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RLKK Fill Ideas

RLKK Fill Ideas Learn how to play easy drum fills that sound awesome This Is The RLKK Fill Ideas Drum Lesson Welcome to the RLKK fill ideas drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play some really cool drum fills. This drum lesson is suitable for beginners but will also give you some great ideas if you've been playing drum for a while.The approach we are using here is to create a fixed sticking pattern and then look at how we can use that in different creative ways. This is an effective way to easily learn lots of fill…

Right Limb Unsion Grooves

Right Limb Unison Grooves Learn how to play funk drum beats using paradiddle derived unison phrases This Is The Right Limb Unison Grooves Drum Lesson Welcome to the right limb unison grooves drum lesson. Here we will learn some very funky drum beats.Our brain loves the right limbs working together, and it loves the left limbs working together. So you'll be pleased to know that this drum lesson doesn't involve painful independence exercises.Instead we use the unison approach to create some really interesting patterns that work really well to create drum beats that sound very complex. But when we break…

Seven Eight Rudiments

Seven Eight Rudiments Learn how to use rudiments in odd time grooves This Is The Seven Eight Rudiments Drum Lesson Welcome to the seven eight rudiments drum lesson. Here we will learn how to use rudiments to create awesome drum beats.Rudiments are a fundamental part of our drumming vocabulary but they are not just boring old exercises that we do because our drum teacher says we should. They are the building blocks for so many drum beats and fills.So in this lesson we will take some common rudiments and develop them into exciting drum beats. Not only that but the…

Bass Drum Workout

Bass Drum Workout This drum lesson will test your bass drum speed and endurance This Is The Bass Drum Workout Welcome to the bass drum workout. Here we will learn some really fun beats that work that kick drum foot of yours. We break this down so you can follow along even if you're a beginner drummer.We will develop some drum grooves that you can use in real playing situations and that you will hear in some of your favourite songs. But these grooves are also designed to work your bass drum foot hard. And we will turn this into…

New Orleans-ey Funky Groove

New Orleans-ey Funky Groove Learn how to play a funky sort of New Orleans inspired drum beat This Is The New Orleans-ey Funky Groove Welcome to the New Orleans-ey funky groove drum lesson. I know it's a sightly rubbish name but it does describe what this is.It is a very funky groove that is New Orleans inspired but isn't strictly what you might call a New Orleans groove.In this drum lesson we break it down to the most basic level. That allows even beginners to learn a very complex drum beat. And once you learn this method you can break…

Paradiddlediddle Groove With Changing Bass Drums

Paradiddlediddle Groove With Changing Bass Drums Learn how to play some challenging rudiment based drum beats This Is The Paradiddlediddle Groove With Changing Bass Drums Lesson Welcome to this paradiddlediddle drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play this common rudiment as a funky groove and gain freedom with the right foot within that context.The paradidlediddle is a really useable rudiment both in drum beats and fills. Because it is a six note rudiment, it works very well for a sixteenth note triplet feel, or half time shuffle.In this drum lesson we use it in that exact way so…

How to play Come Together On Drums

How to play Come Together On Drums How to play Come Together On Drums Learn how to play Come Together on drums. This Is The Beatles Drum LEsson Welcome to this Beatles drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play Come Together on drums. Come Together was released on the Beatles Abbey Road album in 1969. It features an instantly recognisable bass line and an iconic drum groove. It is, of course, played by Ringo Starr on the drums and it is one of Ringo's greatest drumming moments because it is such a unique, interesting and recognizable drum groove.…

Jazz with KKL and LKK Comps

Jazz with KKL and LKK Comps Learn how to play some fun jazz comping patterns This Is The Jazz with KKL and LKK Comps Drum Lesson Welcome to the jazz with KKL and LKK comps drum lesson. This is a fun introduction to jazz drumming but be warned.....it is difficult.However, in this lesson we break it down to such a degree that even beginner drummers can learn from it.In fact it's a great introduction to anyone who hasn't played jazz before because we start at the simplest level.One we've covered that we start to introduce the concept of comping which…

Super Funky Drum Beat

Super Funky Drum Beat Learn how to play an incredibly funky drum beat This Is The Super Funky Drum Beat Welcome to the super funky drum beat lesson. Here we will learn how to play a very funky drum. beat.This is super cool and it sounds like a really difficult drum beat. And in truth it is pretty complex. But we will break it down so much that even a beginner can learn it.Once we've learnt the core drum pattern, we will start to add the dynamics which really elevate it to another level.So by the end of the drum…

Cool Reggae Drum Lick

Cool Reggae Drum Lick Learn how to play an awesome reggae phrase that sounds exciting This Is The Cool Reggae Drum Lick Welcome to this drum lesson where we will learn a very cool reggae drum lick. You are most probably aware that reggae is a genre that hails from Jamaica and for the most part it is not about showing off or having big egos on the drums.It is much more focussed on groove. And it's a tricky thing to get that laid back groove sounding just right. But it's really fun trying.So in this lesson we will touch…