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Rudiment Conundrums

Rudiment Conundrums Learn how to play some fun rudiment based drum fills This Is The Rudiment Conundrums Drum Lesson Welcome to the rudiment conundrums drum lesson. Here we will learn how to use rudiments in interesting ways. This drum lesson uses common rudiments and mixes them into challenging phrases. Not only is it a great workout but each pattern can be used to create interesting drum fills. We start super slow on the snare drum and then look at how we can embellish these patterns and orchestrate them around the kit in interesting ways. We finish by looping them in…

Bass Drums In Fills

Bass Drums In Fills Learn how to use the bass drum to create awesome sounding drum fills This Is The Bass Drums In Fills Lesson Welcome to the bass drums in fills lesson. This drum lesson breaks down how we can use bass drums in fills. These sound really cool and complex but are actually easy.Drummers often overlook bass drums when they create fills but they can really enhance the sound and create very interesting effects.We will break these fills down very slowly and play them together so you understand exactly how to play them. We will then look at…

Rudiment Groove Menu

Rudiment Groove Menu Learn how to use rudiment phrase blocks to create exciting drum rhythms This Is The Rudiment Groove Menu Drum Lesson Welcome to the rudiment groove menu drum lesson. Here we will learn how to use rudiment phrases to create interesting rhythms.Rudiments are sometimes considered as boring by some drummers but that's because they haven't learnt how to use them creatively. Great command of various rudiments really does unlock your creativity.In this drum lesson we will learn short phrases using core rudiments. These phrases will make up the rhythmic building blocks that we need to fuse together to…

Mozambique Drum Beats

Mozambique Drum Beats Learn how to play a cool Mozambique inspired drum beat This Is The Mozambique Drum Beats Lesson Welcome to the Mozambique drum beats lesson. Here we will learn how to play a very cool Mozambique drum beat.This type of drum pattern is often mistaken to have originated in Mozambique, which is understandable because it's spelt the same. But really this is a Cuban rhythm.In this drum lesson we will learn a Mozambique style groove adapted for standard drum kit. This is hard but we break it down one limb at a time. You can play it along…

Doubles with Feet Varied hands

Doubles with Feet, Varied hands Learn how to play rudiments between the hands and feet. This Is The Doubles with Feet, Varied hands Drum Lesson Welcome to the doubles with feet, varied hands drum lessons. OK, so I know it's not the catchiest lesson name but this really is a brain teaser drum lesson. This doubles with feet, varied hands drum lesson is a real four limb independence test that uses rudiments with the feet. Us drummers often neglect the feet even though we spend hours practising rudiments with the hands. Developing the same level of control with our feet…

Shuffle Fills

Shuffle Fills Learn how to play drum fills with shuffle beats This Is The Shuffle Fills Lesson Welcome to the shuffle fills lesson. Here we will learn how to play drum fills with shuffle grooves.A lot of drummers are very comfortable playing straight 8th note drum beats but they are not used to swinging their grooves. But so much of music is swung that we need to be comfortable in both feels. And swung music goes far beyond just jazz and blues.Swung music is based on triplets but in the shuffle drum beat we miss the middle note in a…

Samba Ostinato Snare Variations

Samba Ostinato Snare Variations Learn how to play a samba ostinato on the drums This Is The Samba Ostinato Snare Variations Lesson Welcome to the Samba ostinato snare variations drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play a Samba ostinato using three of our limbs.We will then break down several left hand patterns to play over the top of it. Once you have nailed those it unlocks the door to start getting musical within this framework and eventually you can improvise in this samba feel.When we play these Latin American styles on the drum kit, we are essentially taking…

Paradiddle Adventures Displaced Accents

Paradiddle Adventures Displaced Accents Learn how to use paradiddles to get creative! This Is The Paradiddle Adventures Displaced Accents Lesson Welcome to the paradiddle adventures displaced accents lesson. Here we will learn how to use paradiddles to create some really interesting patterns.This drum lesson takes the standard paradiddle and moves the accent so you can play it anywhere in the bar. We then create fun fills with the paradiddle.Scroll down to start the paradiddle adventures displaced accents lesson. Click to access the lesson Click here Faster Hands in 7 Days FREE Challenge By clicking below you can gain access to…

Alternating Limbs Drum Workout

Alternating Limbs Drum Workout Are you ready for a serious drum workout? This Is The Alternating Limbs Drum Workout Welcome to the alternating limbs drum workout. Here you will be tested and pushed to see how good your coordination is around the drum kit.These exercises take you on a journey that will show you how to develop your four limb independence as well as your coordination between the limbs.Many of these exercises directly transfer into exciting drum fills so we'll look at that too.Scroll down to start the alternating limbs drum workout. Click to access the workout Click here Faster…

16 Beat With Syncopated Bass Drums

16 Beat With Syncopated Bass Drums Learn how to play some funky disco grooves This Is The 16 Beat With Syncopated Bass Drums Lesson Here we will learn how to play 16 beats with syncopated bass drums. I know that doesn't sound exciting but trust me.....these are very cool.16 beats are often thought of as disco beats but we're going to make them very funky with this syncopation. This is classic John Robinson territory and particularly thinking of songs such as 'Ain't Nobody' by Chaka Khan.These are deceptively difficult to execute so start slow and gradually build the speed.Scroll down…