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Stickings that Rock, Part 1

 This excerpt is taken from the complete article that appears in the March 2016 issue, which is available here. Basics Stickings that Rock Part 1: From a Hand Pattern to a Groove by Rich Redmond This month we’ll look at…

Modern Drummer
Jan 31, 2017

VIDEO! Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 4 (March 2014 Issue)

by Steve Fidyk Welcome to the fourth and final installment in our series on Stick Control drumset applications. This month we’ll explore ways of interpreting author George Lawrence Stone’s exercises while playing up-tempo swing rhythms. As you practice the applications,…

Modern Drummer
Jan 28, 2014

VIDEO! Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 3 (December 2013 Issue)

  by Steve Fidyk Welcome to the third installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s classic book Stick Control. The  variations in the article utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5–7. In this…

Modern Drummer
Oct 31, 2013

Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Approaching Standards, Part 1 (September 2013 issue)

September 2013 Jazz Drummer’s Workshop Approaching Standards A Framework for Musical Practice, Part 1: Phrasing by Steve Fidyk Jazz musicians spend a considerable amount of practice time learning standard tunes in a variety of keys. By doing so, they become…

Modern Drummer
Jul 31, 2013
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