Review of Short Rolls in 6/8 №22

What this trains

The measure mixes duple and triplet beats — let stage 1's per-note clicks teach the shift before dropping to the beat.

The pattern contains a run of 5 strokes on one hand — sustained same-hand playing that tests finger/wrist endurance rather than alternation. Measure one leads right, measure two flips the lead to the left — both hands learn to start the figure. The right hand carries the load: 8 strokes to the 4 of the left — which is exactly the kind of imbalance Stone uses to build the weaker hand when you practice the mirrored neighbors.

Common questions

What tempo should I start №22 at?

Start at 50 BPM with a click on every note (stage 1). Stone gives no metronome marks — the working convention for Review of Short Rolls in 6/8 is to build from 50 toward 100 BPM before moving on, raising the tempo only after a clean 20-rep run.

How many times should I repeat it?

Stone's instruction is explicit: play each rhythm 20 times without stopping, then go on to the next. The app counts the 20 for you and stops the run automatically.

Why does the pattern speed up when I play it?

Almost always the doubles: the second stroke of a pair tends to rebound early. Stage 1's tick on every note exposes the rush immediately — slow down until the doubles sit exactly on the clicks.