Learn How To Play Punk Drums for Beginners Drum Beats INTROduction: Since we’re winding down towards christmas I thought I’d hit you with something a little easier this week. This lesson takes another look at punk drumming with twelve more grooves to work on. If you are new to drumming this is a great place …
Learn How to Play Country Drums Drum Beats Here’s a breakdown of the country train beat: Level: Beginner Rhythm: 16ths https://youtu.be/IutVaM-ahss
Learn How To Play Jazz Drums Drum Beats INTROduction: Jazz is one of the most exciting and expressive styles of drumming so it’s definitely worth studying at some point in your evolution. It will expand your musicianship and give you the vocabulary you need to be a more dynamic and creative drummer. Most of today’s …
Odd Time Drumming 5/8 Drum Beats INTROduction: If your goal is to play anything like Gavin Harrison, Mike Portnoy or Neil Peart then you’ll have to step up to the odd time plate sooner or later. Odd time drumming can be a little tricky to get your head around but once you have it down …
How to Play a Drum & Bass Beat for Beginners Drum Beats Here’s a look at of one of the most common Drum & Bass grooves. It’s pretty straight forward to learn and sounds really cool when played up-tempo: Rhythm: 8th Notes Level: Beginner https://youtu.be/z4_VHCFjvKs
Beginner Linear Groove Drum Beats Here’s an introduction to linear drumming where no two voices/limbs play at the same time: Rhythm: 16th Notes Level: Beginner https://youtu.be/eLXh8mr8QJ4
Linear Drumming (Part II) Drum Beats INTROduction: In this lesson we’ll take another look at linear drumming where no two voices/limbs play at the same time. This is without doubt one of the slickest styles of drumming and when you hear the masters… Steve Gadd, Mike Clark and Carter Beauford it’ll blow your mind. There …
Learn How To PLay Afro Cuban Songo Drums Drum Beats INTROduction: Que Bola Ninjas!! For today’s lesson we’re heading down to Cuba to learn about one of it’s coolest exports, Songo. This is one of my favorite grooves as it combines elements from the rumba, son cubano, and other contemporary afro-american styles like jazz and …
Learn How To Play Blues Drums Drum Beats INTROduction: The Blues are the foundation of almost every important musical genre of the 20th century – from Jazz to Rock to Soul to Funk to Hip-Hop and beyond. As Willie Dixon so eloquently put it, “The Blues is the roots, everything else is the fruits.” This …
Odd Time Drumming 7/8 Drum Beats INTROduction: Some of the greatest songs ever written in rock, prog, jazz and fusion are in odd-time signatures. The problem is, what sounds good on the ear doesn’t always come natural to the body so playing them can be a bit of a challenge. It is, however, much scarier …
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