Drumming Details Pt 2 - Backbeats
Part 2 of “Drumming Details” is now available at DrumMagazine.com
This 3-part series will cover several of the most important aspects of being a drummer…Sound, Feel and Groove.
Part 2 covers two different backbeat techniques, rimshots and center of the head, and how they can change the sound and feel or [...]

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Drumming Details Pt1 - The Hi-Hat
Part 1 of a new series of video lessons, “Drumming Details“, is now available at DrumMagazine.com
This 3-part series will cover several of the most important aspects of being a drummer…Sound, Feel and Groove. Part 1 covers the hi-hat and how important it is to the overall feel of a song. [...]

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Roundtable Discussion on Groove!
For the past couple of years I’ve worked with DRUM! Magazine on their “How To Play Drums” magazine as well as lessons and play-alongs for the DRUM! Magazine website. So when Andy Doerschuk called me to put together a roundtable with some of my fellow Musicians Institute teachers to have a discussion [...]

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Half-Time Groove Play-Along & Lessons
The half-time feel is one of the best arranging tools a drummer can have. It’s a great way to change the feel and vibe of a song without changing the tempo.
Lesson 1 - Half-Time Groove Workout - covers the difference between the half-time and normal time groove and how to switch [...]

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