Lessons Of The Week

Lesson of the Week

Pro Insight: Terry Bozzio Master Class

From a clinic in Chicago, we share some of Terry Bozzio's insight and advice on exercises and practicing, with transcriptions and examples inside.

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Wedding Drumming 101: A Crash Course

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.

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Allison Miller: The Melody Puzzle

Allison Miller reminds us that learning the melody of a song will improve our time, phrasing, soloing and most importantly, listening skills.

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Terence Higgins: Pushing The Paradiddle

“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.

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Stanton Moore: Crescent City Spirit

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.

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Joe Porcaro: Developing A Four-Bar Jazz Solo

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.