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Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill

Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill Learn how to use a rudiment to create a very cool drum fill This Is The Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill Welcome to the paradiddlediddle rudiment fill drum lesson.The paradiddlediddle is an amazing rudiment that can be used in so many creative ways. Here we will use it to create a really fun drum fill.This rudiment drum fill sounds more complex than it is but in the drum lesson we will break it down so it becomes easy to learn.If you want to learn this Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill and then go deeper with rudiments, you might also like:Rudiments for…

How To Drum Like Benny Benjamin

How To Drum Like Benny Benjamin Learn how to play Motown drums This Is The Benny Benjamin Drum Lesson Here we are learning how to drum like Benny Benjamin.Benny Benjamin was one of the most prolific Motown drummers. Motown was responsible for so many massive hit songs that still endure today.And that success was built upon great song writing, great musicians and great singers.Benny Benjamin epitomises the ethos of playing for the song. His parts always served the music and were never unnecessarily busy.Certain aspects of his drumming are instantly recognisable and have become a big part of that Motown…

How To Drum Like Uriel Jones

How To Drum Like Uriel Jones Learn how to play Motown drums This Is The Uriel Jones Drum Course Here we are learning how to drum like Uriel Jones Uriel Jones was one of the main drummers from the Motown record label. He laid down the grooves for many huge hits that we still love to this day. He played a big part in creating that classic Motown sound which is instantly recognisable and that is why it is well worth studying some of his drum beats and fills. You might like to go further and learn how to play Motown…

How To Drum Like Richard “Pistol” Allen

How To Drum Like Richard "Pistol" Allen Learn how to play Motown drums This Is The Richard "Pistol" Allen Drum Course Here we will learn how to drum like Richard "Pistol" Allen. Richard "Pistol" Allen was one of the main drummers who recorded for the Motown record label. This 'hit factory' was responsible for so many huge tunes that are still popular today. And it was the grooves of Richard "Pistol" Allen and co that made these songs feel so good. Although he didn't exclusively play shuffles, Richard "Pistol" Allen did lay down quite a few great shuffles on Motown…

How to Play Motown Drums

How to Play Motown Drums Learn how to play drums like the Motown drummers Let's check out the drummers of Motown Here we are examining how to play Motown drums. The amount of massive hits that came from Motown is astounding in itself, but then to realise that just a small group of studio musicians (known as the Funk Brothers) were behind most of those massive songs you soon realise that it’s worth delving into those drummers and the way they approached songs.The studio in Detroit they used became known as ‘Hitsville’ and the equipment and methods were amazingly low tech.…

Rudiments in Drum Fills

Rudiments In Drum Fills Course Learn how to apply rudiments to drum fills This Is The Rudiments For Drum Fills Course Welcome to the rudiments in drum fills course. Here we will learn how to apply rudiments to drum fills.Rudiments can be very boring to learn, spending hours on the snare drum or practice pad sometimes not knowing why we're doing it. BUT, if you can understand how important they are, and how much they can improve your drumming then you will be much more motivated to practice them.This course takes a series of common rudiments and turns them into…

Really EASY Linear Drum Fill

Really EASY Linear Drum Fill Learn how to play a simple linear drum fill quickly This Is The Really EASY Linear Drum Fill Welcome to the Really EASY Linear Drum Fill online drum lesson. It's totally free and it will take just five minutes to understand the fill. You can print of the sheet music too to make the learning process easy. This is called a linear fill but most fills are linear. Linear drumming just means playing one thing at a time, so you never layer two voices up. So if you think of the most basic drum fills…

Easy But Impressive Sounding Drum Fill

Easy But Impressive Sounding Drum Fill Learn how to play an awesome drum fill that sounds really hard This Is The Easy But Impressive Sounding Drum Fill Lesson Welcome to the easy but impressive sounding drum fill free drum lesson. We all love things that are easy but sound complicated. That's not being lazy, it's just great to get those quick wins on the drums and feel good about playing. Let's face it, most of our drum progress takes ages and has more frustration than self gratifying moments so let's embrace this one. BUT, that doesn't mean you'll get this sounding…

Beginner Drum Fills

Beginner Drum Fills Learn how to play easy drum fills This Is The Beginner Drum lesson To Teach You Easy Drum Fills Welcome to the beginner drum fills lesson. Here we will learn how to play beginner drum fills. These are easy drum fills that sound really good, and actually sound harder than they are. You can get the sheet music for free below but we're also going to learn the beginner drum fills using sounds. After all 'if you can say it, you can play it'. So the proper notation is written on the sheet as well as the…

Drum Fill Generator

Drum Fill Generator Learn how to create hundreds of drum fills This Is The Drum Fill Generator Here we are learning how to create hundreds of drum fills with a drum fill generator What is the drum fill generator? We all love learning one-off drum fills and they can be great to pull out and make an impression. But if we only learn those then we are severely limiting our ability to express ourselves on the drum kit. We need to be able to improvise new fills in every tempo, time signature and feel. We need to be free to flow…