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Stick Technique Revisited
Part 1: Matched Grip Matched grip simply means that the hands hold the sticks in a mirror image of one another. There are important variations within matched grip, however, both in terms of the hand angles and fulcrums (pivot points)…
Displaced Paradiddles
A Progressive, Grid-Based Approach to Developing Modern Licks from an Ancient Rudiment One of the most common ways to practice displacing rhythms so that they start on different partials of the beat is by applying them to the grid, which…
Making Simple Ideas Extraordinary
Modern Pop/R&B Great Aaron Spears on How to Milk the Most from Basic Quarter Notes “Drums are an extension of who you are,” says modern pop/R&B great Aaron Spears in a recent video lesson for DrumChannel.com. “The way you play…
Dirk Verbeuren
An In-Depth Look at Extreme Metal’s Master Blaster. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
The Big Beat of Hard-Bop Great Art Blakey
In both deeds and words, Art Blakey was the definition of a dedicated jazz musician, mentor, and musical messenger. His driving, thunderous, and propulsive playing style synthesized the rhythmic approach of West African drumming coupled with American blues. TO READ…
Rhythmic Emotion -A Masterclass in Applying Tension-and-Release to Your Drumming
A Masterclass in Applying Tension-and-Release to Your Drumming TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Technique Vs. Musicality Remove Yourself and Let Nature Guide You
A lot of drummers like to pit technique and musicality against each other as if they’re polar opposites. But they’re actually very closely related. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Gregg Bissonette Breaks Down Tower of Power’s “What Is Hip?”
The contemporary studio/touring great gives his take on a classic beat by funk pioneer David Garibaldi. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
In The Studio with Drummer/Producer Elton Charles
The pace in Nashville studios struck Charles as the biggest change. “Here in Nashville, we have maybe fifteen or twenty minutes to get drum sounds,” he says. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Neil Peart on “Malignant Narcissism”
“The opening drum pattern of ‘Malignant Narcissism’ came about in some interesting ways,” said Peart during a 2009 video lesson for Drumchannel.com. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Neil Peart: The Deep Cuts
Neil Peart has left behind a gigantic body of work that ensures his legacy will live on in perpetuity. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
In the Studio with Nashville Veteran Tommy Harden
Breaking into the session world is difficult, particularly in Nashville. “Folks need to know that you can come in and get the job done expeditiously because there’s a lot of money being spent on a recording.” TO READ THE FULL…
Percussion Playing for Drummers
As a working drummer, it’s likely that you’re going to be asked to play some hand percussion instruments at some point. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Metric Modulation
What’s commonly called “implied metric modulation” refers to the auditory illusion that takes place when you apply patterns typically played in one subdivision within another subdivision. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
