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Best Blues Drum Songs

The Best Blues Drum Songs Learn which are the best blues tracks for drummers So what are the best blues drum songs? Let's be honest here, any 'best of' for anything subjective like art is mostly BS! Great start to an article right!But the real purpose here is to create a resource where you can find SOME of the best blues songs for drummers and start discovering some great blues song and artists. We will also look at the best blues drummers, which is really just a list of SOME excellent drummers, but all great players that are worth checking…

Get Good Mentors To Start Teaching Drums

Get Good Mentors To Start Teaching Drums Learn how you can empower yourself to achieve more Get Good Mentors To Start Teaching Drums [VIDEO BELOW] Question: Where do you go for advice when thinking about starting or building a drum teaching business?[REMINDER]: Have you booked your free drum teacher training yet? If not click here.Many of us turn to our partner, Mum, Dad, friend or someone else close to us for all of our advice. That might include relationship advice, business advice, which football team to place a bet on at the weekend (that should be Liverpool FC of course!) and…

When Is The Best Time To Start Teaching Drums?

When Is The Best Time To Start Teaching Drums? Learn when the right time is to start teaching drums When Is The Best Time To Start Teaching Drums? Question: When should you start your drum teaching business?[REMINDER]: Have you booked your free drum teacher training yet? If not click here.The answer is simple.....NOW!But wait, what about Corona virus, what about the recession, what about my current job, what about the fact that I haven't got anywhere to teach yet, what about the fact that it's raining outside, what if aliens invade us, what if a crocodile suddenly appears in my garden?If…

How To Drum Like Earl Young

How To Drum Like Earl Young Learn how to play drums like Earl Young This Is The Earl Young Drum Course Welcome to a disco drum course where we will learn how to drum like Earl Young.If you haven't heard of Earl Young before I can say that you have almost definitely heard Earl Young. He is often credited as the inventor of the disco beat and he was a founding member of The Trammps who produced hits such as Disco Inferno.The disco style isn't about showing off but instead laying down an infectious groove that makes people dance. Earl…

Disco Inferno Drum Notation

Disco Inferno Drum Notation Get the full drum sheet music for Disco Inferno by The Trammps This Is The Disco Inferno Drum Notation Welcome to the Disco Inferno drum notation.Disco Inferno was a huge disco hit for The Trammps reaching the number one Billboard Hot 100 position after featuring in the 'Saturday Night Fever' film.It was first released in 1976 on their fourth album titled 'Disco Inferno'.The drums were played by Earl Young who is often credited for inventing the disco style of drumming.This is the ultimate disco song in many ways....after all, it is called Disco Inferno!It starts with…

How to play a drum solo on the hi-hat, bass and snare

How to play a drum solo on the hi-hat, bass and snare This exercise gets you creative on the drum kitWelcome to a drum lesson that shows you how to play a drum solo on the hi-hat, bass and snare.Often when we have to play a drum solo we suddenly find all of our creative ideas disappear. All that brilliant drumming inspiration you normally have has suddenly decided to hide just when you need it!One reason for this is the overwhelm of too many options. We have every technique, rudiment, trick, subdivision, sonic possibility at our disposal and it's too…

How to Drum Like Tony Thompson

How to drum like Tony Thompson Learn how to play the classic disco drum beats from the Chic hit songs. How to drum like Tony Thompson Welcome to the disco drum course that teaches you how to drum like Tony Thompson.Tony was the drummer for disco superstar band Chic.Along with Nile Rodgers on guitar and Bernard Edwards on bass, Tony Thompson gave us the blueprint for disco drumming and powered huge hit songs such as Le Freak and Good Times.In this course we will break down several of his best loved drum grooves with full sheet music and video instruction…

Le Freak Drum Notation | Chic

Le Freak Drum Notation Learn how to play Le Freak with full drum sheet music This Is The Le Freak Drum Notation Welcome to the Le Freak Drum Notation. This provides the drum chart for this disco classic.Le Freak was released on the C'est Chic album in 1978 and became their first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It has endured as one of the biggest hits since then and that's in no small part to the groove laid down by Bernard Edwards on bass guitar and Tony Thompson on drums. And of course the ever funky guitar…

Bass Drum Slide Technique

Bass Drum Slide Technique Learn an effective bass drum technique This Is The Bass Drum Slide Technique Welcome to the bass drum slide technique dum lesson.There are several viable bass drum techniques available to you but this is the one that I find most universally useable regardless of style or equipment.Many drummers find their bass drum technique to be a frustration that holds them back and sometimes we ignore foot technique, instead putting much greater focus on the hands.But the feet should be treated as equal limbs to the hands so we need to put as much time and effort…

Drumming On TV

Drumming On TV What are the main skills needed for TV drumming? How to drum on TV shows Welcome in and here we are discussing drumming on TV.By this I mean session drummers playing on TV show theme tunes, jingle, adverts and various other TV or radio related session drumming projects.This is not a glamorous job, it is not going to make you famous, it is not going to make you rich.But this is another part of the jigsaw that enables working drummers to make a career from playing their instrument and, just like any professional drumming job, it can…