'+ 1' Crash Placement In 3/4

A fill idea using two eighth note crashes in a row across two bars of 3/4.

'+ a 1' Crash Placement Fills

A specific placement of 16th note crashes to create some variation in fills.

'3 1' Crash Placement In 3/4

A fill idea using two quarter note crashes in a row across two bars of 3/4.

'5 6 1' Crash Placement In 6/8

A fill idea using two eighth note crashes in a row across two bars of 6/8.

'6 + 1' Crash Placement Fill In 6/4

A fill idea using three eighth note crashes in a row across two bars.

'6 1' Crash Placement In 6/8

A fill idea using two eighth note crashes in a row across two bars of 6/8.

'a 1' Crash Placement Fill

Use a 16th note crash to create a subtle fill or groove variation.

'e + a 1' Crash Placement Fills

A specific placement of 16th note crashes to create some variation in fills.

8th Note '332' Fill With Subdivided 16ths

A fill construction idea based on using the hands and feet in a grouping of 3.

Adding Crashes To Grooves

A lesson on starting a phrase with a crash.

Adding Quarter Note Crashes To A Fill

Build some fills where crashes are hit on every numbered count.

Choked Crash Fills

'Choking' the crash is something people generally forget about when constructing fills. This lesson gives some simple ideas for applying the technique to a fill.

Crash Accents

Some ideas for using crashes to accent select beats in a bar. Useful in all genres of music as a groove pattern or as a variation in a phrase.

Crashes In An 'And 1' Pattern

A fill idea using two eighth note crashes in a row across two bars.

Crashes In An 'And 4 And' Pattern

A fill idea using two eighth note crashes in a row across two bars.

Crashes On Beats 1 And 2

An idea for alternative crash placement with several variations.

Crashes On Beats 4 And 1

A subtle fill idea involving specific crash placement.

Groove Development: 28-09-2021 Download Pack

In this four five level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a one bar double time groove with a pushed sixteenth note crash. 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 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 11.6MB.

Half Bar Eighth Note Snare And Crash Fills In 6/8

Rhythmic fills in 6/8.

Left To Right Groove: 03-04-2022 (Accenting + Counts On Cymbals In A Two Bar Groove)

In this two page level 1 groove lesson you will learn a two bar pattern where the '+' counts at the end of the first bar are accented using cymbals. This is based on the song Problem Child by AC/DC and is presented in a Left To Right method.

The pack contains a PDF and 9 MP3s in a .zip file.

The size of this pack is 7.9MB.