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Lick of the Month – August 2016

August 26, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Another simple but effective phrase combining 32nd notes and 16th notes. I find I use this often at a medium kind of tempo, around 110-120bpm) and it can be orchestrated a…

One Handed Exercises – Part 2

August 19, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I can’t stress enough how beneficial it is to practice one handed exercises. They say ‘there are no shortcuts’ when it comes to achieving anything but this actually is a shortcut…

Vocab Lesson – 32nd Note Fill Ideas – Part Two

August 13, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Continuing on from part one, now we’re looking at combining the paradiddle-diddle with the regular paradiddle and creating some interesting accent patterns and some nice question and answer phrases between the…

Crossover Patterns – Part Two

August 6, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Now we’re looking at a some more complex crossover patterns in both 32nd notes and 16th note triplets. The main example is the ten note pattern, phrased in 32nd’s. It’s tricky,…

Vocab Lesson – 32nd Note Fill Ideas – Part One

July 30, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Quite a few requests have come in for vocabulary ideas in 32nd notes so here we go with some cool patterns utilising the paradiddle-diddle and some single strokes. Don’t be put…

Crossover Patterns – Part One

July 23, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Here’s an introduction to crossover patterns! There’ll be at least one more part to this series detailing some more complex patterns but for now let’s deal with some basic ideas in…

Lick of the Month – July 2016

July 18, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Often referred to as the ‘sweep’, this lick was first brought to my attention by Dennis Chambers. You’ll see him do it in many of his solos (have a look on…

Vocab Lesson – Group of 9 in Triplets

July 16, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! This is a phrase I get asked about a lot. You’ll hear Gadd and Weckl play similar phrases between ride, snare and bass drum within their more aggressive and improvisational time…

Rudiments Around the Kit – 5-Stroke Roll

July 9, 2016

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Following on from the 3-stroke ruff, here is the (I think more useful) 5-stroke roll. Because the phrase is longer it’s a little less frantic sounding (compared to 3-stroke) and is…

Dennis Chambers Phrases – 32nd Note Groove Lick

July 2, 2016