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Seven Eight Drum Course 101

Seven Eight Drum Course 101 Learn how to play in seven eight time signature with this seven eight drum course This is the seven eight drum course 101. It teaches you how to understand and count in seven eight by breaking it down and showing that it's not weird, it's not scary, it just needs understanding. That's what I told my wife about me when we met and it seemed to work out! ;-) Once we have that understanding we will build a vocabulary of essential seven eight grooves as well as a series of fills. Armed with these you…

Blues Shuffle Drum Beat

Blues Shuffle Drum Beat Lesson Learn the Blues Shuffle Drum BeatHere we are looking at a blues shuffle drum beat. Now I've called it a blues shuffle because it is so prevalent in that style, but really every drummer in every style should know this drum beat because it appears in all styles. But it is the foundation of much of blues so it is most often seen in that style. Blues and jazz are often stuck together, such as blues and jazz festivals, and the two do have many links. Rhythmically they are both swung. That means they are…

Bossa Nova Drum Beat Lesson

Bossa Nova Drum Beat Lesson Learn the Brazilian Bossa Nova Drum Beat The bossa nova drum beat is awesome, it's fun, it's an essential groove for any drummer, and it's from Brazil! There are four great reasons to learn this pattern today. Now I know you might say, "Hey, I'm a metal drummer, there's is no way I will ever need a bossa nova drum beat." Well I hear you but you're wrong! Well you might not be, but in many cases this attitude is a bad one. One day you might stop being a total metaller and decide you…

Soca Calypso Drum Beat

Soca Calypso Drum Beat Lesson Learn the Caribbean Soca Calypso Drum Beat Here we're breaking down a Soca calypso drum beat. This is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean and in fact Soca is separate from Calypso although the two are very closely linked. In fact Soca has been described (by a Soca pioneer Lord Shorty - what a name!) as the SOul of CAlypso so you can see that Soca was born out of Calypso music. The rhythmic originas of a Soca Calypso drum beat are found in Africa, like much of the music in the…

Seven Eight Funk Drum Beat

Learn a seven eight funk drum beat Here's how to play a seven eight funk beat Here we are breaking down an awesome seven eight funk drum beat. It's so funky that it actually hurts. And what's more, this comes from a pretty crazy, and funky, seven eight drumless backing track that you can jam along with. But what I will tell you is that the beat is pretty complex and the track is pretty fast. Therefore it's a great target to aim for but for now you may want to shut that from your mind and learn this the right…

The Amen Break | Break Beat Drum Lesson

The Amen Break Drum Beat Learn the Amen Break - One of the most sampled grooves in history The Amen Break is a four bar passage of music from the song Amen Brother which was recorded as an instrumental track by The Winstons. It was released as a B-side to the track Color Him Father in 1969. But from this unsuspecting B-side arose a drum break which was to become one of the most sampled drum breaks in the history of recorded music. It was to become the foundation of a new genre of music. It was to have an impact that…

How to play a seven eight drum beat

Learn a beginner seven eight drum beat Here's how to play drums in seven eight time signature This Is The Seven Eight Drum Beat Lesson Here we are breaking down a seven eight drum beat. We are stripping it back to it's most basic level so this is for people who are new to seven eight drumming. If you already feel comfortable in this time signature and want to try playing with a seven eight drumless backing track then click across to this fun track called Topiary Seven. It comes with a written chart to help you learn the structure and it…

Topiary Seven | Seven Eight Drumless Playalong track

Seven Eight Drumless Playalong Seven eight drumless backing track for drummers Welcome to a seven eight drumless backing track called Topiary Seven. This track gives you the chance to practice your seven eight drum beats with a playalong track minus drums. Now I should mention that it is quite challenging and is designed for people that have a bit of an understanding of how to play drums in seven eight time signature. If you are totally new to seven eight then you may want to check out a free beginner seven eight drum lesson here. But if you are ready for this…

Learn an Abakwa Drum Rhythm

Abakwa Drum Rhythm Lesson Use the Abakwa Drum Rhythm in many different ways The Abakwa drum rhythm is a really fun polyrhythmic pattern that is often found within the Afro Cuban six eight rhythms today. It derives from the secret Abakuá society found in Cuba, with roots in Western African culture, where they use their own language and music. This Abakwa drum rhythm takes the influence of rhythms within this music and it's evolution through Cuban music arriving at something on the drumkit that is a real independence challenge. So be warned, this rhythm is hard. But it is really fun, sounds…

Rumba Clave Drum Pattern

The Cuban Rumba Clave Learn this essential rumba clave The rumba clave is a very important aspect of Cuban music. Cuban music is generally based around a rhythmic pattern know as a clave, which translates as 'key'. This key to the music acts as a reference point around which everything is based. This includes not only the percussion but also the melodies and dances. The rumba clave can be played as 3:2 or 2:3. You will see below that there are five notes across two bars. One bar has three notes and the other has two. You can switch which…