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Right Hand Technique and Roll Patterns

To play with good tone, speed, accuracy, proper right hand position is essential.
Proper right hand position also reduces fatigue in your wrist, hand, and fingers.

In this lessons, Ross Nickerson demonstrates proper right-hand position and technique, then proceeds to demonstrate all of the most common roll patterns, including:

- Alternating thumb roll
- Forward roll
- Forward-reverse roll
- Backward roll
- "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" roll
- Forward Backward Roll
- "Doug Dillard" roll
- Single string roll
and other rolls!

All rolls are demonstrated at medium, slow, and fast speeds.

Includes printable lesson plan with tabs and illustrations in PDF format.

Run Time: 15:00

Price: $8.00

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