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What You Need To Know About…Hand Drums
It’s common for drumset players to be curious about hand drumming, and to eventually decide to buy their first set of bongos…or would congas be better…or perhaps a djembe?
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What You Need to Know About…Drum Thrones
by Billy Brennan The throne is the foundation of any player’s groove and is an incredibly important purchase for any prospective customer. As is a common theme in drum-related products, there’s no right or wrong choice—round versus saddle style, soft versus firm, and spindle versus hydraulic are just a few of the myriad options. In…
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Focus on the Hi-Hat: The Classic Swing Sound
Need help getting a swinging hi-hat sound? Click to learn how.
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Wavemachine Labs Drumagog 5
Since its inception, Drumagog has been one of the top choices for drum repair work because of its ability to accurately detect hits and then trigger samples from an internal library or from VST drum software like FXpansion’s BFD2. Click here for more.
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Concepts: The CRASH Course to Success, Part 1: Commitment
What does it take to be a successful working drummer? Commitment. Click to read more about Nashville drummer Rich Redmond’s CRASH Course to Success.
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Own It! Part 1: Exploring Subdivisions
When you look at a sticking or a grouping of notes, it’s easy to assign a natural subdivision in your head. When we see “right, left, kick” we naturally think triplets. But why does it have to stop there? Click to learn more.
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In The Pocket: Advanced Shuffle
Click here to watch videos that accompany Jim Payne’s In The Pocket article in the February 2012 issue, which covers advanced shuffle grooves.
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Rock & Jazz Clinic: Brush Workshop, Part 3
Click here to watch Florian Alexandru-Zorn demonstrate the linear brush patterns he explains in part three of his Brush Workshop series, which appears in the February 2012 issue.
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Ostinato Studies, Part 3: Metric Modulation
Click here to watch the video that inspired Jason Gianni’s Drum Soloist article series on ostinato studies. Part 3 is featured in the January 2012 issue.
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Escaping Toyland: The Modern Drummer Guide To Purchasing A Children’s Drumkit
If you’re planning to purchase a children’s kit this holiday season, make sure you follow these tips.
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What You Need to Know About…Drumheads
Familiarize yourself with the basics of drumheads and you’ll be well equipped to make the correct skin purchases for the type of sound that you want.
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Rock & Jazz Clinic: Brush Workshop, Part 2
Click here to watch Florian Alexandru-Zorn demonstrate the half-circle brush patterns he explains in part two of his Brush Workshop series, which appears in the December 2011 issue.
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Dec. 2011 In the Studio: A Lesson in Sight-Reading
Click here to check out a video of big band drummer Steve Fidyk sight-reading an arrangement in the studio. Fidyk is interviewed about this session in the December 2011 issue.
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What You Need to Know About…Cymbal Alloys
Familiarize yourself with the basics of cymbal alloys and you’ll be well equipped to make the correct cymbal purchases for the type of music that you play.
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Open-Handed Playing, Part 2: Asymmetrical Accents and the Control Stroke
Click here for the additional five-note exercises that accompany part 2 of Claus Hessler’s Rock ’N’ Jazz Clinic article, “Open-Handed Playing,” which appears in the November 2011 issue.
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Ride Cymbal Phrasing: How Grip and Fulcrum Impact Your Sound
Click here for a video demonstration of the different grips discussed in Steve Fidyk’s Jazz Drummer’s Workshop article in the November 2011 issue.
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Ostinato Studies, Part 2: Cross-Rhythms
Click here to watch the video that inspired Jason Gianni’s Drum Soloist article series on ostinato studies. Part 2 is featured in the November 2011 issue.
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Rock & Jazz Clinic: Brush Workshop, Part 1
Click here to watch Florian Alexandru-Zorn demonstrate the circular brush patterns he explains in part one of his Brush Workshop series, which appears in the October 2011 issue.
