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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

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

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