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Drum Teacher Course

Drum Teacher Course Learn how to start a new drum teaching business or grow an existing one Do you want a successful drum teaching business? Have you ever asked yourself any of these questions:How can I quit my current job and teach drums instead?How do I get more students for my drum teaching business so I can stop worrying about incomeHow can I do something I love every day?How can I make music my full time job?These are questions I get asked a lot and I'm passionate about helping people find the answers so they can use their passion everyday…

Steve Gadd Drum Grooves

Steve Gadd Drum Grooves Learn how to play drums like Steve Gadd This Is The Steve Gadd Drum Grooves Course Welcome to the Steve Gadd Drum Grooves course. Here we will break down some of Steve Gadd's best drum beat in the 1980s.Gadd was a prolific studio session drummer in the 1980s so there are lots of great tracks to choose from. In the course we are looking at quite a few Paul Simon tracks as well as a Grover Washington number. Within that is the legendary Late In The Evening drum beat.Gadd is an iconic drummer and no matter…

Afro Cuban Live Drum Lesson

Afro Cuban Grooves Learn how to play Afro Cuban grooves on the drum kit This Is The Afro Cuban Grooves Live Drum Lesson Welcome to the Afro Cuban grooves live drum lesson. This was one of the live lessons within the Total Drummer Academy but you can watch a replay of it here.In this lesson we broke down some key Afro Cuban drum grooves and looked at different ways we can apply them to the drum kit.We delved into more authentic ways to play this as well as adaptations for modern drum kit styles such as rock and funk.We also…

1980s Session Drummers

1980s Session Drummers Learn how to play drums like the great 1980s Session Drummers. This Is The 1980s Session Drummers Course Welcome to the 1980s Session Drummers course. Here we break down classic grooves from top 1980s session drummers.These drummers created the blueprint for the modern drummers who had to develop a skill set where they can happily play with click tracks, backing tracks, quantised instruments and yet still play with great feel.So we will break down drum beats from 1980s session drummers including Steve Gadd, John J.R. Robinson and Jeff Porcaro.This takes us through classic 1980s drum beats for…

Through The Fire Drum Notation

Through The Fire Drum Notation Learn how to play a Chaka Khan classic on drums This Is The Through The Fire Drum Notation Welcome to the Through The Fire drum notation for the classic track by Chaka Khan.This is a beautiful, soulful pop track from the 1980s which shows off Chaka Khan's voice which soars above a pristine music track provided by top session players and featuring very synthesized drum sounds.The drum part was provided by John J.R. Robinson. Below you can get the full drum notation which allows you to play this track authentically on a standard acoustic drum…

You Might Need Somebody Drum Notation

You Might Need Somebody Drum Notation Learn how to play the Randy Crawford classic song on drums This Is The You Might Need Somebody Drum Notation Welcome to the You Might Need Somebody Drum Notation.This is the full drum sheet music for Randy Crawford's classic track.It features Jeff Porcaro on drums offering a sublime half time shuffle, not a million miles away from his famous 'Rosanna' groove.This is all about nailing a deceptively tricky groove with amazing feel like Porcaro did. There are no frills or flashy parts. This is solid session drumming, laying down exactly what was needed for…

Tuning Range Of A Snare Drum

Tuning Range Of A Snare Drum How Low [Or High] Can It Go? We Will Test The Tuning Range Of A Snare Drum Welcome to this fun drum test where we discover the tuning range of a drum. You might have a drum and wonder how high you can tune it. And you might wonder how low you can tune a drum.Many drums have a sweet spot where they sound best. But quite often we can get a larger range of sounds from a drum than we realise. And of course we can vary that even more with different heads,…

Left Foot Clave Rock Beat

Left Foot Clave Rock Beat Learn how to play a rock beat with a left foot clave This Is The Left Foot Clave Rock Beat Welcome to the left foot clave rock beat drum lesson. This is a recording of the live lesson from inside the Total Drummer Academy but you can access the whole lesson below.We develop the independence of all four limbs so that we can add a clave with the left foot underneath a standard rock drum beat.Four limb independence is one of the most challenging aspects of drumming and it's really worth working on. Plus at…

Hold On I’m Coming – Drum Notation

Hold On I'm Coming Drum Notation Learn how to play Hold On I'm Coming drums This Is The Hold On I'm Coming Drum Notation Welcome to the Hold On I'm Coming drum notation. This is the full drum sheet music for this soul classic originally titled Hold On I'm Comin'.This was written by the Stax writing team of Isaac Hayes and David Porter but recorded by Sam and Dave and released in 1966.As a Stax track it had the Stax house band 'Booker T and the MGs' providing the music and that means Al Jackson Jr on drums.This is classic…

Cowbell Drum Beats

Cowbell Drum Beats Learn how to play fun cowbell grooves This Is The Cowbell Drum Beats Lesson Here we are learning some funky cowbell drum beats. The cowbell is a really fun addition to any drum kit and brings a great sonic option to so many grooves and drum solos.Just check out the work of Steve Gadd and Dave Weckl when they lay down incredible cowbell grooves.As soon as we introduce the cowbell into a drum beat it creates a Latin-esque vibe and we often see cowbells used in Cuban music such as by timbale players.This drum lesson breaks down…