Education
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Metric Modulation Magic
This month we’ll take a look at playing triplets in groupings of four.
“Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover”
In this lesson, we’re going to take a look at some ways to incorporate Ralph MacDonald’s tambourine part into that same groove.
Samba Rhythms
Sing these individual 16th-note partials while maintaining the tamborim rhythm with your lead hand.
The Offspring's Pete Parada
Offspring's drummer Pete Parada relocated with his family to Nashville in 2011 from Chico, a small college town in northern California.
A New Perspective on Polyrhythms, Part 2
The easiest way to create a five-over-two polyrhythm is to play quintuplet single strokes across two different surfaces.
Exercise for Drummers
Four Strength-Training Moves to Improve Bass Drum Speed and Endurance
Hand and Foot Rolls
This workshop is dedicated to what I refer to as hand and foot rolls, a particularly powerful and interesting way to orchestrate single-stroke rolls.
Korn’s Ray Luzier
Korn drummer Ray Luzier moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 2014. “I can live pretty much anywhere I want because I only meet the other members of the band on airplanes.”
A New Perspective on Polyrhythms, Part 1
The easiest way to think about a two-over-five polyrhythm is that you have two equally spaced notes across five beats.
The Ancient European Rudimental Codex
Welcome to the Rudimental Codex, an alternative collection of rudiments that focuses specifically on the ancient European legacy of rudimental drumming.
The 5/4 Half-Time Shuffle
For those of you who’ve never heard the coveted half-time shuffle, which is also commonly referred to as the Purdie shuffle,...
Inverted Paradiddle-Diddles
Rudiments can essentially be described as groupings of single and double strokes in different configurations and rhythms.
Septuplet Linear Patterns
The most fun thing about linear concepts is that almost any pattern you play can be modified in multiple ways.
Advanced Techniques for Jazz Soloing
For four years I’d been studying intensely with Dom Famularo, who suddenly said during one of my lessons, “Steph, you’re now ready for Jim.”
