Lesson of the Week Practice Pad Metal
Matt Byrne’s Metal Secrets: Double Trouble
This lesson is going to focus on the rudiment that we metal heads tend to overlook — the double stroke.
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Peter Erskine: Fun With 3-Against-4 Bebop
Here’s a fun and rhythmically exciting bit of coordination for you to master at the drum set.
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Schnalle Method: Paradiddle-diddle Fills
Paradiddle-diddles are a handy little pattern. The main reason is that, as you can see in Ex. 1, the paradiddle-diddle ends with two double strokes. When executed cleanly, it’s actually less work than all singles and you get new melodic content. They can of course be played right- or left-hand lead, but here we are using them with a right-hand lead.
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Killin’ With Korn: Ray Luzier Clinic Part I
Ray Luzier in a 2009 clinic at Skip's Music in Sacramento, CA... MORE »
Lesson of the Week
Peter Erskine’s Accented Triplet Illusions
Playing three triplets on the snare drum to every one quarter-note on the bass drum is a fairly basic skill for drummers. If we begin to add accent schemes that suggest other time signatures, however, the stakes are raised. But, then again, so are the musical possibilities!
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Funk Seasonings — Part Two And Three
This issue’s installment continues to deal with funk basics and contains the last two parts of a three-part series.
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Kate Schellenbach: Pure Pop
Kate Schellenbach has played drums with Luscious Jackson, Kostars, Indigo Girls and the Beastie Boys.
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Maria Martinez: Afro-Cuban Innovations
Maria Martinez has performed with Barry White, El Chicano, Emmanuel, Angela Bofill, Rita Coolidge, Nell Carter, Johnny Paycheck and Klymaxx. She wrote the Latin drumming curriculum at PIT and has published two books: Brazilian Coordination for Drumset and Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset.
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Ginger Zyskowski: Sure Sight-Reading
Ginger Zyskowski has performed with Ella Fitzgerald, Rich Little, Jack Benny, the Mills Brothers, Milt Jackson, and played percussion for the National Touring Company of Jesus Christ Superstar - 25th anniversary tour. She also owns the Professional Drum School in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Sue Hadjopoulos: Latin Rhythm
Sue Hadjopoulos has played with Joe Jackson, Simple Minds, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson and They Might be Giants.
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Dawn Richardson: Drum Fun-damentals
Dawn Richardson formerly played with 4 Non Blondes and the Loud Family. She teaches drums at D’Amico Drums and is the author of the book/CD package Building Blocks of Rock. She currently plays with Kindness.
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- 1. Triplet 4-2-1 Grid Exercise
- 2. Increase Your Speed Around The Drums Part 6
- 3. Charlie Waymire #2: 4-Bar Groove Workout at 50 Beats Per Minute
- 4. Video Lesson: Double Bass/Double Crash Power Fills
- 5. Gavin Harrison’s Hot Licks
- 6. Charlie Kicks Off iGroove Play-Along series
- 7. Video Lesson: Clave & Cascara
- 8. Wally Schnalle Video Lesson #1
- 9. Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #58: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums Part 1
- 10. Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #60: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums - Part 3