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Billy Martin shows us how to keep sections conversational and contrasting when improvising a solo.
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Stanton Moore shows us how to play "Go-Go" from Galactic's record, Coolin' Off, and suggests playing it with your own variations.
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We learn some 1960s boogaloo-style beats in odd time, fusing soul and R&B with Latin rhythm.
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Rich Redmond teaches drummers that are new to double-bass how to incorporate quick, two-beat bursts into their fills and achieve some awesome moments.
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Here are some exercises that introduce the uninitiated to the world of polyrhythms by examining two-against-three and three-against-four rhythms.
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Flams are the spice in our percussive stew. A flam here, a flam there, will liven up even the dumbest of dumb, hard-rock, heavy-metal fills.
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We break down Matt Cameron's drum parts on Soundgarden's latest album, which are nothing short of Rubik's cubes for drummers.
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Practice reading jazz figures, and learn how to find that swing by singing the figures like a horn player or scat vocalist would.
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We learn how to play some funk grooves to try with the left hand on hi-hat, or the entire kit as a left-handed person would arrange it.
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Tom Brechtlein gives us some fills inspired by Elvin Jones and Tony Williams to be played in a half-time shuffle or medium tempo, Elvin-type groove.
