The primary misconception about Joe Morello’s approach is that it is solely about speed. While Morello possessed blistering speed, his methodology was rooted in .
Morello was a master of the rudiments, specifically the flam. The book contains extensive pages on flam exercises, designed to clean up the "grace note" and the primary stroke. He breaks down the mechanics so that the flam sounds like a single, fat note rather than two distinct hits.
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Most drummers buy this book, open to Page 1 (the Single Stroke Roll), play it for 2 minutes, get bored, and put it on the shelf to collect dust.