This lesson covers a straightforward but super-effective pattern I use to put together drum fills. It’s especially effective when combined with other rudimentary patterns to create more musical fills. The pattern is R L L – super simple. However, we’re playing the pattern as 16th notes, not as a triplet. Exercise transcription and Guitar Pro …
In this lesson, I’m going to show you one method I use for composing progressive drum beats, which works every single time. I’ll let the video do the talking – this is a longer video than most of the lessons I upload but I’m certain it’s worth the time investment as the concepts you’ll learn …
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In this lesson, I’m going to demonstrate an exercise that enables me to use double-strokes efficiently around the kit. The exercise uses a double stroke that we move from left to right around the kit, swapping the leading hand as we do so. Starting with the right hand, we’re going to play RRLL on the …
In this lesson, I’m going to show you an alternate way to use Double strokes, which I use a lot within my grooves and drum fills. If you think of a double stroke, the pattern that probably comes to mind is R R L L R R L L, or that same pattern inverted – …
The second most important fundamental rudiment to master is the double stroke. Along with the single stroke, the double stroke helps form the vast majority of patterns you’ll ever play behind a drum kit and in this lesson, I’ll show you how to improve your dynamic control and speed with your doubles. What is a …
I am not a lifestyle coach – but there are a few things that I swear by that I’d like to share with you as I’m absolutely convinced they’ll help a number of people other than myself. Sleep Make sleep your number 1 priority. Getting good deep sleep (specifically, slow-wave sleep) has been proven to …
So far, I’ve told you to shut out all distractions and turn off all notifications – to practice with laser-like focus. I know that in some situations, and for some of us, it’s simply not realistic or even possible to shut out all distractions. That’s ok – I have a great method for working with …
What should a practice routine look like? So many musicians think that practicing is a dull, repetitive exercise – and sure, it CAN be! Especially without a system for tracking our progress. Over the years, I have identified a few rules that have really helped me set up a reliable routine to get me from …
Welcome to the Progressive Drumming Masterclass! Go grab yourself a coffee or some other tasty beverage and make sure you won’t be interrupted for the next 30-40 minutes because, in this lesson, I will teach you the crucial steps you’ll follow when working through all of the later lessons in the Masterclass, and eventually, when …
Lesson progress Overview In this lesson, we’re going to work with a couple of key rudiments alongside the 3/4 polyrhythm: single strokes and paradiddles. This is going to help us to improve our overall understanding of the 3/4 polyrhythm and also, importantly, help to further improve our limb independence. Exercise 1 – Singles This looks …
Lesson progress Overview In this lesson, we’re going to add the kick drum into this 3/4 polyrhythm pattern. This is going to help improve our limb independence and coordination. It’s also going to lay the groundwork for when we start building the 3/4 polyrhythm into grooves. Exercise 1 – Three limbs To do this, we’re …
Lesson progress Overview In this lesson, we’re going to learn the basics of the 3/4 polyrhythm. I’ll show you how to count it and how to feel it. The aim is to break free of the counting stage and to be able to comfortably feel the beat that is created when you combine a 3 …
Lesson progress Exercise 1 – Pedal hat threes In this lesson, we’re going to pull together a load of the concepts we’ve covered around the 3/2 polyrhythm and realize a cool groove. The first thing we’re going to do is get comfortable counting the threes on our left leg – the pedal hat. Loop exercise …
Lesson progress In this lesson, we’re going to take the 3/2 polyrhythm pattern that we’re now used to playing, and turn it into a groove. Exercise 1 – Ghost notes First off, we’re going to lay down the foundations, counting twos on the hi-hat with your right hand (or whichever is your dominant hand) and …
Lesson progress In this lesson, I’m going to show you where the 3/2 polyrhythm is used in TesseracT’s music, then provide you with some loop exercise examples for you to slow down and work with. The aim here is to help you better understand how the polyrhythm is used within a real-world musical context. Loop …
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This lesson is going to present the biggest challenge so far in this course. The exercise itself isn’t too tricky at slow speeds but it’s a whole different matter once we speed it up. Exercise 1 – Inverted 3/2 Polyrhythm We’re going to play the exercise at 100bpm to start out. We’re playing the three-count …
Exercise1 – The kick drum The natural next step with an exercise like this is to introduce another limb – in this instance, we’re going to bring in the kick drum. Our hands are going to play the dotted quarter notes (the two’s) and our kick is going to play the quarter notes (the three’s). …
Exercise 1 – Half the work In this lesson, we’re going to take the exercise from lesson 1 and cut it in half. We’re going to switch the right and left hands every bar instead of every two bars. Sounds easy, right? What this is going to do is force us to get used to …
Lesson progress Introduction – What is a polyrhythm? Before we get ahead of ourselves – what is a polyrhythm? A polyrhythm is when two numbers start and resolve at the same time. You count them alongside one another and it can literally be a combination of any two numbers. Typically, the first three polyrhythms a …
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