Drum grooves

The drum grooves library contains a variety of articles and video lessons with drum beats, grooves, fills and solos. They exist to give you fresh ideas when creating drum parts, solos and writing songs. Some are totally new concepts and some are new twists on classic old ideas. So if you need some inspiration this is a good place to start.

Reggae Drum Lesson

Learn the essential Reggae drum beats Get started with a Reggae drum lesson This Reggae drum lesson provides a very quick video lesson to help you learn the essential Reggae drum beat to get you started in the genre. Reggae is the most famous music to come from Jamaica and the most well known Reggae artist is Bob Marley. His drummer Carlton Barrett is generally credited for popularising the drum beat that this lesson looks at. This beat is called the 'one drop' and really is essential for any drummer who wants to play Reggae. Although Carlton Barrett is well …

Double Paradiddle Funk Groove

Funky Double Paradiddle Beat Over 16ths Learn how to use a double paradiddle in a fun drum grooveDouble Paradiddle Funk Funky rudiment derived drum grooveJust in case you were thinking that rudiments were boring I've gotta tell you something. THEY ARE NOT! And this double paradiddle funk groove is here to prove it. I am a drum geek so I actually enjoy sitting with a pad and sticks playing rudiments in their purest form. But even if you're not as sad as me you just need to realise that there are a million things we can use rudiments for to…