• 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.

  • Groove Development: 16-08-2022 (Two Bar6/8 With An 'e+a' Right Hand)

    In this three page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in 6/8 where the right hand plays a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm on the hi hat. 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 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 15.2MB.

     

    Release Notes

    v.1.1: Remixed audio to balance levels, slight edits to text.

  • Groove Development: 16-11-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar part using fairly common offbeat sixteenth note placement. 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 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 14.9MB.

  • Groove Development: 17-05-2022 (Two Bar Rhythmic Double Kick)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar double kick groove using various sixteenth note groupings on the feet underneath a quarter note ride bell. 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 12.1MB.

  • Groove Development: 19-04-2022 (Tom Groove Decorated With 32nds)

    In this five page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a one bar pattern in 4/4 based on an eighth note floor tom played on the right hand. Decoration is then added as semi quavers and demi semi quavers. 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 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 16.3MB.

  • Groove Development: 19-07-2022 (Two Bar Floor Tom Groove With Offbeat Toms)

    In this five page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar half time groove using a lot of toms. 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 17MB.

  • Groove Development: 19-10-2021 Download Pack

    In this five page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a sixteen beat style part that uses multiple cymbals and stickings. 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 13.9MB.

  • Groove Development: 20-09-2022 (Two Bar 6/8 With Hi Hat Accents)

    In this three page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar 6/8 groove where various counts are accented on the hi hat. 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 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 12.2MB.

     

    Release Notes

    v.1.1: Remixed audio to balance, slight edits to text.

  • Groove Development: 20-12-2022 (Two Bar Straight Crotchets With Syncopated Left Hand)

    In this three page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two barm ulti layered groove where the right plays quarter notes and the left plays a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm. The kick then plays a second layer of rhythm to create a really busy 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 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 17.5MB.

  • Groove Development: 21-09-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a high tempo two bar groove in an extreme metal style. 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 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 11MB.

  • Groove Development: 21-12-2021 Download Pack

    In this three page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar part in 3/4 built over a four on the floor style movement. 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 13.1MB.