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Write Creative Drum Parts, Part 1: Direct Connection,
Click here for links to mp3s that accompany Chris Prescott’s Rock ’N’ Jazz Clinic article, “Write Creative Drum Parts,” which appears in the April 2011 issue.
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Steve Fidyk’s Tribute to Joe Morello
Army Blues drummer and MD contributor Steve Fidyk plays a 5/4 drum solo dedicated to his longtime teacher, Joe Morello.
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Playing With Drum Loops (Revisited)
Click here for links to loops and demos for Donny Gruendler’s Electronic Insights article in the February 2011 issue on choosing proper tones and tunings.
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Double Bass Substitute, Part 1: 16th Notes
Watch Mike Johnston demonstrate exercises from part 1 of his Double Bass Substitute article from the March 2010 issue.
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Linear Fills, Part 3
In this video, MD columnist Mike Johnston addresses linear fills using 32nd notes. See the lesson on pages 64 and 65 in the November 2010 issue of Modern Drummer.
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Linear Fills, Part 2
In this video, MD columnist Mike Johnston explains some of the 16th-note-triplet linear fills he wrote about in the October 2010 issue of Modern Drummer.
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Linear Fills, Part 1
In this video, MD columnist Mike Johnston demonstrates some of the linear patterns based on 16th-notes that are included in his article from the September 2010 issue of Modern Drummer.
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The Purdie Shuffle – Revisiting A Classic
These videos accompany Jim Payne’s In The Pocket article in the July 2010 issue, which covers his step-by-step process for learning the super-funky Purdie shuffle.
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Advanced Funk Drumming In Depth, Part 3: Forget About The Backbeat
by Jim Payne
These videos demonstrate some of the examples that appear in the April 2010 issue. -
Jim Riley — Strictly Technique Sixlet
This video, which accompanies Jim Riley’s Strictly Technique article in the April 2010 issue of Modern Drummer, focuses on a six-note combination called a sixlet. The sticking is as follows: right, left, right, left, left, kick.
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Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence – Part 4
Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence presents four exclusive Modern Drummer video lessons! “No Time To Bleed”
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Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence – Part 3
Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence presents four exclusive Modern Drummer video lessons! “Wake Up”
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Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence – Part 2
Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence presents four exclusive Modern Drummer video lessons! “Lifted”
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Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence – Part 1
Alex Lopez of Suicide Silence presents four exclusive Modern Drummer video lessons! “Unanswered”
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Municipal Waste: Divine Blasphemer
Dave Witte gives us the rundown of his approach to “The Divine Blasphemer” by Municipal Waste in this video.
