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The Path To Total Drum Set Independence Pt. 6

In the sixth independence lesson, we move the ostinato pattern to your left side, while playing a variety of patterns on top with your right.

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The Path To Total Drum Set Independence, Pt. 5

In this lesson we will juxtapose a number of patterns played with the hands against paradiddles played with both feet.

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Thomas Lang: Five-Stroke Roll Applications

The great progressive rock drummer Thomas Lang demonstrates how to play a five-stroke roll, then ups the ante by mirroring his hands with his feet.

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Developing Independence: Adding The Left Foot

Libor Hadrava demonstrates how to play eighth-note triplets with your feet on top of sixteenth-note snare drum rudiments while counting in seven.

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Developing Independence 3: Counting In Five

Think it’s hard to rub your belly and scratch your head? Try counting in five while playing various patterns with your hands and feet.

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Pro Talk: Steve Smith’s Top Practice Tips

If you want to learn how to optimize your practice time, you won’t find anyone better to turn to for advice than Steve Smith.

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Libor Hadrava: Building Independence, Part 2

In this lesson we count groups of three sixteenth-notes over several snare drum rudiments, while moving the bass drum around the three-note pattern.

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Billy Martin: Playing The Funky Waltz

Billy Martin invites you to play around with this dance-style waltz and make it your own.

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Building Independence: The Basics

It’s time to declare independence! Boston drum teacher Libor Hadrava kicks off his new video series on developing independence by covering the basics.

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Spaghetti Breaks: Musical Cooking

Billy Martin shows us how to add some flavor to our drumming in order to break up the academic monotony of the musical process.