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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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Practice these jazz coordination and independence exercises to help perfect playing contrary and opposing rhythms between four limbs.
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Try your hand at playing solo, unison, and connected triplet figures while maintaining a steady and swinging ride cymbal pattern.
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Peter Erskine examines ways to voice a fill using a variety of potential stickings in order to create “long” tones.
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Three-against-four is perhaps the easiest polyrhythm to master. In this lesson, Peter Erskine offers some fun ways to apply it to the drum set.
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There’s no better drummer on the face of the Earth than Peter Erskine to provide a collection of fusion fills to enhance your drumming vocabulary.
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Give your hi-hat foot a little workout with these exercises, courtesy of Dr. Peter Erskine. Some are easy, others are hard, but all are musical.
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Peter Erskine gives us some triplet tips and shows us how Elvin Jones used to play them around the set.
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Peter Erskine releases the "Joy Luck PlayAlong" app, which allows musicians to play along to his latest album.
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If you’ve always wanted to play Brazilian rhythms with authenticity but haven’t known where to start, Peter Erskine has a few choice ideas for you.
