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Double Stroke Roll Exercises

Double Stroke Roll Exercises Learn how to develop your double stroke rolls This Is The Double Stroke Roll Exercises Drum Lesson Here we will develop your hand technique, speed and accuracy in this double stroke roll drum lesson.The double stroke roll is one of the most basic rudiments for drummers to learn but it’s also the one of the most important in many respects. The only rudiment we use more than the double stroke roll is the single stroke roll. So this is a fundamental rudiment that you need to master!And yet many drummers ignore it because it seems easy.But…

Single Stroke Roll Exercises

Single Stroke Roll Exercises We develop your hand technique, speed and accuracy in this single stroke roll drum lesson This Is The Single Stroke Roll Exercises Drum Lesson Here we will develop your hand technique, speed and accuracy in this single stroke roll drum lesson.The single stroke roll is the most basic rudiment for drummers to learn but it's also the most important in many respects. We probably use this rudiment more than any other, whether we're playing simple drum fills or disco sixteen beats. The single stroke roll will be present in every drummers' playing.And yet many drummers ignore…

Jazz Drumming Call and Response

Jazz Drumming Call and Response Learn how to react within a jazz context This Is The Jazz Drumming Call and Response Lesson Welcome to the jazz drumming call and response lesson. Here we will learn how to react to what we here within a jazz context. When we learn techniques such as comping in jazz, we often learn them as written exercises that we repeat. But when you play jazz it is much more reactionary as you listen to you fellow bandmates and respond to what they are playing.So this drum lesson allows you to do that live as you…

Jazz Basics With Snare Comping

Jazz Basics With Snare Comping Learn how to play funk drums with this comprehensive funk drum course. This Is The Jazz Basics With Snare Comping Drum Lesson Welcome to this jazz basics with snare comping drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play jazz drums.We will start with the absolute basics so that you understand the foundation rhythm needed for a majority of jazz music. We will then develop your left hand comping exercises to give you freedom to be expressive.Jazz drumming requires a totally different approach to pop, rock and funk. For a start jazz is often swung…

Sextuplet Linear Grooves

Sextuplet Linear Grooves Learn how to play rudiment based linear grooves as sixteenth note triplets This Is The Sextuplet Linear Grooves Drum Lesson Welcome to the sextuplet linear grooves drum lesson. Here we will learn some really fun drum beats.When we use linear drumming we just play one thing at a time. So we create some really interesting beats that sound a little different. But we going a step further in this lesson because we are combining the linear approach with the sextuplet (or 16th note triplet) subdivision. And then we're twisting up some common rudiments.This is a fun approach…

Linear Odd Note Groupings

Linear Odd Note Groupings Learn how to play interesting linear drum beats This Is The Linear Odd Note Groupings Drum Lessons Welcome to the Linear odd note groupings drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play some interesting linear drum beats.Linear drumming simply involves playing one sound at a time. We've been delving into linear quite a bit lately such as this linear drum lesson.And in this lesson today we are going a step further and getting a little weird. We are working in four four time signature and using sixteenth notes; so it's all very standard. But we…

Linear Substituting Hi-hat Feet

Linear Substituting Hi-hat Feet Learn how to play interesting linear drum beats This Is The Linear Substituting Hi-hat Feet Drum Lesson Welcome to the linear substituting hi-hat feet drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play really interesting linear drum beats.Linear beats simply involve playing one thing at a time. So you don't layer your hi-hat and bass drum, for example.Linear is already an interesting approach to drumming. But we will go one step further today.In this drum lesson we will take some of the notes that were previously played by the hands and we will play them with…

Linear Drumming Building Blocks

Linear Drumming Building Blocks Learn how to create lots of linear drum beats This Is The Linear Drumming Building Blocks Drum Lesson Welcome to the linear drumming building blocks drum lesson. Here we will learn how to create masses of your own linear drum beats. Linear drumming involves playing just one thing at a time - so no layering up the bass drum and hi-hat for example. At first this can feel unnatural but once you get used to it, you will find that linear drumming opens so many creative doors for you. In this drum lesson we will learn…

How to play Play That Funky Music on drums

How to play 'Play That Funky Music' on drums Learn how to play a classic funky Wild Cherry tune on drums. Play That Funky Music Here we will learn how to play 'Play That Funky Music' on drums. This is the full drum break down for Play that funky music by Wild Cherry. It features session player Ron Beitle on drums and has become a staple funk tune played at every party since it's release! As a drummer this is sort of a 'must know' tune because you will have to jam this out at some point inn your drumming…

Grooves With Syncopated Hi-hat Pedal

Grooves With Syncopated Hi-hat Pedal Learn how to play beats using the left foot This Is The Grooves With Syncopated Hi-hat Pedal Lesson Welcome to this drum lesson where we learn how to play grooves with syncopated hi-hat pedal patterns. If you haven't used your left foot for anything except clamping the hi-hat closed then this will be a fun test.Many drummers ignore their left foot but it is a limb just like the other ones. And it can play an equally important part in our drumming. Infact if we can develop this limb then our drum beats can instantly…