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All Night Long Drum Lesson

All Night Long Drum Lesson Learn how to play a classic John Robinson drum beat This Is The All Night Long Drum Lesson Welcome to the All Night Long drum lesson. We are talking about the massive hit song by Lionel Richie of course. Yes it's cheesy. Yes you won't get street cred if you sing this on the basketball court.BUT....it is an awesome tune if you're really honest about it. And it features John J.R. Robinson on drums.The original track has other percussion and might feature overdubs and who knows what else. Basically, any studio recording can be built…

Half Time Shuffle Bass Drum Patterns

Half Time Shuffle Bass Drum Patterns Learn how to play half time shuffles This Is The Half Time Shuffle Bass Drum Patterns Lesson Welcome to the half time shuffle bass drum patterns lesson.This drum lesson delves into half time shuffles and looks at how we can create interesting variations with different bass drum variations.These are awesome grooves with some top examples coming from Toto's Jeff Porcaro. In fact you can learn some of Jeff's best half time shuffles in the 1980s session drummer course.These are not difficult per se but they do have a specific feel and create a brilliant…

Spicing Up Basic Fills

Spicing Up Basic Fills Learn how to turn your beginner drum fills into exciting drum fills. This Is The Spicing Up Basic Fills Lesson Welcome to the spicing up basic fills drum lesson. This was a live lesson within the Total Drummer Academy. Members get these live every week but you can watch this one here.In this drum lesson we take a very basic drum fill and look into ways we can turn it into very interesting drum fills. We can embellish beginner drum fills with these techniques and they will always sound more interesting.You can watch the entire lesson…

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…

Ain’t Nobody Drum Beat

Ain't Nobody Drum Beat Learn how to play a classic John Robinson drum beat This Is The Ain't Nobody Drum Beat Welcome to the Ain't Nobody drum beat lesson. Ain't Nobody is a song recorded by Chaka Khan and the drummer was the great John J.R. Robinson.John Robinson was a prolific studio drummer in the 1980s working with a huge array of great artists including Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan and Michael Jackson.One of his most famous drum beats is that of Ain't Nobody. Although this drum beat was not recorded in one part, instead it was layered with different parts…

John Robinson Drum Grooves

John J R Robinson Drum Grooves Learn how to play drums like John J.R. Robinson This Is The John J R Robinson Drum Grooves Course Welcome to the John J R Robinson drum grooves course. Here we will learn how to play drums like the great John Robinson.John Robinson was a prolific studio drummer in the 1980s and played with a huge number of different artists.He combined precision drumming with great feel, prerequisites for a modern session drummer. But in the 1980s it was a relatively new skill set with the emergence of click tracks, MIDI instruments and backing tracks.In…