Rudiment Applications – Six Stroke Roll 1
This lesson demonstrates of some of the ways the Six Stroke Roll rudiment can be used to create melodic patterns around the drum kit.
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Rudiment Applications – Single Paradiddle
This lesson demonstrates of some of the ways the Single Paradiddle rudiment can be used to create melodic patterns around the drum kit.
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Rudiment Applications – Single & Double Paradiddles
This is a short demonstration of Single and Double Paradiddles and how they can be used to play freely and fluidly around the drum kit.
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Rudiment Applications – Inverted Paradiddles
This lesson demonstrates an ‘inverted’ Single Paradiddle rudiment and how it can be used to create melodic patterns around the drum kit.
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Licks – Steve Gadd Drum Lick
Here’s a really cool drum lick made famous by the great Steve Gadd. Remarkably simple but really effective when practiced right.
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Licks – Speed Exercise – Directional Triplets
This is a simple but effective practice exercise designed to get you moving around your drum kit with more speed and endurance. It’s more of…
Licks – 6-Note Speed Lick
This simple drum lick is made up of only six notes and can be used in any sort of music where you want a heavy…
Rock Shuffle Beats
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This lesson shows you a few ways to add interest to your rock shuffle grooves with some snare drum and bass drum variations.
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Jazz Cymbal Beat Variations
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In this lesson we go through a few variations on the Jazz Cymbal Beat that will give some ideas on how to make your jazz/swing…
Jazz Coordination One Beat Combinations
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This lesson shows you how to combine exercises from the jazz coordination master list to create musical phrases and ideas.
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Jazz Coordination Master List
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This lesson give you a list of exercises that allow to start incorporating bass drum and snare drum rhythms into your jazz cymbal beats.
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Half-Time Shuffle
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The half time shuffle is a groove made infamous by studio legends such at Jeff Porcaro, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie and Steve Gadd. Learning it helps…
Half-Time Shuffle Variations
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This lesson shows you some interesting variations to completely change the feel of your half time shuffle grooves. Make sure you check out Steely Dan’s…
Funky Drummer Beat
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This lesson was great fun to create! James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer’ is perhaps one of the best funk recordings ever made, no small thanks to…
Brazilian – Samba With Brushes
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This lesson shows you how to begin to interpret the Brazilian Samba groove with brushes.
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Brazilian – Samba Basics
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Coming from Brazil, the samba is a unique rhythm that opens up some interesting possibilities on the drum kit.
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Brazilian – Bossa-Nova
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Bossa-Nova is a Brazilian groove that is often used as an alternative feel in rock and jazz. This lesson introduces the basic building blocks of…
Brazilian – Bossa-Nova Variations
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This lesson gives you a few neat variations to try on with your basic bossa-nova feel.
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Afro Cuban – Songo
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Songo is a rhythm that really put the drum kit on the map in Cuban music. This lesson shows you the different parts of the…
Afro Cuban – The Clave
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The Clave is the fundamental groove behind Afro-Cuban music and is important to understand when learning the rhythms behind many styles including Salsa, Mambo, Bolero,…
Afro Cuban – Cha Cha Cha
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Cha Cha Cha is a simple yet catchy Cuban rhythm that’s really fun to play on drum kit. It’s a great coordination exercise too.
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Afro Cuban – Cascara
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The Cascara is a simple but very important and widely-used rhythm in Afro-Cuban drumming. Once you memorize this pattern, many things you hear in Afro-Cuban…
Afro Cuban – Bongo Bell (Campana)
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More cowbell! This simple cowbell pattern is what drives a Salsa or Latin-Jazz ‘Montuno’ groove. It’s easy to play but it takes practice to make…
Afro Cuban – Bass Drum Tumbao
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This lesson shows you what you can do with your bass drum when playing in various Afro-Cuban styles. It’s not always on the…
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