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1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page - Part 4: Orchestrated Flams on the Drumset

Last month we learned how to interpret a single page of rhythms using flams. In this lesson we’ll apply this concept to the drumset. We’ll practice a few common ways to orchestrate flams on the kit before diving into some…

Libor Hadrava
Apr 26, 2017

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page, Part 3: Incorporating Flams

Last month we applied a set of written rhythms to the drumset by accenting the figures within continual 16th notes and experimenting with different stickings. This month we’ll stick to the snare and work with flams. Here’s the rhythm. TO…

Libor Hadrava
Mar 29, 2017