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The Schnalle Method: Linear Grooves

Drummers bat around the term “linear drumming” quite a bit, but only a few actually know what it means. Wally Schnalle comes to the rescue.

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Schnalle Method: Jazz Bass Comping

Wally shows us some rhythms to be played on the bass drum, which we can use to develop our comping vocabulary.

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Schnalle Method: Some Paradiddle-diddle Fun

Wally Schnalle gives us a paradiddle-diddle to practice, in a triplet-flavored lick he developed when left to his own devices.

Issues

February 2013

February 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine

February 2013 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine

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The Schnalle Method: Two-Voice Jazz Comping

Wally shows us ways to accompany the snare and bass drum, and how to develop a rhythmic vocabulary to interact with and react to an ensemble.

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“Hard To Handle” By The Black Crowes

Steve Gorman

DRUM! music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates the techniques involved in playing Steve Gorman’s performance of The Black Crowes hit “Hard To Handle.”

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Schnalle Method: Sixtuplets in 6, 5, 4, and 3

Wally gives us a collection of stickings that he loves, but also a new exercise that he's been having a bit of fun with.

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Expanding The Paradiddle-Tap

Wally plays with the paradiddle-tap sticking method, seen in jazz.

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Cut-Time Shuffle Seasoning

Wally Schnalle gives us a classic cut-time shuffle to practice. Combine all of the bass and hand patterns to get more than a dozen new grooves.

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The Schnalle Method: Short-Roll Rudiments

Want to spice up your grooves? Add some short-roll rudiments. Wally Schnalle shows how to play them cleanly in order to effectively improve your sound.