Category: Tips for students

  • Groove Of The Week #44

    Here’s a funky shuffle for groove of the week #44. That’s one funky groove right there. The challenge with this groove is keeping a a consistent shuffle feel in the right hand and placing the bass drum accurately within the groove. Let’s check it out. Get The Groove Let’s start by looking at what is…

  • Fill Of The Week #43

    Here’s drum fill of the week #43: This week’s drum fill is a 16th note accent pattern. Accent patterns always sound musical and there are many ways you can move them around the kit to create something new. We last messed around with accents on Fill Of The Week #10; you might want to check…

  • Groove Of The Week #43

    Groove of the week #43 is brought to you courtesy of Matt Sorum. This groove is taken from the song Double Talkin’ Jive Guns N’ Roses. Matt Sorum uses his bass drum and floor tom to create this powerful low end groove that drives the song along. Let’s check it out. Get The Groove The…

  • Fill Of The Week #42

    Hat, Click, Kick, Repeat – Fill Of The Week #42: This week’s drum fill takes a common three note pattern – Right, Left, Kick – orchestrates it around the kit and adds some 32nd notes to spice it up. Let’s check it out. Learn The Fill Let’s start by looking at the 16th note pattern…

  • Groove Of The Week #42

    This week’s groove is a common groove spiced up with some ghost notes, an open hi-hat, and a 16th note triplet hi-hat embellishment in the style of Gavin Harrison. Check it out. Adding ghost notes, open hi-hats and hi-hat embellishments can drastically change the feel of a groove. Let’s check out how these things combine…

  • Fill Of The Week #41

    Para-Para-Diddle-Para-Para-Diddle-Para-Diddle. That’s the key to this week’s fill. Check it out: Fill Of The Week #41 uses the Double Paradiddle and the Paradiddle to create an awesome sounding fill. If you like this fill, we did something similar on Fill Of The Week #27 with the Paradiddle-Diddle. You might want to check that out too.…

  • Groove Of The Week #41

    Let’s get funky with this week’s groove! Syncopation is a great way to create funky sounding grooves. This groove only has one bass or snare that’s in a non-syncopated position, however the accented hi-hat solidifies the groove and keeps the beat in the listeners mind. Let’s check it out. Get The Groove Let’s start with…

  • Fill Of The Week #40

    It’s the first Fill Of The Week of 2020 and, coincidentally, this fill has 20 notes in it. Check it out: This fill of the week uses 2 beats of 16th notes and then 2 beats of 16th note triplets. I’ve always liked the way moving from 16th notes to 16th note triplets sounds. It…

  • Groove Of The Week #40

    Here’s a fun groove that splits eighth note triplets up between the hi-hat and ride cymbal. Splitting eighth note triplets across different surfaces has always been one of my favourite things to do because you can create so many interesting patterns. This groove simply splits the triplets between the hi-hat and ride cymbal; the addition…

  • Fill Of The Week #39

    Let’s get the paradiddle out for a spin around the kit for this week’s fill of the week! The paradiddle is one of the most useful rudiments in the drummer’s toolbox. It can be accented and orchestrated in many ways to create musical ideas. The last time we messed with the diddle family was on…

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