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Single Bass Drum Burst Workout

Single Bass Drum Burst Workout Develop your bass drum speed and control This Is The Single Bass Drum Burst Workout Welcome to the Single Bass Drum Burst Workout. Here we will give your right foot (or left if that is your bass drum foot) a serious workout. We build up the burst phrasing until you can play all the 16th notes within a bar.This is a great method for developing your bass drum speed, control and endurance.Many drummers neglect their feet and focus mainly on the hands but we should aim for our feet to be as well trained as…

Ultimate Paradiddle Challenge

Ultimate Paradiddle Challenge Do you dare to try this drum hand speed workout? This Is The Ultimate Paradiddle Challenge Welcome to the ultimate paradiddle challenge. Will you dare to push yourself to the limit with the paradiddle?This is just a bit of fun but it's also a great way to motivate us to practice our paradiddles and go deep on technique to see where we can improve.First you will watch me play it...and fall apart in a heap! And then it's your turn. You will get access to the track so you can see how far you can get with…

Independence Ostinato Challenge

Independence Ostinato Challenge Develop your four limb independence This Is The Independence Ostinato Challenge Welcome to the Independence Ostinato Challenge.This is a replay of a live lesson where we will challenge your four limb independence. This is hard...but it's cool.As drummers we need to be able to use all four limbs. That's what makes us superior to every other musician! ;-) You know it's true.But we have to work really hard to build that independence on the drums.So this lesson is really useful to help you get to that level.This is hard but it's also paced so that any level…

The Best Drum Rudiment | Most Versatile Rudiment?

The Best Drum Rudiment Is this really the best drum rudiment? The Best Drum Rudiment Here we are looking at the best drum rudiment. Rudiments are awesome and give us the sticking patterns that we need to unlock our creativity on the drum kit. Rudiments are part of our language and without them we can't speak as eloquently on our instrument. And that is why we must be proficient with the core rudiments if we want to be the best we can on the drums. But which is the best rudiment? Well in reality there isn't really a 'best rudiment'…

Bass Drum Speed Drum Lesson

Bass Drum Speed Lesson Develop faster bass drum speed with this exercise This Is The Bass Drum Speed Lesson Welcome to this bass drum speed drum lesson. This teaches an exercise that effectively develops your bass drum speed. It also helps build your bass drum endurance. This comes from a bass drum speed and endurance course that goes much deeper on developing your bass drum speed.WARNING!I'm sorry to tell you that there is no magic bullet that will give you instant speed on the bass drum. I am truly sorry if you are searching for that because it doesn't exist.…

Bass Drum Speed and Endurance Drum Course

Bass Drum Speed and Endurance Drum Course Learn how to play faster kick drums in beats and fills This Is The Bass Drum Speed and Endurance Drum Course Welcome to the bass drum speed and endurance course. Here we are developing a practice routine with very specific exercises.If you put the work in on these exercises with small but frequent practice sessions then you will develop faster bass drum speed and more endurance.If you've ever felt your leg getting tired when drumming then this will help you feel fitter and able to play drums for longer.And if you've ever felt…

Paradiddle Inversion Groove Challenge Course

Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge Develop your four limb independence with this paradiddle challenge This Is The Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge Course Welcome to the paradiddle inversion independence challenge course. Here we will learn a series of paradiddle inversion exercises with foot ostinatos. An ostinato is simply a repeating pattern and we develop three foot ostinatos ranging from easier to really hard. But you can work your way up slowly. Over the top of this ostinato we will learn to play a range of paradiddles and inversions so your hands become very free. But this isn't just an exercise. These actually…

Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge

Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge Develop your four limb independence with this paradiddle challenge This Is The Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge Lesson Welcome to the paradiddle inversion independence challenge lesson. Here we will learn a paradiddle inversion exercise with a challenging foot ostinato.An ostinato is simply a repeating pattern and we are looking at tough one here.Over the top of this ostinato we will learn to play a paradiddle. But this isn't just an exercise. This actually works as really cool drum groove that you can use in a song or even a drum solo.This is taken from the Paradiddle Inversion…

Left Hand Control, Speed and Endurance For Drummers

Left Hand Control, Speed and Endurance Learn how to develop your left hand control on the drums This Is The Left Hand Control Lesson Welcome to the left hadn't control drum course. Here we will learn how to develop your left hand control which in turn helps your left hand speed and endurance on the drums. This course develops our weak hand. It's called left hand control because a majority of drummers are right handed but for all you left handed drummers this will be a right hand control course. The point is that we are developing our weak hand…

Clave Foot Groove Challenge

Clave Foot Groove Challenge Learn a tricky four limb independence groove This Is The Clave Foot Groove Challenge Welcome to the Clave Foot Groove Challenge. Here we will learn a fun four limb independence pattern that will bend your mind! It involves two separate bars in which the feet play opposite roles. So one foot is playing four on the floor and the other a modified son clave feel. Then in the second bar the feet switch patterns. Once you've got the individual bars we then loop them in sequence and that's where it gets really tough. Watch the video…