Ghosted 16 Beat Variation

Another variation on the two handed 16 beat groove this time moving the left hand to the snare and playing ghost notes.

Ghosted Offbeat '+' Count Eighths In A Swing Time Groove

Aplying the ghosted offbeat snare idea when playing in swing time.

Ghosted Offbeat Mid Triplet Eighths In A Swing Time Groove

Aplying the ghosted offbeat snare idea when playing in swing time. This time on the note of the triplet that is usually left out in swing time.

Groove Based Fills In An Eight Bar Pattern

Learn a common application of groove based fills in an eight bar structured pattern.

Groove Based Left Foot Strengthening Exercise

Strengthen your left foot with these simple groove exercises.

Groove Development: 01-03-2022 (Two Bar Common Time Groove With The Snare On Beat 2 Rrmoved)

In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a relatively straight forward two bar groove in common time where the snare on beat 2 has been removed. Around this sixteenth note hi hat, snare and kick decoration is then 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 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 14.3MB.

Release Notes

v.1.1: Remixed audio to remove excessive bass, slight edits to text.

Groove Development: 01-06-2021 Download Pack

In this five page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a semi linear pattern in 4/4 that combines an unusual splash rhythm with kick/snare part broken up with 32nd note toms. This is build 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 13.5MB.

Groove Development: 02-05-2023 (One Handed Sixteenth Note Right Hand)

In this five page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a one bar pattern in 4/4 where the right hand plays constant sixteenth notes. Decoration is then added as semi quavers using both standard and ghost strokes. This is built up over several steps, starting with a 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 14 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 13.5MB.

Groove Development: 02-08-2022 (Two Bar Reggae Groove)

In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar reggae style groove that is very draining on the hands. 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 18MB.

Groove Development: 02-11-2021 Download Pack

In this five page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a syncopated linear groove following a set sticking. 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 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 13.4MB.

Groove Development: 03-05-2022 (Two Bar Four On The Floor With Percussion)

In this five page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove that uses a lot of percussion over a constant quarter note kick. 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 24 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 20.1MB.

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Groove Development: 04-04-2023 (Two Bar Rock Groove)

In this six page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar rock style groove that uses a lot of sixteenth note kicks. 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 groove 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 16.1MB.

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Groove Development: 04-10-2022 (Straight To Offbeat Eighth Right Hand)

In this three page level 2 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in 4/4 where the right hand switches from straight eighth notes to only playing on '+' counts. 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 15.1MB.

Groove Development: 05-04-2022 (2 Bar 3/4 With Quarter Note Accents)

In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in 3/4 where right hands play eighth notes with accented quarter notes. Around this sixteenth note snare, kick and tom decoration is then 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 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 12MB.

Groove Development: 05-07-2022 (Two Bar Train Groove With Displacement)

In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar train groove combining ghost notes, displacement and simple feet 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 20 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.

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Groove Development: 06-11-2022 (6/8 Groove With A '1 +a' Right Hand)

In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a 6/8 pattern that combines a syncopated right hand with a standard 6/8 movement. 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 11.9MB.