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Hand and Foot Call and Response Drum Lesson

Hand and Feet Call and Response Learn how to use all four limbs in a musical way This Is The Hand and Feet Call and Response Drum Lesson Welcome to the hand and feet call and response drum lesson. In this drum lesson you will be taken through a series of drum exercises that work all four of your limbs in a call and response work out. This develops your four limb independence but also builds your ability to listen and respond quickly in musical situations. This is a crucial skill for a musician. Scroll down to start the hand…

Unison Exercises Right Left Split

Unison Exercises Right Left Split We develop limb independence on the drum kit This Is The Unison Exercises Right Left Split Drum Lesson Welcome to the unison exercises left right split drum lesson. This drum lesson delves into unison exercises which use the natural split between the right and left limbs but explores phrasings that will test you on the drums.It does feel natural to work your left hand with your left foot and the same with the right side, but it is a skill that many drummers overlook. The result is that they are not completely locked in and,…

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…

Paradiddle Inversion Groove Challenge Course

Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge Develop your four limb independence with this paradiddle challenge This Is The Paradiddle Inversion Independence Challenge Course Welcome to the paradiddle inversion independence challenge course. Here we will learn a series of paradiddle inversion exercises with foot ostinatos. An ostinato is simply a repeating pattern and we develop three foot ostinatos ranging from easier to really hard. But you can work your way up slowly. Over the top of this ostinato we will learn to play a range of paradiddles and inversions so your hands become very free. But this isn't just an exercise. These actually…

Samba Independence Exercise For Drums

Samba Independence Drum Exercise Learn a fun Samba independence exercise This Is The Samba Independence Exercise for Drums This samba independence exercise is a really fun way to test your four limb independence whilst also improving your samba grooves.Now I should tell you straight off that this isn't the place to start for total beginners of Samba. This lesson assumes that you already have a basic grasp of a jazz samba beat. But if you don't have that then don't worry.....you're not excluded. You can jump across and take that lesson first. Click here to learn the basic jazz samba and…