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16 Beats With Left Hand Open Hi-hats

16 Beats With Left Hand Open Hi-hats Learn how to play funky open hi-hat 16 beats This Is The 16 Beats With Left Hand Open Hi-hats Lesson Welcome to the 16 Beats With Left Hand Open Hi-hats lesson.This was a live lesson inside the Total Drummer Academy. Members enjoy these lessons each week but you can buy this one individually.This drum lesson breaks down funky 16 beats with left hand open hi-hats. When opening a hi-hat with the left hand it creates a very syncopated funky effect because the left hands fall on the 'E's and 'A's of each beat.It…

Through The Fire Drum Cover

Through The Fire Drum Cover Watch this classic Chaka Khan track and get the drum notation This Is The Through The Fire Drum Cover Welcome to the Through The Fire drum cover. This is a play through of the classic Chaka Khan track with John Robinson on drums. Whenever I transcribe a drum part I always play through it to make sure it is accurate. This video is that play through. Hopefully it will help you to see how the notation is played.This is an awesome song and was a huge hit in the 1980s for Chaka.The drum part is…

Disco Drumming

Disco Drumming Course Learn how to play disco drums with this comprehensive disco drum course. This Is The Disco Drumming Course Welcome to the Disco drumming course. Here we will learn how to play disco drum beats.We break down grooves from Earl Young, Tony Thompson and Ernest 'Bilbo' Berger. This covers disco drum beats from The Trammps, Chic and Heatwave...three huge acts within the 1970s disco scene.This is a high energy style that requires excellent command of the single stroke roll because we are often playing single on the hi-hat as 16th notes.This course breaks down some key disco drum…

How to Play Grunge Drums

How to Play Grunge Drums Learn how to play Grunge drums This Is The Grunge Drums Course Welcome to the grunge drums course. Here we will learn how to play grunge drums.In this drum course we break down the key drum beats and drum fills of some of the most influential and best grunge drummers:Dave Grohl from NirvanaMatt Cameron from Sound GardenDave Krusen from Pearl Jam This was an amazing era which took place in the early 1990s. This style of music was raw and energetic which made it great for drummers. And many of the tracks recorded by these bands…

1960s Rock Drumming

1960s Rock Drumming Course Learn how to drums like Ringo Starr, Mitch Mitchell and Ginger Baker This Is The 1960s Rock Drumming Course Welcome to the 1960s rock drumming course. This drum course explores 1960s rock drumming with Ringo Starr, Mitch Mitchell and Ginger Baker. Learn the drum beats from the Beatles, Cream and Jimi Hendrix.The 1960s was a really exciting decade for drummers and it was really were the blueprint for rock drumming was formed.Because rock music hadn't existed before this era, most of the drummers were jazz schooled so we hear strong element of jazz drumming in amongst…

Jeff Porcaro Drum Grooves

Jeff Porcaro Drum Grooves Learn how to play some of Jeff Porcaro's best drum beats This Is The Jeff Porcaro Drum Grooves Welcome to the Jeff Porcaro drum grooves course.We will break down and learn how to play Jeff Porcaro's coolest drum beats.Jeff was a member of Toto but alongside that he forged a reputation as one of the most sought after studio session drummers. The 1980s was a decade where Jeff appeared on recordings by so many artists and he became known as a drummer with impeccable feel.This is taken from a larger course that explores several 1980s session…

Drum Teacher Course

Drum Teacher Course Learn how to start a new drum teaching business or grow an existing one Do you want a successful drum teaching business? Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions:How can I quit my current job and teach drums instead?How do I get more students for my drum teaching business so I can stop worrying about incomeHow can I do something I love every day?How can I make music my full time job?These are questions I get asked a lot and I'm passionate about helping people find the answers so they can use their passion everyday…

Steve Gadd Drum Grooves

Steve Gadd Drum Grooves Learn how to play drums like Steve Gadd This Is The Steve Gadd Drum Grooves Course Welcome to the Steve Gadd Drum Grooves course. Here we will break down some of Steve Gadd's best drum beat in the 1980s.Gadd was a prolific studio session drummer in the 1980s so there are lots of great tracks to choose from. In the course we are looking at quite a few Paul Simon tracks as well as a Grover Washington number. Within that is the legendary Late In The Evening drum beat.Gadd is an iconic drummer and no matter…

Left Foot Clave Rock Beat

Left Foot Clave Rock Beat Learn how to play a rock beat with a left foot clave This Is The Left Foot Clave Rock Beat Welcome to the left foot clave rock beat drum lesson. This is a recording of the live lesson from inside the Total Drummer Academy but you can access the whole lesson below.We develop the independence of all four limbs so that we can add a clave with the left foot underneath a standard rock drum beat.Four limb independence is one of the most challenging aspects of drumming and it's really worth working on. Plus at…

Cowbell Drum Beats

Cowbell Drum Beats Learn how to play fun cowbell grooves This Is The Cowbell Drum Beats Lesson Here we are learning some funky cowbell drum beats. The cowbell is a really fun addition to any drum kit and brings a great sonic option to so many grooves and drum solos.Just check out the work of Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl when they lay down incredible cowbell grooves.As soon as we introduce the cowbell into a drum beat it creates a Latin-esque vibe and we often see cowbells used in Cuban music such as by timbale players.This drum lesson breaks down…