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Lick of the Month – August 2018

August 31, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is a lick I’m guilty of playing too much! It’s a weckl/gadd-esque phrase & includes using a crash sound without a bass drum, which is something we haven’t really touched…

Hand Technique Extension Lesson 2

August 21, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! In this extension lesson to the hand technique course, I talk about an exercise I stumbled upon while teaching an in-person lesson that perfectly demonstrates exactly how the back fingers are…

How to Practice – Part One

August 15, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Practicing! This is such a hot topic amongst musicians and one I get asked about a lot in lessons and masterclasses – how long to practice, what to practice etc. There…

Practice Session – August 2018

August 2, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! First time messing with the 18×14 bass drum from the new Pearl Masterworks Studio. This kit is just awesome. The shells are maple and gum and sound fantastic. I’ll be doing…

Lick of the Month – July 2018

July 28, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This month we have a nice snappy snare drum phrase using 16th note triplets BUT the phrasing is two groups of 9 and one group of 6! Remember, dynamics are KEY…

Practicing with a Metronome – Part Three

July 11, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Now let’s move on and change what the metronome plays. There are lots of options but let’s start with having the click play all the 16th notes in the bar with…

Practicing with a Metronome – Part Two

July 4, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s a something that seems simple but is definitely not easy. We can leave the click playing quarter notes but by changing where we start playing, we can make the click…

Lick of the Month – June 2018

June 22, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Love this lick! This month’s phrase is just a bar of 16th’s (pretty much, except for the end but it sounds like constant 16th’s) and it’s all about the dynamics (as…

Practicing with a Metronome – Part One

June 14, 2018

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is the first in a series of lessons dedicated to metronome practice. In this introductory lesson, I talk a little about what I learned about metronome practice from Chris Coleman…

Lick of the Month – May 2018

May 31, 2018