What Are The Three Levels of Funk Drumming?
Learn how to turn a rock beat into a funk beat
This Is The Three Levels Of Funk Drumming
This drum lesson answers that age old question pondered by academics since the dawn of time….What are the three levels of funk drumming?
Funk is a genre that many drummers love because it is so focused on the groove, on the rhythm, and therefore on the drum beats.
Most of us learn a basic rock drum beat when we start drumming. But with a few small steps that can take that humble rock beat and turn it into the funkiest thing known to mankind.
This funk drum lesson explores three of those steps. You can employ one at a time of you can use all three to get incredibly funky.
Watch the video below to answer that question….What are the three levels of funk drumming?and then scroll down to grab the sheet music.
p.s. here is a link to a much more in depth funk drum course.
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Thank you Matt. This was inspirational. Sending a lot of appreciation your way.
Hey Martin, Thanks for the comment. I’m really glad you enjoyed it.