Lessons Of The Week

Lesson of the Week

Robin Adnan Anders: Arabic Rhythm Workshop

Robin Adnan Anders has played drum set and percussion with such artists as 3 Mustaphas 3, Boiled in Lead and Greg Brown, and has released his own solo albums and instructional videos.

Lesson of the Week

Kalani: African Accents

Kalani has performed and/or recorded with Kenny Loggins, David Sanborn, Max Roach, Barry Manilow, John Mayall, Dr. John, Jeff Porcaro, Michael Kamen and Melissa Manchester, and is the featured percussionist on the Yanni Live at the Acropolis video and CD

Lesson of the Week

Tom Brechtlein: Fat Fusion

Tom Brechtlein has played with Robben Ford & the Blue Line, Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Wayne Shorter, Al DiMeola, Jean-Luc Ponty and Eric Johnson.

Lesson of the Week

Steve Gadd: Groove Poetry In Motion

Steve Gadd is the master of groove. Put him on any bandstand and the room levitates. In honor of our April groove issue, we asked the video wizards at Hudson to recommend some Gadd vids. What follows are some clips from the Mission From Gadd clinic tour of a few years ago. These three videos contain a lot of knowledge, and even if you've caught him live, you might want to take another look. They include Steve's whistling, shuffling intro to "Bye Bye Blackbird"; his drum fills from Steely Dan's "Aja"; and rhythms from Paul Simon's hit "Late In The Evening."

Lesson of the Week

More Bounce For The Ounce

Hello drum lads and lassies. Nothing good comes easy. As I read once somewhere, “There is no elevator to the top, you gotta take the stairs the whole way.” With that in mind, I enlisted the great Stanton Moore to help me write this lesson.

Lesson of the Week Practice Pad Jazz

Monk’s Melody Puzzle

Aspiring jazz drummers often forget to learn the melody and form of songs. Learning the melody of a tune will inevitably improve your time, phrasing, soloing and most importantly, listening skills. The following exercises are guaranteed to help you learn tunes while improving drumming skills as well.