Anika Nilles · Signature move

Ostinato-over-five independence

Warm-up · Four-Limb Ostinato · 4 min · aim 72 BPM

1/3

Slow and loose — no tension in the wrists or ankles.

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4/4 · 2 notes per beat · 4 bars

RideR hand
SnareL hand
Kick — RIGHT footR foot
Hi-Hat pedal (left foot)L foot
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! = hit hardg = ghost / very quieto = open hi-hat✕ = choke the cymbal

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Ride + Kick — RIGHT foot

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Snare

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