Don’t memorise it.
Own it.
30 different applications of the Herta designed to help you stop playing boxy fills and start building phrases that flow.
One pattern.
Loads of possibilities.
The Herta itself is simple. What makes it powerful is how many different ways you can use it.
Change where it starts. Move it around the kit. Shift the orchestration. Combine it with other patterns. Play it at different tempos.
The goal isn’t to remember 30 fills forever. It’s to build enough familiarity with the Herta that it becomes part of your vocabulary.
Everything you need to learn each idea properly.
Herta applications
30 different ways to place, orchestrate and combine the pattern.
Full notation
See exactly how each phrase is constructed.
Sticking included
No guessing which hand goes where.
Three tempos
Work through each idea slowly before building it up to speed.
30 ideas.
Not 30 things to memorise.
Use each fill as a starting point. Learn the sticking, understand the phrase and get comfortable playing it through the different tempos.
Then start changing it. Move the Herta. Change the orchestration. Combine it with other ideas and see where it takes you.
The aim is to build vocabulary — not collect exercises.
I was struggling with ideas involving Hertas, but after seeing some of Ryan’s reels I thought they were a technique I could implement into my own fills. Having the fills scored really helped with the visual side, and the slow and fast demonstrations made it much easier to break them down, feel them properly and understand how they worked.
I’d recommend them to drummers whose fills are lacking variation in subdivision. They’re a great way to spice up your fills while still complementing the grooves you’re playing.
Josh — Drummer
Learn the idea.
Then change it.
If you’ve already learned the free lesson, you’ve seen the process: learn the sticking clearly, build the phrase up through the tempos, then start moving it around.
The next 29 ideas give you more starting points. Different placements, different orchestrations and different combinations.
By working through them, you’re not just collecting fills. You’re getting more comfortable using the Herta naturally in your own playing.
Build the vocabulary.
Make it yours.
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