Lessons
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Video Lesson! Groove Construction, Part 4: Linear Variations
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the August 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Groove Construction Part 4: Linear Variations by Jost Nickel We’ll continue working with linear grooves by embellishing…
Video Lesson! Rhythmic Conversions, Part 2 - Getting Creative Around the Kit
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the August 2016 issue, which is available here. Jazz Drummer's Workshop Rhythmic Conversions Part 2: Getting Creative Around the Kit In this lesson, we’ll focus on variations of the…
Video Lesson! Groove Construction, Part 3: Linear Patterns with Jost Nickel
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the July 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Groove Construction Part 3: Linear Patterns In this lesson, we’ll create linear grooves by following three simple…
Video Lesson! Basics - Advanced Disco with Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the July 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Advanced Disco Beyond Four on the Floor Disco, a style of music popularized in the 1970s, launched dance crazes, drove…
Video Lesson! Progressive Drumming Essentials, Part 12: Double Bass Boot Camp
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the July 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming essentials Part 12: Double Bass Boot Camp by Aaron Edgar One thing that can separate drummers with…
Video Lesson! Six-Stroke Success with Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Six-Stroke Success Variations on a Classic Roll The six-stroke roll is easily one of my favorite rudiments. I was hooked…
Video Lesson! Groove Construction Part 2: More Snare Displacement with Jost Nickel
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Groove Construction Part 2: More Snare Displacement In the second part of this series, we’ll continue to…
Video Lesson! Progressive Drumming Essentials, Part 11: Making Four Sound Like More
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the June 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming Essentials Part 11: Making Four Sound Like More I’ll never forget the first time I heard Meshuggah.…
Video Lesson! Basics - Five-Stroke Glue with Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Five-Stroke Glue Fortify Your Grooves With A Staple Rudiment The world’s greatest drummers have often laid the foundation of their…
Video Lesson! Groove Construction: Part 1, Snare Displacement with Jost Nickel
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Groove Construction Part 1: Snare Displacement In the first part of this series, we’ll create new grooves…
Video Lesson! Progressive Drumming Essentials, Part 10: Implied Metric Modulation Madness
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the May 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming Essentials Part 10: Implied Metric Modulation Madness One of my favorite rhythmic tools is implied metric modulation.…
Video Demo: Squashed Stickings with James Murphy
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the Aril 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Squashed Stickings Getting Creative With Rolls Finding creative ways to apply rudiments to the drumset can…
Video Tour: Building a Teaching Business with Jeff Salem
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the April 2016 issue, which is available here. Teacher's Forum Building a Teaching Business From Breaking Ground to Finding Students I’ve owned and operated my own teaching school,…
Video Lesson! Basics - Backstage Warm-Ups with Rich Redmond
This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the April 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Backstage Warm-Ups A Rudimental Routine for Balanced Hands In this lesson, I’m sharing some of the warm-ups I use before…
