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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…

Modern Drummer
May 31, 2016

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…

Modern Drummer
Apr 28, 2016

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…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

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…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016

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.…

Modern Drummer
Mar 31, 2016
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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…

Modern Drummer
Feb 26, 2016

Video Lesson: Jazz Drummer's Workshop - Crossovers with Steve Fidyk

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the April 2016 issue, which is available here. Jazz Drummer's Workshop Crossovers 10 Exercises to Improve Drumset Facility   This month’s lesson focuses on the crossover, a technique that…

Modern Drummer
Feb 26, 2016

Video Lesson! One-Sided Hairtas, Grandmas, and Grandpas

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Strictly Technique One-Sided Hairtas, Grandmas, and Grandpas This month we’re going to look at three unusual rudiments: one-sided hairtas, grandmas, and…

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2016

Video Lesson! Hidden Rhythms - Part 2, by Mike Johnston

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Hidden Rhythms Part 2: Odd Groupings Last month we explored the endless rhythmic and textural ideas hiding…

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2016

Video Lesson! Advanced Beat Displacement by Aaron Edgar

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock Perspectives Progressive Drumming Essentials Part 8: Advanced Beat Displacement To take our beat displacement prowess to a higher level, we’ll…

Modern Drummer
Jan 29, 2016

Video Demo: Basics - More Cowbell, by Rich Redmond

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the February 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics More Cowbell Embellishing Grooves With a Different View The phrase “more cowbell” has seeped into the public consciousness with good…

Modern Drummer
Dec 30, 2015

Video Lesson: Hidden Rhythms, by Mike Johnston

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the February 2016 issue, which is available here. Rock 'N' Jazz Clinic Hidden Rhythms Part 1: Cookin’ With 16ths The concept of discovering hidden rhythms within common subdivisions reminds…

Modern Drummer
Dec 30, 2015
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Video Lesson: Triplet Fill Concepts Part 3, Three-Over-Four Fills With Rudiments

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the February 2016 issue, which is available here. Jazz Drummer's Workshop Triplet Fill Concepts Part 3: Three-Over-Four Fills With Rudiments Welcome to the third and final lesson in our…

Modern Drummer
Dec 30, 2015

Video Lesson: Consecutive Flams - Hand-to-Hand Groupings

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the February 2016 issue, which is available here. Strictly Technique Consecutive Flams Part 4: Hand-to-Hand Groupings This month we’re going to play hand-to-hand flams consecutively and in groups of…

Modern Drummer
Dec 30, 2015
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