Full Bar 16th Note Fills In 9/8 Using Simple Orchestrations

Various ideas for fill construction in 9/8 using straight sixteenth note rhythms with no overly complicated movements. A great introduction to developing fills in this time signature.

Full Bar Fills Using A Mixture Of Sixteenth Note Groupings

Using various different combinations of sixteenth note grouping to create full bar fills

Full Bar Sixteenth Note Fills In 6/8

A lesson on constucting fills in the time signature of 6/8 using just 16th notes.

One Beat 'R L L F' Groove Decoration

Decorating grooves using the R L L F pattern just once.

One Beat 16th Note Fills At The End Of A 5/4 Bar

Applying this short fill concept first applied to 4/4 within this new time signature.

R L L F Fills - Right Hand Orchestration

Create fills by orchestrating the right hand from the 'R L L F' exercise.

Rudiment Workout: 12-07-2019 (Four Bar Double Stroke Roll Moving Through Different Note Values)

In this level 3 rudiment workout lesson you will be learning a four bar double stroke roll exercise that moves between different note values. This is built up over several steps starting with the straight snare version of the rudiment. This allows you focus on one element of the exercise at a time without things getting too complicated. The pattern is good for developing all areas of playing making it a very useful all round exercise.

The pack contains a PDF and 12 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos and a version of the fully constructed exercise.

The size of this pack is 10.7MB.

Rudiment Workout: 16-11-2018 (Double Stroke Triplet As Sextuplets)

In this level 3 rudiment workout lesson you will be pushing your hand speed and stamina with an orchestrated double stroke triplet played as sextuplets. This is built up over several steps starting with the straight snare version of the rudiment. This allows you focus on one element of the exercise at a time without things getting too complicated which is useful with the fast doubles. While you are mostly focusing on the hands, you will actually be developing all areas of playing making it a very useful all round exercise.

The pack contains a PDF and 12 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos and a version of the fully constructed exercise.

The size of this pack is 9.9MB.

Rudiment Workout: 17-04-2020 (2 Bar Sixteenth Note Reverse Triplet In 5/8)

In this level 3 rudiment workout lesson you will be pushing your hands with an orchestrated reverse triplet lesson in 5/8. This is built up over several steps starting with the straight snare version of the rudiment. This allows you focus on one element of the exercise at a time without things getting too complicated which is useful in the odd time signature. While you are mostly focusing on the hands, you will actually be developing all areas of playing making it a very useful all round exercise.

The pack contains a PDF and 12 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos and a version of the fully constructed exercise.

The size of this pack is 8MB.

Semi Quaver / Sixteenth Note

A lesson on counting and notating this note value that lasts one quarter of a beat.

Single Stroke 16ths With Feet

Developing the straight sixteenth note snare rudiment by adding feet as various note values.

Sixteen Beat

This is a groove where the standard right hand part is replaced with a 16th note single stroke roll on the hi hat played with both hands. Snare and bass drums are then added around this rhythmic base.

Sixteenth Note Fills In 6/8 - Structured Examples

A list of four exercises in 6/8 where sixteenth note fills are combined with grooves.

The Single Stroke Roll With Quarter And Eight Note Toms

A single stroke roll orchestration where two previous orchestration ideas are combined.