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Concepts - Staying Current

Everybody faces the challenge of staying current. It happens in just about everything in life. The music business in particular always seems to be looking for the next new thing, which can be a problem because it ignores the fact…

Modern Drummer
Feb 23, 2017

Beyond the Noteheads - Benefits and Strategies for Transcribing, Part 2

I lead a lab at Temple University, and at our first meeting of each semester I ask my students what music they have an interest in learning more about. Some want to gain a deeper understanding of a particular style…

Steve Fidyk
Feb 17, 2017

Conquering Life’s Stage Fright - Part 1: The Three C's

Imagine you’ve worked on your skillset for many hours throughout your life and you’ve developed what you perceive to be an accurate awareness of your abilities. Imagine having spent most waking hours since the age of five thinking about or…

Mark Schulman
Feb 17, 2017

Stickings That Rock, Part 1: From A Hand Pattern to a Groove

This month we’ll look at a sticking that can be found in the first few pages of George Lawrence Stones’ book Stick Control and apply it to patterns on the drumset. The sticking, RLRR LRRL, is a staple of my…

Rich Redmond
Feb 17, 2017

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page, Part 1: Introducing the Method

I’ve always wanted a system for practicing different subjects that I can take with me anywhere without having to lug around a heavy stack of books. My students often forgot materials for their lessons, so we ended up using any…

Libor Hadrava
Feb 17, 2017

Twelve Essential Shuffles - Some of Drumming's Most Influential Feels

While simple in concept, the shuffle, which features prominently in early jazz, blues, Motown, soul, funk, rock ’n’ roll, and hip-hop, among other styles, can be difficult to execute even for skilled drummers. In this article we’ll cover the essential…

Rich Scannella
Feb 17, 2017

Progressive Drumming Essentials

Part 6: Syncopated Double Bass...the Easy Way. When I began working on double bass, I was inspired by drummers like Gene Hoglan, Raymond Herrera, and Thomas Lang, all of whom seemed to have a never-ending supply of creative parts. I’d…

Modern Drummer
Nov 19, 2015

World Groove Independence Mash-Up

When I began writing my latest book, Groove Freedom, the goal was to gain flexibility both within my students’ grooves and my own. As I practiced the book’s systems, I realized they helped with independence as well as with groove.…

Modern Drummer
Nov 18, 2015

Endorsements Part 2: Are You Really Ready?

by Russ Miller Last month we started our discussion of product endorsements with the equipment manufacturers. I encourage you to read through that article again to familiarize yourself with some of the terms we’re using this month. We’ve been joined…

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2015

Triplet Fill Concepts Part 2: More Three-Over-Four Fills

Welcome to the second lesson in our series on jazz-style triplet fills. This month we’ll continue with the three-over-four triplet concept. For this version of the fill, you’ll play the first three notes of the phrase on the snare and…

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2015

Quintuplets Part 2: Polyrhythms With Fives

Last month we got acquainted with quintuplets by using accent patterns and transitions with familiar rhythms. In this lesson we’ll superimpose quintuplets across two beats using a five-over-two polyrhythm and across three beats using a five-over-three polyrhythm. TO READ THE…

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2015

Flam It Up: Add Some Meat to Your Fills

Flams are fun! A flam is defined as a soft stroke, or grace note, and a louder main stroke played closely together to sound like one. Flams can be closed (less space between strokes) or open (more space between strokes).…

Modern Drummer
Nov 9, 2015