DOUBLE STROKE PRACTICE PAD EXERCISE
Learn a great practice pad exercise to help build your double strokes in both hands.
View ArticleDeveloping a Drum Beat - Part 2 (Funk, Rock and Metal Possibilities)
This week's lesson concludes the two-part series which explores developing an intermediate drum beat into a more advanced groove.
View ArticleBreaking Out of the 4/4 Rut
This lesson explores a slick alternative to playing in 4/4. The grooves are designed to be very similar to 4/4, but because they're actually in 7/8, the last would-be 8th note is missing. Stepping...
View ArticleFun Polyrhythmic Independence Exercise - 3 over 4
Learn a cool 3 over 4 polyrhythmic independence exercise to have some fun with.
View ArticleImprovisation Workshop: Drum Fills
Do you have trouble making up drum fills on the fly? If so, you're not alone. A lot of drummers express difficulties and even anxiety when asked to do so. This lesson provides a template for practicing...
View ArticleSextuplets With Accents Practice Pad Exercise
In this lesson, we take the sticks to the practice pad utilizing the six-stroke roll (R l l r r L) as well as some three-note sticking patterns (R l l, r r L).
View ArticleIdentifying The Voices In Your Groove
The lesson takes a step back from the traditional format and explores the intricacies of music notation strategies. Learn the most preferred voice grouping techniques for the cleanest and clearest...
View ArticleFun 4 Bar Paradiddle – Herta Practice Pad Exercise
This week we are back on the practice pad with this fun four measure sequence that combines paradiddles and hertas.
View ArticleAwesome Independence Exercise – Grooves
This lesson explores one of my favorite exercises/warm-ups. This groove is a great way to work on your ghost strokes and double kicks. With all four limbs playing different patterns, it's an awesome...
View ArticleFun Jazz Independence Exercises
Learn four patterns from Ted Reed's Progressive Steps to Syncopation.
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