Lesson of the Week
On the tune “Walk About” from the One Hot Minute CD, Chad Smith basically plays old, slinky, ’70s funk.
Lesson of the Week
From a clinic in Chicago, we share some of Terry Bozzio's insight and advice on exercises and practicing, with transcriptions and examples inside.
Lesson of the Week
Here you will find the do's and don'ts of playing a wedding gig — covering everything from how to dress, to the essential grooves you'll need to know.
Lesson of the Week
Allison Miller reminds us that learning the melody of a song will improve our time, phrasing, soloing and most importantly, listening skills.
Lesson of the Week
Try your hand at playing solo, unison, and connected triplet figures while maintaining a steady and swinging ride cymbal pattern.
Lesson of the Week
“Locomotive, locomotive!” Remember that old mnemonic for the paradiddle that our beginning music teachers taught us? Well, the diddle has come a long way since then.
Lesson of the Week Practice Pad Jazz
Here’s a fun and rhythmically exciting bit of coordination for you to master at the drum set.
Lesson of the Week Practice Pad Metal
This lesson is going to focus on the rudiment that we metal heads tend to overlook — the double stroke.
Lesson of the Week
Stanton Moore currently plays with the New Orleans funk band Galactic. They have two albums out on Capricorn Records. Moore also has released a solo album called All Kooked Out on Fog City Records. The Magnolia Special Over the years playing in New Orleans I’ve come up with several grooves that work well in a variety of situations.
Lesson of the Week
There are many musical elements that a drummer can use to invent and develop a musical drum solo. Some of these include rhythmical motif, musical thought, tension, and release. The following solo applies these musical elements.
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