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Heart’s Ben Smith to Give Free Online Drum Lesson at Drumeo.com
Ben Smith, drummer for the legendary rock band Heart, will be teaching a free online drum lesson, titled “The Groove & Flow,” at Drumeo.com on Monday, March 17, 2014, starting at 4 p.m. PDT. Drummers can watch the lesson, submit…
VIDEO! Rock & Jazz Clinic: Give the Audience Some! (From the March 2014 Issue)
by Mike Johnston Playing songs in odd times can be challenging to you as a drummer, but one thing that doesn’t get much attention is how tough odd times can be on the audience. It’s called “odd” for a…
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,…
VIDEO! Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Approaching Standards, Part 3: Language and Vernacular (February 2014 Issue)
by Steve Fidyk Welcome to the final installment of our series on applying the rhythmic phrasing of jazz standards to the drumset. This time we’re exploring ways to extract themes from the Thelonious Monk tune “Straight No Chaser” to…
VIDEO! The 45-Minute Practice Routine: Get Organized to Optimize Your Time Behind the Kit (January 2014 Issue)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDJypIjV_kg by Mike Johnston When I sit back and think about the thousands of questions I’ve been asked by students in my eighteen-year career as a drum teacher and clinician, I would have to say that at least 80 percent…
VIDEO! Rock & Jazz Clinic: Rediscovering Rudiments (January 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPWiZet1qfg by Miguel Monroy Regardless of your desire as a drummer, whether it’s to play blistering solos or tasteful grooves, studying the rudiments will do much to help you take your craft to the next level. In this article, our…
The Drummer’s Bible by Mick Berryand Jason Gianni
BOOK/CDS (2) LEVEL: ALL $34.95 Recently updated by its coauthors to include nearly a hundred more reference grooves, this ambitious 200-plus-page tome continues to inspire, offering a variety of rhythmic concepts, from polka patterns to reggae beats to variations on…
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…
Free Online Lesson With Sonny Emory This Thursday!
Famed pop and jazz drummer Sonny Emory will be teaching a free online drum lesson, titled “Linear Concepts and Flamercises,” at drumeo.com on Thursday, October 31, 2013, starting at 12 pm PDT. Emory will be teaching from the drumeo.com studio…
Gorden Campbell Secrets of the Working Drummer
DVD LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED $24.99 What makes a working drummer? Here, the top R&B player Gorden Campbell defines the gig in artistic and practical terms. Musically, he focuses on the importance of concepts like knowing song form and getting…
VIDEO! Strictly Technique: Hairtas (June 2010 Issue)
http://www.youtube.com/embed/xd8SeKYTYE0 by Bill Bachman The “hairta” isn’t one of the PAS forty rudiments, but it’s an extremely useful rudiment. Technically speaking, it’s very simple to play. All of the strokes should be played as relaxed free strokes (or full or…
VIDEO! Jazz Drummer’s Workshop: Approaching Standards, Part 2: Melody and Form (November 2013 Issue)
A Framework for Musical Practice, Part 2: Melody and Form by Steve Fidyk Welcome to the second installment in our series on approaching jazz standards. This article reveals ways of using the melodic rhythm as the source for creating…
Ron Powell Conducts Free Percussion Clinic and Performance on 9/27
Presented by GoDpsMusic Live and Latin Percussion, Ron Powell will perform Friday, September 27, at 6:30 pm PST, at the GoDpsMusic artist showroom, which is located at 810 Lawrence Drive Ste. #128 in Newbury Park, CA. Highlights include an exclusive…
Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 2: 3/4 and 6/8 Drumset Applications (October 2013)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TAqAjMoVWE Welcome to the second installment in our series on drumset applications of George Lawrence Stone’s famous book Stick Control. The variations in this lesson utilize the “72 Single Beat Combinations” found on pages 5–7. Be sure to check…
