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Steve Holmes Drum Lesson: Drum Set Drags
May 2nd
Another awesome lesson from Steve Holmes from House of Drumming.
5 Frame Drum Techniques
Mar 28th
Is it obvious I’ve been playing a lot of frame drums lately?
This video isn’t particularly exciting, but it has a good explanation of some basics—which I need as much as anyone!
Libor’s Independence Exercises
Jul 18th
Here are some neat independence ideas from Libor Hadrava of Axiom Music School.
- Table of Time: Changing subdivisions with the hands over a 3/16 pattern with the feet.
- Table of Time – Paradiddles: Same as above but overlaying the paradiddle pattern with the hands
- Independence Plus Counting: Feet play RLRR LRLL, hands play RRR LLL, count aloud a third grouping!
JoJo Mayer philosophizes
Jul 11th
If you want chops, you must exercise. If you want to play music, you must practice.
I do not think complexity is prohibitive to getting over to a larger audience. I think what is prohibitive is [when] you don’t counterbalance a cerebral statement with an emotional one.
Insights from Gavin Harrison
Jul 8th
Some great concepts from Gavin Harrison on time-keeping and fills:
PAS International Drum Rudiments
Mar 5th
The Percussive Arts Society has a redesigned website and has revamped the PAS International Drum Rudiments. View them online, download them, listen to them. Oh, and make sure to practice them!
Mangini Update
Jan 26th
The rumor mill is churning overtime about Mike Mangini. I heard some inside info that “it” is happening. You know what I’m talking about… I’ll put up another post when it’s official.
But the real updates…
Check out these vids. Not sure how I didn’t stumble across them before now. I have also added the following content as an addendum to my post “Mike Mangini Clinic 04.09.10″ so that it’s all in one place.
Dennis Chambers: “So You Say” Groove
Aug 30th
Another Dennis Chambers transcription from Lee Jeffryes’ website Respect the Groove. This one is from Dennis’ instructional video In the Pocket, featuring John Scofield, Gary Grainger, and Jim Beard.
Here’s Dennis:
Here’s Lee breaking it down:
Click to enlarge | PDF version
Find the original post on Respect the Groove here.
Dennis Chambers Shuffle
Aug 23rd
Here’s a transcription of a really neat Dennis Chambers shuffle groove from Lee Jeffryes’ website Respect the Groove.
Here’s the original Dennis Chambers clip:
Here’s Lee playing it:
Click to enlarge | PDF version
Find the original post on Respect the Groove here.
