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Teacher's Forum - Drumset Applications of The Reed Syncopation
This article is a compilation of exercises by Mr. Breithaupt and two of his advanced students, Karl Ott and Peter Retzlaff.
Concepts - Developing Good Time
Many drummers are capable of playing good time even though they may not know exactly how they developed this ability.
Strictly Technique - Bass Drum Control
When I wrote Bass Drum Control in 1964, it was at the request of drummers who wanted exercises to practice for hands and bass drum.
Show And Studio - Charles Collins: Up Close
Things really started happening for Charles Collins when Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson pulled him out of Dionne Warwick's road band in 1971.
Jazz Drummer's Workshop - The Music of the Drums - Part 3
This article will cover two related ideas: How to make the study of drum method books musically more useful, and some technical exercises that can he used to aid this development.
Rock Perspectives - Modular Rock
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Hone Your Human GPS - Setting Goals, Defining Problems, and Devising Solutions
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Septuplet Permutations - Diving Deep Into an Odd Subdivision
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Playing Melodically - Part 1: “Billie’s Bounce”
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1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page - Part 4: Orchestrated Flams on the Drumset
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Groove Construction - Part 13: Left-Handed Split Grooves
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Hi-Hat Splashes - Spicing Up Your Backbeats
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Rock Perspectives - A Practical Application of Swiss Army Triplets
The Swiss Army triplet was shown to me several years ago by Keith Knudsen of The Doobie Brothers.
