Adding A C Section To An Eight Bar Phrase Eight bar phrases that add a 'C' section to an existing phrase.
Categorizing Your Playing Learn about different areas of drumming, what they mean and how to improve them.
Compound Time 7/8 To 4/4 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in compound time 7/8 by switching to 4/4 for one bar.
Compound Time 7/8 To 5/8 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in odd simple time by switching from 7/8 to 5/8.
Compound Time 7/8 To 6/8 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in compound time 7/8 by switching to 4/4 for one bar.
Compound Time 7/8 To 9/8 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas for short phrases in odd simple time by switching from 7/8 to 9/8.
Compound Time 9/8 To 4/4 In An 'A A A B' Structure Expand your ideas and ability to play a four bar phrase that switches from compound time 9/8 to 4/4.
Funk Improvisation Based On A Groove An improvisation walk through based on a funk groove, includes a Free MP3 Backing Track.
Groove Based Fills In A Four Bar Pattern Ideas for using groove patterns as fills. This lesson focuses on a structure for this concept with three written examples.
Groove Based Fills In An Eight Bar Pattern Learn a common application of groove based fills in an eight bar structured pattern.
Maintaining A Simple 4/4 Groove Over Four Bars Of 5/8 Continuing to learn about polymeter by combining simple grooves with the odd time signature of 5/8.
Oddly Grouped Eighth Note Rolls In Phrases A list of four bar exercises with the oddly grouped roll applied in a practical setting.
Offbeat 8th Note Accents - Practical Examples A list of five examples of short phrases where the groove accents the '+' counts.
Phrased Examples Using 2 Bar Patterns In 3/4 Some simple eight bar patterns in the time signature of 3/4 built around two bar groove parts.
Phrased Examples Using 2 Bar Patterns In 4/4 A lesson on making letters from previous structures apply to two bars worth of music.
Phrased Examples Using 2 Bar Patterns In 5/4 Some simple eight bar patterns in the time signature of 5/4 built around two bar groove parts.
Phrased Examples Using 2 Bar Patterns In 6/8 A lesson on making letters from previous structures apply to two bars worth of music.