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Lick of the Month – February 2021

February 26, 2021

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! A lot going on in this lick so I have just included the one version in the PDF. It’s made up of a few of my favourite ‘chunks’ of vocabulary which…

Independence Layers – Part One

February 12, 2021

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I was shocked at how hard this, conceptually extremely simple, exercise was to play when I first tried it. Just shows you how the simplest things can be the hardest and…

Lick of the Month – January 2021

January 29, 2021

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Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Very tasty 16th note triplet phrase to kick of LOTM for 2021. A cool fill on it’s own but more importantly it contains some nice ‘chunks’ of vocab that you can…

Performance Vid – Message in a Bottle

January 22, 2021

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Thought I’d have a go at this great song. Was a lot of fun learning the parts. What a great drummer Copeland is…wow. Such innovative playing and so much personality! This…

Groove Library – Straight Groove 3

January 14, 2021

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! A James Brown-esque groove for this lesson. Personally, I first discovered these kind of grooves from listening to Dennis Chambers and then traced things back to James Brown & Clyde Stubberfield,…

Virgil Donati Endurance Exercise

January 1, 2021

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! Virgil taught me this exercise years ago in a private lesson and it is THE BEST drum set exercise to improve your speed, strength and endurance. The exercise itself is incredibly…

Lick of the Month – December 2020

December 17, 2020

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! A nice, fiery phrase to close out the LOTM series for 2020. A very simple sticking but a difficult phrase to execute because of the left hand so start very, very…

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Practice Session – November 2020

December 3, 2020

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I was learning a track sent to me by Australian keys player Phil Turcio (check his records out which feature Weckl and Will Kennedy) and was drilling this solo section over…

Studio Tour

November 26, 2020

Hello, Login to start. Not a member? Join Today! I’ve had lots of requests for this video so here it is – a tour of my studio! It’s small but mighty! I talk about room treatment, recording gear and drums!…

Lick of the Month – November 2020

November 12, 2020