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Eights and Sixes, Part 1
The goal is to improve not only your hand technique, but also your rhythmic understanding and comfort level between these figures. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Popular Play-Alongs
Part 3: Synth Medal In the last two play-along articles, we worked on the proper performance technique, groove vocabulary, and sounds of contemporary pop/R&B and punk-pop— two styles of music that you’ll likely be asked to play as a working…
Rudimental Symposium — Scottish Pipe Band Rudiments
Basically the rudiments used in Pipe Band drumming are the same as the American 26, with a few very interesting variations.
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - Relative Tempo
Wind instrumentalists work on relative pitch by listening to intervals (the distance between two notes) over and over again, in an effort to develop the ability to play with good intonation. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
Using the Right Size Equipment for the Job
From my many clinics and solo appearances in the U.S. and in other countries, I have had the opportunity to hear literally scores of big-band drummers and observe their equipment. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN
Sonny Greer: The Elder Statesman Of Jazz
William "Sonny" Greer was born in Long Branch, New Jersey on December 13, 1903. "I wasn't no rich kid." He remembers, "but I was always comfortable. We were a happy family. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG…
Stickings—Part 1
Due to the many changes that have taken place in contemporary music over the last 20-30 years, it seems appropriate to re examine "stickings," to develop a more comprehensive and useful approach to this area of a percussionist's early training.…
Ed Blackwell — "Bemsha Swing"
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Shelly Manne
Many of the things that drummers take for granted today would never have come about if someone hadn't dared to try it first; if some pioneer hadn't crossed over into unexplored territory; if some drummer hadn't found a new way of propelling a band.
A Tribute to Billy Gladstone
To those unfamiliar with the name, suffice it to say that Billy Gladstone was one of the percussion world's most legendary figures.
Concepts - Developing Good Time
Many drummers are capable of playing good time even though they may not know exactly how they developed this ability.
Portraits - John Robinson
Within the last year and a half. John Robinson, drummer for Rufus, has joined the ranks of the L.A. session players.
Show And Studio - Charles Collins: Up Close
Things really started happening for Charles Collins when Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson pulled him out of Dionne Warwick's road band in 1971.
