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Drum Teacher Course

Drum Teacher Course Learn how to start a new drum teaching business or grow an existing one Do you want a successful drum teaching business? Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions:How can I quit my current job and teach drums instead?How do I get more students for my drum teaching business so I can stop worrying about incomeHow can I do something I love every day?How can I make music my full time job?These are questions I get asked a lot and I'm passionate about helping people find the answers so they can use their passion everyday…

Steve Gadd Drum Grooves

Steve Gadd Drum Grooves Learn how to play drums like Steve Gadd This Is The Steve Gadd Drum Grooves Course Welcome to the Steve Gadd Drum Grooves course. Here we will break down some of Steve Gadd's best drum beat in the 1980s.Gadd was a prolific studio session drummer in the 1980s so there are lots of great tracks to choose from. In the course we are looking at quite a few Paul Simon tracks as well as a Grover Washington number. Within that is the legendary Late In The Evening drum beat.Gadd is an iconic drummer and no matter…

Left Foot Clave Rock Beat

Left Foot Clave Rock Beat Learn how to play a rock beat with a left foot clave This Is The Left Foot Clave Rock Beat Welcome to the left foot clave rock beat drum lesson. This is a recording of the live lesson from inside the Total Drummer Academy but you can access the whole lesson below.We develop the independence of all four limbs so that we can add a clave with the left foot underneath a standard rock drum beat.Four limb independence is one of the most challenging aspects of drumming and it's really worth working on. Plus at…

Cowbell Drum Beats

Cowbell Drum Beats Learn how to play fun cowbell grooves This Is The Cowbell Drum Beats Lesson Here we are learning some funky cowbell drum beats. The cowbell is a really fun addition to any drum kit and brings a great sonic option to so many grooves and drum solos.Just check out the work of Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl when they lay down incredible cowbell grooves.As soon as we introduce the cowbell into a drum beat it creates a Latin-esque vibe and we often see cowbells used in Cuban music such as by timbale players.This drum lesson breaks down…

How To Play Sing, Sing, Sing On The Drums

How To Play Sing, Sing, Sing On Drums Learn how to play a classic Gene Krupa drum groove This Is The Sing Sing Sing Drum Beat Here we will learn how to play Sing, Sing, Sing on drums. This is the drum beat played by Gene Krupa on Benny Goodman's famous version of the track which was recorded in 1937.This is a classic of the 1930s big band swing era and is a song loved by drummers because it's so heavily focussed on the drum groove.The drums are based on a swung single stroke roll played on the low tom.…

Paradiddle Funk Drum Beat

Paradiddle Funk Drum Beat Learn this funky beat that uses a paradiddle This Is The Paradiddle Funk Drum Beat Welcome this drum elsson that breaks down a paradidle funk drum beat. I LOVE taking rudiments and turning them into something exciting and creative. And that's exactly what we're doing here.In fact I had two thoughts as starting points for this groove.The first was paradiddles. The second was some inspiration from David Garibaldi, the drummer for funk band Tower of Power.I love how David displaces the snare drums for the main backbeats and his complex sticking patterns making his grooves so mesmerising.And…

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'…

Eight Ways To Play Five Four On The Drums

Eight Ways To Play Five Four On The Drums Learn how to play drums in odd time signatures. This Is The Eight Ways To Play Five Four On The Drums Drum Lesson Here we will learn eight ways to play five four on the drums.It often seems confusing when playing drums in odd time signatures but it doesn't need to be. We are just dealing with a different length of bar and we need to learn how to count it.Once we can count it we then need to decide how to construct a groove inside that bar.When we play in…

How to Play Rock and Roll on Drums

How to Play Rock and Roll on Drums Discover the hidden secret to 1950s rock and roll drummingWelcome to this drum lesson that breaks down how to play Rock and Roll on drums.We are talking about 1950s rock and roll drumming. This was an amazing transitional phase of musical history where we moved from the swing music before it to the rock music that came after.And part of that evolution was the straight eighth note rock beat that we live and breathe in modern music.Yes you heard that right....before the rock and roll period we didn't have the straight 8ths…

How to Play La Bamba on the Drums

How to Play La Bamba on the Drums Learn how to play this classic Rock and Roll drum beat This Is The La Bamba Drum Lesson Here we will learn how to play La Bamba on the drums.We are looking at the Ritchie Valens version from 1958. Originally this was a Mexican folk song but Ritchie brought it to the masses in the midst of the rock and roll era.His heritage was Mexican and he wasn't sure initially about fusing this traditional song with the new rock style. But of course he did it and it was a huge success.The…