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Uptown Funk Drum Sheet Music

Uptown Funk Drum Sheet Music Drum Notation for Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars Uptown Funk drum sheet music in full. This is the Uptown Funk sheet music for the Mark Ronson classic featuring Bruno Mars. Released in 2014 it featured on Mark Ronson's 2015 4th studio album 'Uptown Special'. It became a huge hit and was in the top four most viewed videos on Youtube with around 3.5 billion in late 2018. It delves into the 1980s American funk library and borrows heavily whilst giving a modern twist. The Uptown Funk sheet music displays every drum note…

African Chill Drumless Backing Track

African Chill Drumless Track This is the African Chill drumless backing track which is a fun drummer backing track for you to practice drum grooves with. The African Chill drumless track gives an MP3 track minus drums so you can add the groove and fills. It has a tribal feel which lends itself well to a powerful tom groove. There are also some nice break sections where you can get busy and improvise some longer fills. It's good to try playing to different styles, rhythm types and tempos so check out the other drum playalong tracks to push yourself further.…

3 Amazing Things to do With An Old Snare Head

3 Amazing Things to do with an Old Snare Head Let's recycle those old drum heads Here we are looking at three amazing things to do with an old drum head. Drums heads start off looking beautiful and pristine but they soon get worn and battered from the onslaught of drum hits. Once they are too worn to play we often throw them away but there are actually some great things we can do with old snare heads, and even heads from toms too. These tips are a great way to recycle your old drum heads and improve your drum sound And…

Sneaky Drumless backing Track

Sneaky Drumless Track Drumless Backing Track This is the Sneaky Drumless Track which is a fun drummer backing track for you to practice drum grooves with. The Sneaky drumless track gives an MP3 track minus drums so you can add the groove and fills. There is also a drum solo section where you can practice improvising around ensemble stabs. If you don't know how to do that you might like to check out the Drum Solo Challenge which teaches the method of soloing around stabs. It's good to try playing to different styles, rhythm types and tempos so check out…

Which drum heads Should I Buy?

Which drum heads Should I Buy? Many people ask, "Which drum heads Should I Buy?" because there are so many options and it's difficult to know which drum head will achieve the right sound for your needs. Although originally drumheads were made from calf heads (find out more here if interested) since the 1950s they are made from plastics that don’t get affected by atmospheric conditions like the calf heads did. And today we are presented with a huge choice of different heads, which can seem overwhelming at first. When looking to buy heads you might feel stifled by the choices…

Seven Days Drum Notation

Seven Days Drum Sheet Music Drum Notation for the Vinnie Colaiuta/Sting Classic Seven Days drum sheet music in full. This is the Seven Days drum sheet music. Seven Days was released on Sting solo album Ten Summoners Tales in 1993 and features Vinnie Colaiuta on drums. The album is a masterpiece and worth listening to even if you hate Sting because it offers so many excellent examples of Vinnie playing the perfect drum part whether it's navigating tricky odd time songs or laying down clean pop drums. The Seven Days drum part is a groove that cleverly uses hi-hat accents in groups of four…

Rudiments for Drum Kit

Rudiments for Drum Kit Course Learn how to apply rudiments for drum kit In this drum lesson we will learn how to apply rudiments for drum kit to create exciting drum beats and fills. For many drummers we learn the rudiments in our younger years and they seem very dull. I remember being told to practice them as a kid without anyone telling me why I should practice them or how they can be used. Needless to say I was totally unmotivated and didn't practice them. The result was that a little later on my drumming journey I realised how…

Thoughts Drumless Playalong

Thoughts Drumless Track Drumless Backing Track This is the Thoughts Drumless Track which is a laid back drummer practice track minus drums. It's at 120bpm which isn't that fast but you have the option to add 16th note hi-hats or 8th notes and really play around with the groove. It has some real dips in dynamic where you might drop out altogether. This is a good 'real life' exercise because we have to do this a lot on gigs when playing real songs so learning how to build and drop out is a crucial skill. It's good to try playing…

Someone Like You Drumless

Someone Like You Drumless Track Drumless Backing Track This is the Someone Like You Drumless Track which is a classic dance track for you to practice you EDM drum grooves with. It requires a driving four on the floor dance drum beat and keeping that solid for the whole track is a challenge in itself. The Someone Like You drumless dance track is at 135bpm so it's fairly uptempo making this a good physical challenge to make it through the whole song. It's good to try playing to different styles, rhythm types and tempos so check out the other drum…

Fool in the Rain Drum Beat

How to play the Fool in the Rain Drum Beat Here we're learning the Fool in the Rain drum beat Here we are learning Led Zeppelin's Fool in the Rain drum beat. It's a classic beat created and performed by John Bonham and the song was released on the 1979 Led Zeppelin album In Through the Out Door. The groove here is a half time shuffle so it is based on the triplet subdivision. Shuffles are swung rhythms. Other famous half time shuffles include Toto's Rosanna and Steely Dan's Home at Last. These all have slight variations whether it's the bass drum…