A follow-up to The Weaker Side and a great practice companion to Stick Control and Accents and Rebounds, Accenting the Weaker Side by Nina Pará, Stephane Chamberland, and Dom Famularo is a core workout to get your weaker drumming limb up to strength and able to play any accented pattern you choose. The book is designed as a long calisthenic workout in which each example is to be played for one minute. With 30 exercises per page, there is a year's worth of weekly workouts. Video demonstrations are included.
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Nina Pará is a respected percussion pedagogue and author known for developing systematic approaches to drumset technique. Her work emphasizes the fundamental mechanics of limb independence and control, making her a trusted voice among drum educators seeking evidence-based practice methods.
Why we love this
Pará, Chamberland, and Famularo have created a resource that treats weak-hand development with the seriousness it deserves. The one-minute-per-exercise format respects the realities of focused practice while the sheer volume of material (30 exercises per page across 64 pages) means you're never recycling the same accented patterns, which keeps students engaged and prevents the mental fatigue that comes from endless repetition of identical figures.
What to expect
Demanding but purposeful. You feel your weaker hand learning to control accents with precision, gradually matching the confidence and speed of your dominant side. The exercises build in complexity, so early pages feel achievable while later sections challenge even experienced players.
Who it's for
Intermediate and advanced drummers who recognize that their non-dominant hand is holding back their musicality and technical range. This book serves players who want a structured, long-term solution rather than occasional corrective exercises.
How to get the most out of it
Set a timer for each exercise and treat the full minute as a performance opportunity, not a warm-up. This builds stamina and teaches your weaker side to maintain consistency under pressure.
Vary your dynamics slightly across the minute rather than playing at one static volume. Your opposite hand gets stronger when it works against real resistance, not just going through the motions.
Reference the video demonstrations when you hit a section that feels awkward. Seeing hand placement and motion quality often clarifies what written notation alone cannot convey.
Rotate through the book rather than grinding through page by page. Jump to different sections week to week so you're not just building memory of sequence patterns.
How to use it
Assign this as a year-long independent study component for any drummer serious about technique. The 64-page structure naturally aligns with a school year, giving students a tangible weekly goal that improves their overall playing without requiring rehearsal time.
Skills your students will build
Weak-hand independence and control in accented patterns
Limb synchronization across multiple sticking configurations
Muscular endurance in the non-dominant arm
Reading and executing accent marks in context
Consistency of stick height and rebound control
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