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Lick of the Month – January 2017

January 31, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is a high energy phrase that sounds great orchestrated between cymbals and floor toms. It’s all 16th notes in 4/4 but it’s phrased in groups of five with accents on…

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‘Water on the Brain’ – Alternate Take

January 29, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I recently filmed a few videos for Sabian demoing their new cymbals for 2017. This video is an alternate take and one I really liked but later found out the the…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Five – Fingers

January 28, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Finger control is a very important tool in your hand technique toolbox and if often overlooked by drummers. The fingers play a very important role when playing various rhythms on the…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Four – Pyramids

January 21, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is a great way of practicing hand exercises & endurance exercises. The pyramid format keeps you on your toes and requires extra concentration. This is the first exercise on the…

Coming up…

January 14, 2017

Just a little update! The hand technique course will be starting up again this coming week. We’re going to be continuing on with some pyramid exercises that are great for building strength and fine tuning the wrist motions and then…

Samba Independence Exercise – Part 2

January 14, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! The exercise continues on from the last lesson but now we’re adding some specific stickings – paradiddle inversions. Again, these are simple patterns but the inversions mean the accents are falling…

Samba Independence Exercise – Part 1

January 7, 2017

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I must say I was planning to practice this more before making a lesson on it but then thought that this would make a good example of how, no matter what…

Groove Library – Broken Groove 3

December 31, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is somewhat similar to the previous broken groove lesson but I much prefer this version. It’s jam-packed with ghost notes and has a really great flow to it. This content…

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2016

Winding down for the Christmas break this weekend. I hope everyone has a great Christmas and gets all the presents they asked for! Thanks to all the great members at PBD that make the site so cool. It’s been a…

Lick of the Month – December 2016

December 21, 2016