The drum fill for this new episode involves displacing a drum phrase over the beat. As shown in the figure below, the main idea consists of three 8th notes: two 16th notes on the tom, one 8th note on the floor tom, and one 8th note on the snare in unison with the crash cymbal. … More A Fill for Every Season #8
With this lesson, we use the Stick Control Single Beat Combinations pages to develop our swing/shuffle feel. We start with the first 12 exercises, playing one bar in straight 8ths and then swinging in 8th-note triplets, keeping the same sticking. Repeat the bar at least eight times and then move to the next exercise, starting … More Swinging with Stick Control
In this seventh episode, I’ll share an 8th-note triplet drum fill based on a defined sticking pattern. The key to mastering this idea is to memorize the sticking: LRR LRL. So, we start applying the sticking in an 8th note triplet subdivision on the snare, possibly playing the bass drum or hi-hat in quarter notes. … More A Fill for Every Season #7
Welcome to 2024! We inaugurate the year with two exercises to develop jazz drum set independence based on quarter note triplets. We start with the basic preliminary pattern. Once comfortable, we add accents: accenting the left hand every three notes, starting with the first and then displacing the accent to the second and third notes. … More Jazz Independence: Quarter Note Triplets Accent Combinations
Another year has ended, and I can’t thank you enough for the massive support. I didn’t expect to outperform the previous year: the blog reached more than 50,000 visitors and 147,000+ clicks, with organic traffic from all over the world (special thanks go to visitors from the USA, UK, Australia, France, and Italy). Social media … More 2023 Recap
In this sixth episode, I’ll share a massive 8th-note triplet linear drum fill. The idea is similar to the drum fill of the second episode of this series; both are interchangeable and can be combined. As indicated in the notation below, the linear approach occurs between the floor tom, snare, bass drum, and rack tom. … More A Fill for Every Season #6
It’s been a while since the previous episode of this series focused on exploring and mastering quintuplets on drums. In case you missed it, check out the previous drum lessons. In this article, we learn how to apply four essential rudiments (single stroke roll, double stroke roll, five stroke roll, and single paradiddle) in 16th-note … More Quintuplets Drum Lesson 4 – Rudiments
The drum fill for this episode incorporates a 16th-note linear idea between the hi-hat, bass drum, snare, and toms. Unlike most drum fills, this one is conceived over two bars, starting on the fourth beat of the first bar and developing on the second bar. The key to mastering this idea is memorizing the sticking … More A Fill for Every Season #5
In this fourth episode, I introduce a new drum fill I developed. The drum fill is based on sextuplets, starting with two notes on the bass drum and moving with an alternate sticking between the floor tom and rack tom. We start off playing the drum fill slowly to memorize the orchestration. Once comfortable, we … More A Fill for Every Season #4
In this third episode I’ll share two drum fills I developed myself, which you can apply in various styles. The drum fills are primarily based on 16th and 32nd notes, starting from the second beat and ending with an accent on the snare at the end of the fourth beat. I arranged the drum patterns … More A Fill for Every Season #3
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