• Groove Development: 12-10-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a sparse sounding groove using various ideas for the left hand. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 13.3MB.

  • Groove Development: 13-09-2022 (6/4 Switching From Syncopated Groove To Fill)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a 6/4 pattern that combines a four beat syncopated groove with a two beat fill. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 13.9MB.

  • Groove Development: 13-12-2022 (2 Bar 1 Handed 16ths With Syncopated Accents)

    In this three page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar commong time beat where the righth hand plays sixteenth notes accented in a sycopated rhythm. The kick then plays a second layer of syncopated rhythm to create a really busy sounding part. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 22 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 17.1MB.

     

    Release Notes

    v.1.1: Remixed audio to fill part out, slight edits to text.

  • Groove Development: 14-09-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 1 groove construction lesson you will learn a simple two bar groove built around the left hand playing as a cross stick. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 16MB.

  • Groove Development: 14-12-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar train groove decorated with accents, kicks and ghost notes. This is developed up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 18 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 14.3MB.

  • Groove Development: 15-03-2022 (4/4 Quarter Time)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in quarter time where quarter notes are accented with a ride bell. Around this sixteenth note and triplet snare and kick decoration is added. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 22 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 14.4MB.

  • Groove Development: 15-11-2022 (3/4 To 7/8 With Constant Double Kick)

    In this three page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar metal style pattern that switches from the time signature of 3/4 to 7/8 with constant sixteenth kicks playted over both feet. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 12.7MB.