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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

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! A nice little hi-hat lick to round off the Lick of the Month lessons for the year! This is a nice thing to use sparingly in a groove or fill. This…

Groove Vocab – 32nd Note Bass Drum Figure

December 17, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s a little piece of vocab that you can add to your grooves. This is tricky as fast and slow tempos, for different reasons, and is a great test of control,…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Three – Doubles

December 10, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s a detailed rundown of regarding double strokes and how to play them. There are many different techniques out there but I feel it’s important to be able to play them…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson Two – ‘Right, Left, Together’

December 3, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Moving on slowly from lesson one, keeping in mind all the points regarding the grip, back fingers, keeping the stick against the palm but still being relaxed, we’re now going to…

Hand Technique Course – Lesson One – Grip

November 26, 2016