Rock 'n' Jazz Clinic

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Moving Around the Kit

In this workshop, we’ll explore moving fills around the kit easily in two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise.

by Jost Nickel
Apr 30, 2019

Five-A-Diddles

Throughout their careers, great drummers such as Zigaboo Modeliste, David Garibaldi, and Dave Weckl have opened our imaginations to the possibilities of paradiddles and their inversions.

by Jayson Brinkworth
Feb 27, 2019

Funk In Five

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by Chuck Kerrigan
Feb 5, 2019

Dennis Chambers’ Half-Time Shuffle

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By Daniel Bédard
Jan 30, 2019

Path Orchestration

A Unique Method for Developing Fills

by Jost Nickel
Dec 27, 2018
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Playing Around With Time

One aspect of drumming that I enjoy very much is playing around with time.

by Rod Morgenstein
Dec 12, 2018

Polyrhythmic Bass Drum Workout

Challenging Your Endurance and Time

by Daniel Bédard
Nov 30, 2018

Beat Shifting

The rhythmic potential of a beat is not exhausted once it is mastered in its original written form.

by Howard Fields
Nov 8, 2018

Balance

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by Chuck Kerrigan
Oct 22, 2018

The Shuffle

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by Randy Martin
Oct 11, 2018

Artificial Groupings For Fills

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by James Morton
Sep 20, 2018

The Quarter-Note Funk Hi-Hat Style

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by Jim Payne
Sep 11, 2018
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Kicked-Up Bell Patterns

A Unique Approach to Double Bass Phrases

Article by Chris Dovas | Photo by Carl Frederick
Aug 29, 2018

Phrasing With Triplets

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by Steven Kellner
Aug 24, 2018
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