Education
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Improvising with Flams
Improvising is a spontaneous compositional process. As drummers, we can rely on conceptual techniques like theme and variation to change and develop what we play in the moment. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
The Power of Silence
As drummers, we spend so much time developing technique, expanding our musical vocabulary, and obsessing over the components of our drumset. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Feedback-Balanced Creative Practice
The goal of practice is to improve our technical facility, musicality, and originality, so we want to practice in a way that balances those areas.
Rhythmic Problem Solving
We can use a similar approach to isolate any type of rhythm or concept by creating our own systems specific to whatever we’re working on.
In the Studio with Toby Keith's Dave McAfee
Dave McAfee has been on the road with country superstar Toby Keith for almost twenty years. Dave and the band have been just about everywhere in the world.
In the Studio with Gunnar Olsen
Gunnar does a lot of work in both the industrial and indie-music scenes employing both programming and live playing.
Metric Modulation Magic
This month we’ll take a look at playing triplets in groupings of four.
“Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover”
In this lesson, we’re going to take a look at some ways to incorporate Ralph MacDonald’s tambourine part into that same groove.
Samba Rhythms
Sing these individual 16th-note partials while maintaining the tamborim rhythm with your lead hand.
The Offspring's Pete Parada
Offspring's drummer Pete Parada relocated with his family to Nashville in 2011 from Chico, a small college town in northern California.
A New Perspective on Polyrhythms, Part 2
The easiest way to create a five-over-two polyrhythm is to play quintuplet single strokes across two different surfaces.
Exercise for Drummers
Four Strength-Training Moves to Improve Bass Drum Speed and Endurance
Hand and Foot Rolls
This workshop is dedicated to what I refer to as hand and foot rolls, a particularly powerful and interesting way to orchestrate single-stroke rolls.
Korn’s Ray Luzier
Korn drummer Ray Luzier moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2014. “I can live pretty much anywhere I want because I only meet the other members of the band on airplanes.”
