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Stanton Moore: Between Swing & Straight

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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Matt Byrne: Odd-Time Boogaloo Beats

We learn some 1960s boogaloo-style beats in odd time, fusing soul and R&B with Latin rhythm.

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Rich Redmond: Two Are Better Than One

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.

Features

Andrew Hurley: Rebel With A Cause

Drummer Andrew Hurley gives us an inside look at Fall Out Boy's album, Folie À Deux, and teaches us how to play the track, "I Don't Care".

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Peter Erskine: Polyrhythm Practice

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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Matt Cameron: King Animal Grooves

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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Danny Gottlieb: Jazz Figure Reading

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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Herman Matthews: Love What You Do

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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Stanton Moore: Even More Anti-Ghost Notes

Learn which notes you can play before or after major notes in a groove, to get more insight into what works and what doesn't.

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Peter Erskine: When Limbs Unite

Practice these jazz coordination and independence exercises to help perfect playing contrary and opposing rhythms between four limbs.