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Santana – Make Somebody Happy – Live Version (Drum Sheet Music)

27 September 2021

Here’s the full drum sheet music for “Make Somebody Happy” (Live in Mexico, 1993) by Santana, with Walfredo Reyes Jr. on drums. The original song is included in the album Milagro (1992), produced by Carlos Santana and Chester D. Thompson. This tune is perfect to practice on pop-rock/latin-rock ballad. Walfredo Reyes’ drumming is nice and … More Santana – Make Somebody Happy – Live Version (Drum Sheet Music)

Quarter Note Triplet Exercises Part 2

3 September 2021

The second part of the quarter note triplet exercises adds the left-foot hi-hat to the combinations seen in the past month. With the left hand we play the snare cross-stick on “4” and then we move the quarter note triplets by one 8th note, as shown in the image below. Once comfortable with the previous … More Quarter Note Triplet Exercises Part 2

Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions – Pre-Order Now!

11 August 2021

My new book Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions is now available for pre-order (eBook version). The book includes 5 drum transcriptions (drum solo, drum composition, trading fours) of some of Max Roach’s most remarkable drum performances during the iconic period of the ’50s, considering his solo works and the legendary recordings with Clifford Brown and Sonny … More Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions – Pre-Order Now!

ERHYTHM – Product Review

5 August 2021

Created by the full-stack developer and musician Ahmed Abderrafie, ERHYTHM is an app to help musicians compose new rhythms and share, customize, and play world rhythms from the library. The project is based on The Geometry of Musical Rhythm (clock, rhythm wheel method), which allows users to see how rhythm works with an easy and … More ERHYTHM – Product Review

Samai Thaqil Drumset Groove

26 July 2021

The Samai is a classical 10/8 rhythm of Ottoman-Turkish origin, very popular among belly dancers for slow sections. The Arabic variation of this rhythm is known as Samai Thaqil, also spelled Sama’i Thaqil. You can hear Samai in muwashah music (or muwashshah) for the musical accompaniment of poetic texts and other genres such as megeance, … More Samai Thaqil Drumset Groove

Quarter Note Triplet Exercises Part 1

23 June 2021

In the past few days, I worked on some exercises, new drum transcriptions, and books. Something I’ll be glad to share with you. It’s going to be a hot summer! Here’s a series of exercises to work on quarter note triplets, developing coordination and independence. We start off with the basic pattern on the snare, … More Quarter Note Triplet Exercises Part 1

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Rush – La Villa Strangiato (Drum Sheet Music)

9 June 2021

Here’s the full drum sheet music for “La Villa Strangiato” by Rush, from the legendary album Hemispheres (1978) with Neil Peart on drums. The complete drum transcription is now available for purchase.

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Polyrhythmic Independence Exercise – 3 over 4

24 May 2021

Here’s an exercise to develop your independence, playing various cymbal patterns on a 3 over 4 pattern between the bass drum and the hi-hat. We start with the first basic pattern on the bass drum, then with the second one we add the hi-hat, alternating the two pedals. On the second page of the PDF, … More Polyrhythmic Independence Exercise – 3 over 4

New Book – Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions

6 May 2021

While Jeff Porcaro Grooves: 8 Drum Transcriptions hit the first 500 copies sold, I’m glad to introduce new books and projects coming out in the next months and in the next year. Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions will be the first of a series of sheet music books. The book is a collection of 5 … More New Book – Max Roach: 5 Drum Transcriptions

Rush – 2112 (Drum Sheet Music)

23 April 2021

I’m glad to share with you the full drum sheet music for “2112” (Overture, The Temples of Syrinx, Discovery, Presentation, Oracle: The Dream, Soliloquy, Grand Finale), from Rush’s fourth album released in 1976 with Neil Peart on drums. The drum transcription is available for free and includes a notation key. Keep on drumming! DOWNLOAD THE … More Rush – 2112 (Drum Sheet Music)