Flam Tap As Quavers With Quaver Feet

Taking the eighth note version of the rudiment and adding feet ostinati as quavers. Another good co ordination challenge.

Four Beat Fills At The End Of A Bar Of 7/4

Building four beat fills at the end of a bar of 7/4 using various concepts.

Four Sixteenth Note Fills In 7/8

A relatively simple 7/8 fill idea where a block of four sixteenth notes is used then positioned at various points within the bar.

Full Bar '33334' Kick Rhythm In A Groove

Using the '33334' sixteenth note grouping as a kick pattern. This is shown with various different right hand and snare placements.

Full Bar 16th Note Fills In 5/8 Using Simple Orchestrations

Various ideas for fill construction in 5/8 using straight sixteenth note rhythms with no overly complicated movements. A great introduction to developing fills in this time signature.

Full Bar 16th Note Fills In 7/8 Using Simple Orchestrations

Various ideas for fill construction in 7/8 using straight sixteenth note rhythms with no overly complicated movements. A great introduction to developing fills in this time signature.

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 2 Over 3 Syncopation Exercise In 6/8

A multi rhythmed exercise involving both limbs in the time signature of 6/8.

Full Bar 8th Note Fills In 5/8 Using Simple Orchestrations

Various ideas for fill construction in 5/8 using simple slow rhythms with no overly complicated movements. A great introduction to filling in this time signature.

Full Bar 8th Note Fills In 7/8 Using Simple Orchestrations

Various ideas for fill construction in 7/8 using simple slow rhythms with no overly complicated movements. A great introduction to filling in this time signature.

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

Various ideas for fill construction in 9/8 using simple, slow rhythms with no overly complicated movements. A great introduction to filling in this time signature.

Full Bar Sextuplet Fills As Straight Rolls

Constucting fast fills using sixteenth note triplets played as single strokes..

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 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.

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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.

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