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Hi-hat Foot Splash Samba Independence

Hi-hat Foot Splash Samba Independence Learn some really cool samba infused independence grooves This Is The Hi-hat Foot Splash Samba Independence Lesson Welcome to the hi-hat foot splash samba independence drum lesson. What a mouthful to say!But if you think it's hard to say that title, it's gonna be even more challenging to play these grooves.But stick with me because this is fun lesson and we break it down super slow so that anyone can learn these. In this lesson you will learn some foundational aspects of playing samba on the drums, you will learn how to splash the hi-hat…

Drum Dynamics In Songs

Drum Dynamics In Songs Learn how to use dynamics to sound musical on the drums This Is The Drum Dynamics In Songs Lesson Welcome in, here we will learn how to use drum dynamics in songs.A good drummer knows how to use dynamics to play musical drum parts. Without dynamics drummers sound very one dimensional and boring.Here we learn how to play a song on the drums. We use a drumless track to demonstrate how you can build excitement in a song by using dynamics.Scroll down to start the drum dynamics on songs lesson. Click to access the lesson Click…

RLRLKK Sextuplet Fills

RLRLKK Sextuplet Fills Learn some fun sextuplet drum fills This Is The RLRLKK Sextuplet Fills Lesson Welcome to the RLRLKK sextuplet fills drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play some very cool six note drum fill phrases.These are exciting 6 note drum fills that sound really cool but are actually simple to play. Learn this drum fill and grab the notation with this video walkthrough. Sextuplets are six note phrases. Here we are playing them as sixteenth note triplets so we'll start by breaking those down and learning how to feel them. We will then learn the drum fill pattern…

Paradiddlediddle funk beats

Paradiddlediddle Funk Beats Learn how to use the paradiddlediddle rudiment to play funk This Is The Paradiddlediddle Funk Beats Lesson Welcome to the paradiddlediddle funk beats drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play funk drum beats using a classic rudiment.Like all rudiments, the paradiddlediddle is very simple and it is based upon the standard paradiddle which is played with the sticking pattern:R L R R L R L LWe simply need to add an extra diddle (double) at the end of each four notes so the paradiddlediddle becomes:R L R R L LSo it is a six note…

Five Four Time Signature

Five Four Time Signature Learn how to play five four drum beats This Is The Five Four Drum Lesson Welcome to the five four time signature drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play five four drum beats.Five four time signature means that each bar consists of five quarter notes. The most common time signature is four four so all we've done here is add one beat per bar.Although that sounds easy enough, it can feel very unnatural and takes some time to get used to it.So in this five four drum lesson we will break down several five…

Single Stroke Roll Workout

Single Stroke Roll Workout Work hard to improve your single stroke rolls This Is The Single Stroke Roll Workout Welcome to the Single Stroke Roll Workout. Here we will work you hard to improve your single strokes.This drum lesson breaks down some great exercises for the single stroke roll and works you hard. It also incorporates both feet for some four limb independence.The single stroke roll is arguably the most important rudiment and yet we often overlook it because it seems very easy. And it is. But we still want to develop great technique and learn how to use the…

Using Cowbell Grooves In Music

Using Cowbell Grooves In Music Learn how to use the cowbell in a song This Is The Using Cowbell Grooves In Music Lesson Welcome to the using cowbell grooves in music drum lesson. Here we will learn how to use the cowbell in songs to create funky drum grooves..In this drum lesson we will learn an awesome cowbell drum beat and then look at how to apply it to music. We will see how it connects with the other instruments and locks in with them. We will then check out transitions from one section of the song to another using…

Should Left Handed Drummers Play Open Handed?

Should Left Handed Drummers Play Open Handed? We are breaking down the options for left handed drummers How should left handed drums play? We are asking the question, "Should Left Handed Drummers Play Open Handed?"How should left handed drummers play? There are a few options for lefties and I've taught them all to students.But I always like to present the options and talk over the pros and cons, and then let them decide how they want to play.There are examples of great drummers playing in all of the various options for left handed drummers so I don't believe there is…

Push Pull Technique

Push Pull Technique Lesson Learn how to use the push pull drum technique This Is The Push Pull Technique Lesson Welcome to the push pull technique lesson. In this drum lesson we break down what the push pull technique is, how to execute it and we learn some grooves that you can use it in. The push pull technique is a really important drum technique that allows you to play certain patterns much more efficiently.This is important when playing a whole song or even a long show. If you play without good technique you will be stiff and waste energy. That…

1970s Funk Drummers

1970s Funk Drummers Learn how to play funk drums with this comprehensive funk drum course. This Is The 1970s Funk Drummers Course Welcome to the 1970s funk drummers course. Here we will learn how to play some of my favourite funk drum beats from the 1970s.The 1970s brought some awesome funk drummers who had taken on the funk blueprint that was created in the 1960s with drummers such as Clyde Stubblefield and Jabo Starks, amongst others.In this course we will focus on the funk giants Tower of Power with David Garibaldi on drums. We also delve into the Average White…