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Syncopated Bass Drum Workout

Syncopated Bass Drum Workout Learn how to play syncopated bass drums anywhere in the bar This Is The Syncopated Bass Drum Workout Drum Lesson In this syncopated bass drum workout we will learn how to play syncopated bass drums in the bar.Syncopation simply means that we are playing on the weaker, or less regular, beats of the bar. So if the main quarter note pulse is considered the strongest beats in the bar, playing on the offbeats (the 'and') of each beat will give it a syncopated feel.Playing regular, straight notes feels very natural and is much easier to play.…

Hand Foot Independence Fills

Hand Foot Independence Fills Learn how to play fun drum fills that require some tricky independence This Is The Hand Foot Independence Fills Drum Lesson Welcome to the hand foot independence fills drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play some really exciting drum fills that require some decent limb independence.We will break down several drum fill examples and work through them together very slowly so you can fully understand them and build them up gradually.We move in small steps so we start simple and then start moving it around the drum kit in different ways.We end with a…

You Might Need Somebody Drum Breakdown

You Might Need Somebody Drum Breakdown Learn how to play a classic Jeff Porcaro drum part This Is The You Might Need Somebody Drum Breakdown Welcome to the You Might Need Somebody drum breakdown. Here we will learn how to play the whole drum part for a classic 80s song. This was a huge hit for Randy Crawford and it featured none other than session drumming legend Jeff Porcaro on drums. The drum part is so cleverly constructed and oozes with Porcaro's impeccable feel. He makes great use of the half time shuffle which he also famously used in Rosanna…

Left Foot Hi-hat Pedal Workout

Left Foot Hi-hat Pedal Workout Learn how to use the hi-hat pedal to enhance your grooves This Is A Four Limb Independence Drum Lesson Welcome to the left foot hi-hat pedal workout . Here we will learn how to use all four limbs to create exciting drum grooves.Often the left foot gets an easy ride when we play drum grooves. It's often sat there doing nothing. But the left leg is just as useful as the other limbs! And we can train it to play parts that will enhance our regular drum grooves.In this lesson we will develop different left…

Easiest Linear Drum Beat

The Easiest Linear Drum Beat Learn how to play a really easy linear drum beat This Is The The Easiest Linear Drum Beat Welcome to the easiest linear drum beat lesson. Here we will learn how to play a really easy but cool linear drum beat.First we will establish what linear drumming is and you'll see one of my favourite linear drum beats from one of my favourite drummers.We will then learn the easiest linear drum beat before checking out a simple next step variation that takes it to the next level. Finally we'll learn a linear drum fill that…

World’s Most Boring Drum Fill and FIVE Ways To Improve It

World’s Most Boring Drum Fill and FIVE Ways To Improve It Learn how to take a basic drum fill and turn it into something exciting This Is The World’s Most Boring Drum Fill and FIVE Ways To Improve It Drum Lesson Welcome to this drum lesson where we will break down the world's most boring drum fill and five ways to improve it.Quick caveat: This is a really useable drum fill so my intention here is not to suggest you shouldn't use this fill at all. And it's a great starting fill that drummers should learn to get used to…

Cascara Drum Grooves

Cascara Drum Grooves Learn how to play drum beats using the cascara pattern This Is The Cascara Drum Grooves Lesson Welcome, here we will learn how to play cascara drum grooves. The cascara rhythm is Afro Cuban and often played on the sides of timbales.But what I love to do is steal exciting rhythms from all around the world and look at how we can repurpose them to spice up lots of styles that we might play on the drum set. This is a great way to enrich our drumming and create really interesting rhythms on the drum kit.In this…

Beginner Drum Book For Kids

Beginner Drum Book For Kids Learn how to play drums the fun way This Is The Beginner Drum Book For Kids This beginner drum book is a perfect first drum book for kids. This will give them everything they need to start drumming in an engaging and fun way. It has also proven to be a very popular drum book for drum teachers to teach their younger students with.So this video will give you a little insight to help understand what is in it.The whole approach to learning in this book is to teach beginner drummers all of the fundamentals…

Drum Funk Jam

Drum Funk Jam Time to get funky This Is The Drum Funk Jam Welcome to a fun little funk jam on the drums. I'm always spouting the importance of having a structured practice plan, working on your weakness and being very intentional with the time you spend at the drum kit.BUT, we do also need to stay in touch with why we started playing drums in the first place and that was TO HAVE FUN!And that's exactly what I'm doing here by jamming to a funk backing track. There are two sections in this track but other than that it's…

16 Beats With Added Funky Snare Hits

16 Beats With Added Funky Snare Hits Learn how to play seriously funky 16 beats This Is The 16 Beats With Added Funky Snare Hits Drum Lesson Welcome to a funky drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play 16 beats with added funky snare hits.There is nothing wrong with the humble old 16 beat that has been the main driving force in disco since the 1970s. But sometimes it's fun to embellish things and add a little extra funk to a groove. And that's exactly what we're doing in this drum lesson.We will use the snare drum to…