Here’s the Trinity Rock & Pop version of this classic track from the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

This is one of the those songs that really shows that it’s not what you play, but the way that you play it. On the original track Ndugu Chancler plays a drum beat which is probably the first beat almost every drummer learns. It may be simple, but you can’t help but dance when you hear it coming out the speakers. That is down to how it was played. Listen to the original track & record yourself playing this groove until you can make it sound as good as Ndugu Chancler does (it may take a while!).

As with other songs on the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 1 syllabus, we get a shortened version of the song here & they have crammed in as many drum fills as possible. Most of the drum fills are straight forward, but there is one fill (at 53 seconds in the video) that just doesn’t feel natural. If you’re working on this song for the exam, I would suggest listening to the demo version a lot to allow this fill to seep into your brain and make it feel more natural. Counting bars during the chorus will also help (it’s on the 8th bar of the chorus).

This is a fun song to play, and nailing the groove on this song will greatly benefit your drumming.

The 2018 version of the Trinity Grade 1 Rock & Pop book is great to work through if you’re still in the early stages of your drumming journey. You don’t have to take the exam to benefit from the book. The songs are great to work on & fun to play and will help to improve your drumming. In Singapore you can find the book at Robert Piano – Paragon Shopping Centre (and probably their other outlets). It’s also available from Amazon if you’re happy to pay the shipping!

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