Even without drumsticks, practicing the following concepts will catapult ones music abilities.
SNARE DRUM FUNDAMENTALS
RHYTHM FUNDAMENTALS
The main beat (pulse)
||: 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - :||
The division
||: 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - :||
The subdivision
||: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a :||
||: 1 - - - 2 - - - 3 - - - 4 - - - :||
The division
||: 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - :||
The subdivision
||: 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a :||
Now, instead of dividing the beat in twos (duple meter), divide it in three (triple meter):
The main beat
||: 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - :||
The division
||: 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a :||
||: 1 - - 2 - - 3 - - 4 - - :||
The division
||: 1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 + a :||