Drum grooves

The Inverted Paradiddle That Will Make You Dance Learn how to play a really funky inverted paradiddle grooveWelcome to this inverted paradiddle drum beat lesson. Here we will learn how to play a very funky drum beat.We actually covered a standard paradiddle groove here. But if you're ready to try the inverted paradiddle option then let's get started.In this drum lesson we use the first inversion of the paradiddle. We take it through several steps to arrive at the complex sounding groove you hear at the start of the video.These steps involve using dynamics on the snare drum, moving the…

Make Six Eight Beats Sound Cool Learn how to turn basic six eight beats into something awesome.Welcome to this drum lesson where we will learn how to make six eight beats sound cool. This is a small section of a longer lesson for members inside the Total Drummer Academy.This short drum lesson takes the standard six eight drum beat that we hear in hundreds of songs, and messes it up so it sounds completely different.When we do this it sounds fresh and new. It can even trick the ear into thinking it's in odd time sometimes. In fact this particular…

How To Make A Shuffle Sound Cool Learn how to play cool shuffle drum beatsHere we will learn how to make a shuffle sound cool. This is a small section of a longer lesson for members inside the Total Drummer Academy.In case you don't know, a shuffle drum beat is based on the triplet subdivision so it is swung. Commonly the backbeat falls on beats two and four but here we will explore different snare placements to make the beat sound interesting.In fact this particular variation gives it a sound that has Afro-Cuban favours so it's a lot of fun.The drum…

Funk Snare Displacement On The E Drum Lesson Learn how to play funk drums with this drum lessonWelcome to this funk drums lesson. Here we will learn how to create grooves using funk snare displacements on the E. This is a small section of a longer lesson for members inside the Total Drummer Academy.The common snare placement is on beat 2 and 4. That works a majority of the time but sometimes we want something a little different. This could be the main groove of the song, or just a variation at the end of the section. So mastering snare…

Do This One Thing To Make Your Fills Sound Interesting Learn how to play interesting drum fills Do This One Thing To Make Your Fills Sound Interesting Here we will learn how to play interesting drum fills. This one technique will allow you to avoid the most predictable drum fills that often sound boring.What we do here is to touch on a polyrhythmic technique that slightly fools the listener for a very short time and then comes back to the main rhythm. It's very simple once you know how to do it but it sounds more complicated when you start…

Bass Drum Control In Five Minutes Develop your bass drum speed in just five minutes a day This Is The Bass Drum Control In Five Minutes Drum Lesson Here we will learn how to develop bass drum control in five minutes. This is a short drum lesson that was part of a bigger lesson in the Total Drummer Academy. This is designed to give you a quick win so you can develop your bass drum speed and control.The idea is to work on this for at least a week, practising the exercises for just five minutes each day. After a…