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Balkan Odd Time Drum Ideas

Balkan Odd Time Drum Ideas Learn how to create some interesting odd time drum beats This Is The Balkan Odd Time Drum Ideas Lesson Welcome to the Balkan odd time drum ideas. Here we will learn how to play some interesting odd time drum grooves. We are going to deep dive on odd time drum beats inspired by some Balkan rhythmic ideas.This is not a drum lesson on Balkan drumming. Instead we are taking inspiration from some Balkan rhythmic ideas and then applying them to modern drum set. In fact these create some very funky grooves. It also shows you an…

Two Handed Sextuplet Grooves With Accents

Two Handed Sextuplet Grooves With Accents Learn how to play funk drums with this comprehensive funk drum course. This Is The Two Handed Sextuplet Grooves With Accents Drum Lesson Welcome to the two handed sextuplet grooves with accents. Here we will learn how to play some very funky drum beats.There are many ways we can use sextuplets (also know as 16th note triplets) in drum grooves and they instantly make everything sound more funky.In this drum lesson we will explore a few different sticking patterns but then deep dive on one to see where we can take it.We will use…

Sextuplet Fills with Bass Drums

Sextuplet Fills with Bass Drums Learn how to play awesome sounding drum fills This Is The Sextuplet Fills with Bass Drums Drum Lesson Welcome to the sextuplet fills with bass drums lesson. Here we will learn how to play some exciting drum fills that are actually easy to learn.We will take the humble sextuplet (also known as a 16th note triplet) and breakdown ways that we can build fill phrases within them. But we will also go a step further and substitute some of the notes with bass drums. This creates a very interesting effect that makes your fills sound…

Six Eight Riverboat Song Studies

Six Eight Riverboat Song Studies Learn how to play interesting drum grooves in six eight time This Is The Six Eight Riverboat Song Studies Drum Lesson Welcome to the six eight riverboat song studies. Here we will learn how to play interesting drum beats in six eight time.Riverboat Song was a big hit for English band Ocean Colourscene in the 1990s. It is in six eight time signature but the placement of the snare is not where you would normally expect it.This creates a slightly odd sounding phrase within a very common time signature. That is a fun concept that…

Samba Rock

Samba Rock Learn how to play a cool samba rock drum beat This Is The Samba Rock Drum Lesson Welcome to the Samba rock drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play some really fun samba rock grooves.As you may know, samba is a style of music that comes from Brazil. It is very energetic and exciting which is why it's so much fun to play on the drums.Traditionally it is played by lots of different percussionists using various percussion instruments. It's fun to learn the different samba parts and try to play them on a drum kit because…

Advanced Independence Adventure

Advanced Independence Adventure Learn how to develop your left hand to higher levels This Is The Advanced Independence Adventure Welcome to this advanced independence adventure. Here we will learn how to use your left hand in more advanced ways alongside the other limbs.Most drummers are aware that one of our biggest challenges is playing with independence between all limbs. But quite often we give our non-dominant hand (the left for a majority of us) an easier ride. We often do that because it's difficult to use the left hand.But that's a problem. If we avoid it because it is difficult…

Linear Funk Drum Jam

Linear Funk Drum Jam This is a play through of the drumless linear funk track This Is The Linear Funk Drum Jam Welcome to the linear funk drum jam. This drumless funk track comes with this linear drum beat and drum fill lesson.As part of the lesson I pressed play and jammed along with the track....mainly because it's really fun. So you can see what I played in the video below. This is based around the linear beats and fills that are broken down in the lesson. But once you get comfortable with those ideas it's fun to stretch out…

Single Stroke Roll HIIT Workout

Single Stroke Roll HIIT Workout Get ready for a tough single stroke roll drum workout! This Is The Single Stroke Roll HIIT Workout Welcome to the single stroke roll HIIT workout. Here we will work you hard and by the end of it you will have an awesome drum warm up that you can use everyday to develop speed, strength, control and stamina.We will use the popular exercises format called HIIT which stand for High Intensity Interval Training.This involves playing intensely for a period of time (such as 40 seconds) and then resting for a short period (such as 20…

Polyrhythmic Independence Mind Bender

Polyrhythmic Independence Mind Bender Challenge yourself with this mind bending four limb independence drum lesson. This Is The Polyrhythmic Independence Mind Bender Welcome to the polyrhythmic independence mind bender. This will hurt, this will confuse you, this will make you feel inadequate.....but.......that just means you're human. And this type of drum workout is really useful to help you progress as a drummer with great independence between all four limbs.We take you through the process slowly and then build it up so you can benefit from this whether you've been playing drums for one week or decades!Developing your independence really gives…

Seven Days Drum Lesson

Seven Days Drum Lesson Learn how to play Seven Days on the drums This Is The Seven Days Drum Lesson Welcome to the Seven Days drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play a classic Sting song.Seven Days was released on Sting's solo album Ten Summoners Tales in 1993 and features Vinnie Colaiuta on drums.The album as a whole is a masterclass in drumming but Seven Days is one of the best known tracks and a classic track to study on drums.It is in five four time signature but uses a clever four note accent phrasing on the hi-hat. In…