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Sexy Sextuplet Paradiddles

Sexy Sextuplet Paradiddles Learn how to play a creative drum fill using the paradiddle This Is The Sexy Sextuplet Paradiddles Drum Lesson Welcome to the sexy sextuplet paradiddles drum lesson. This is a really fun paradiddle drum fill with a twist because we dip a toe into implied metric modulation which might deceive the listener into thinking we've changed tempo when actually we're just playing a four note phrasing over sextuplets.Sound confusing? Well hopefully 🤞 this video will break it down so that it makes sense.Once we understand these concepts we can use them in our fills and drum beats…

Mix Yourself On The Drums

Mix Yourself On The Drums Learn how to use great dynamics on the drums Mix Yourself On The Drums Here we will learn how to mix yourself on the drums.Having excellent command of your dynamics across all your limbs is crucial. Great drummers, such as Steve Gadd, are regularly called in partly because they can mix themselves whilst playing. Inexperienced drummers struggle with this and therefore the balance between their different drum kit voices can be poor and that affects the entire groove.But we can work on this so that we have total control of the dynamics between every limb…

David Bowie Drummers

David Bowie Drummers Learn how to play the grooves from 1970s David Bowie This Is The David Bowie Drummers Course Welcome to the David Bowie drummers course. Here we will learn how to play some of the best drum parts from Bowie's 1970s albums.This include his period as Ziggy Stardust and featured drummers such as Woody Woodmansey and Aynsley Dunbar.The songs have stood the test of time and are still some of his best loved work with songs such as Suffragette City, Ziggy Stardust, Jean Genie, Diamond Dogs and Rebel Rebel.There are some really memorable drum parts here so let's get…

Average White Band Drum Beats

Average White Band Drum Beats Learn how to play classic AWB drum grooves This Is The Average White Band Drum Beats Course Welcome to the Average White Band drum beats course. Here we will learn how to play some classic grooves from the Scottish funk band.Average White Band are best known for the track Pick Up The Pieces but they were responsible for a slew of amazing funk and R&B songs.In this drum course we will study grooves from Robbie McIntosh and Steve Ferrone for songs such as Got the love, Work to do, Pick up the pieces, Person to…

Tower of Power Drum Beats

Tower of Power Drum Beats Learn how to play David Garibaldi's Best Drum Grooves This Is The Tower of Power Drum Beats Course Welcome to the Tower of Power drum beats course. Here we will learn how to play the grooves of David Garibaldi.David Garibaldi has been the drummer for Oakland funk band, Tower of Power, since 1970, although not continuously.He is responsible for some of my favourite funk grooves which weave complex patterns that perfectly complement the rich rhythmic bass guitar and horn lines of Tower of Power.And he executes those tricky rhythms flawlessly and seemingly with great ease.…

Parliament Drum Beats

Parliament Drum Beats Learn how to play classic drum grooves from George Clinton's Parliament This Is The Parliament Drum Beats Course Welcome to the Parliament drum beats course. In this drum lesson course we break down some of the drum beats on classic tracks from George Clinton's Parliament. We look at tracks such as Funky woman, Moonshine Heather, Up for the downstroke, If it don’t fit don’t force it, Mothership Connection and Supergroovalisticprosifunkstication.Parliament was headed up by George Clinton and very closely connected to his other group 'Funkadelic'. In fact the two bands came to be known as Parliament-Funkadelic before…

Hand and Foot Call and Response Drum Lesson

Hand and Feet Call and Response Learn how to use all four limbs in a musical way This Is The Hand and Feet Call and Response Drum Lesson Welcome to the hand and feet call and response drum lesson. In this drum lesson you will be taken through a series of drum exercises that work all four of your limbs in a call and response work out. This develops your four limb independence but also builds your ability to listen and respond quickly in musical situations. This is a crucial skill for a musician. Scroll down to start the hand…

Do We Need Ghost Notes On Drums?

Do We Need Ghost Notes On Drums? Learn how to play ghost notes Do We Need Ghost Notes On Drums? Welcome to the ghost note lesson where we break down ghost notes. What are they? How do we play them? When should we use them?Ghost notes are the very soft notes that drummers play most commonly on the snare drum. We use them to create colour and texture in a groove which, ultimately, creates more complex drum beats. They work very well in funk although they can be used in any genre.To use this properly you need to develop a…

Ghost Note Drum Beats

Ghost Note Drum Beats Learn how to play funky drum beats using ghost notes This Is The Ghost Note Drum Beats Lesson Welcome to the ghost notes drum beat lesson. Ghost notes can elevate a groove to a much more complex and interesting level and really are an essential technique.Ghost notes are really just quiet notes, most commonly played on the snare drum. They make grooves instantly sound more funky but really these are used in all genres.The key to great ghost notes is mastering the dynamic so that you can play them very softly, even at faster speeds. When…

Six Eight Odd Phrasing

Six Eight Odd Phrasing Learn how to play interesting six eight grooves This Is The Six Eight Odd Phrasing Drum Lesson Welcome to the six eight odd phrasing drum lesson.Six eight is not an odd time signature and is actually one of the most common time signatures. It is usually phrased as two groups of three and that feels very natural.But what if we change the emphasis within the bar? Well if we do that we can create some very interesting phrasing. And that's what we explore in this drum lesson.This drum lesson was inspired by Ocean ColourScene's 'Riverboat Song'…