.