Groove Development Menu

Building a high tempo extreme metal pattern.

Building a soft level 0 groove using a cross stick.

Building a two bar 3/4 groove using multiple layers of rhythm combining percusion and ghosted snares.

Building a groove from two base rhythms.

Combining several concepts with two familiar snare placements.

Building a two bar 6/8 groove to develop hand stamina.

Building a groove using paradiddle stickings.

Building a two bar groove with various concepts tied together with a quarter note kick.

Switching between two time signatures with a quarter note snare style rhythm.

Building a two bar half time part using several basic construction concepts.

Building a two bar half time part using several basic construction concepts.

Building a groove with an unusual right hand part.

Building a double kick groove using simple concepts.

Building a groove from sixteenth notes played over multiple cymbals.

Using simple concepts to create a two bar 6/8 part.

Building a groove from sixteenth notes played over multiple cymbals.

Building a groove from sixteenth notes played over multiple cymbals.

Building up a sixteen beat played on ghosted snares.

Decorating a half time reggae groove with sixteenth note right hands.

A subdivided and syncopated groove.

A subdivided and syncopated groove.

A metal style groove with heavy sixteenth note decoration.

A 6/4 groove that switches between two common timings.

Using simple concepts to create a two bar 6/8 part.

A nice introduction to prog style parts switching between two common time signatures.

A groove style commonly used in motown.

A sparse 4/4 part with ideas for variation.

A nice introduction to prog style parts switching between two common time signatures.

A sparse 4/4 part with ideas for variation.

Adding regular fills to your 6/8 grooves.

A tom based groove using a standard triplet movement for decoration.

A 5/4 groove built using 4/4 phrasing.

A very rhythmic groove using cymbal decoration and emphasising the back beat with a floor tom.

A fake double kick groove using syncopation.

Switching between two odd time signatures using an inappropriate rhythm.

Creating a complex multi layered part from a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm.

Extreme metal part construction ideas.

Developing a groove in 4/4 where the 'e' after count 3 is accented.

In this lesson you will be learning a two bar 6/8 where the kicks play constant eighth notes. Over the top of this the right hand plays a broken sixteenth note rhythm on the rim of the floor tom. These are relatively simple concepts but but the full part can get quite tricky. The part is built up...

Building a groove around a specific righth hand part.

A two bar 5/8 groove in half time.

A prog style groove switching between 6/8 and 9/8.

Building up a two bar rock groove.

Developing a simple groove in 5/4.

A simple two bar funk style groove with variations.

A two bar metal style groove built around a set rhythm.

Developing a simple groove in 6/4.

A two bar groove using electronic voices.

A two bar reggae style groove where several ideas for second bar variations are explored.

Using a syncopated eighth note rhythm as the basis for the back beat in a 4/4 groove.

A two bar half time groove in 6/8.

Using a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm as the basis for the kicks in a 4/4 groove.

Developing a groove in 7/4.

A 3/4 groove using simple concepts.

A double time 5/8 groove.

A 3/4 groove using simple concepts.

A 3/4 groove using simple concepts.

Using a standard triplet as the basis for a half time groove.

A 3/4 groove using simple concepts.

Using a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm as the basis for the back beat in a 4/4 groove.

A 12/8 groove with an odd right hand rhythm and double kick.

A 7/8 groove using a rhythm more suited to 4/4.

Using a syncopated eighth note rhythm as the basis for the back beat in a 4/4 groove.

A 7/8 groove using a rhythm more suited to 4/4.

A complex pattern in 5/4 using trigger pads.

A 7/8 groove using a rhythm more suited to 4/4.

Using a syncopated eighth note rhythm as the basis for the back beat in a 4/4 groove.

A 9/8 groove with a lot of swung sixteenth decoration.

A 7/8 groove using a rhythm more suited to 4/4.

Decorating a simple 6/8 pattern with various fill ideas.

Building a two bar groove based on an accented single stroke roll movement.

Building up a double kick groove in 5/4 that combines syncopated snares with a straight sixteenth rhythm.

Building up a groove pattern using accent placement and syncopation.

Build a two bar 5/8 groove using an inappropriate sixteenth note rhythm.

A 2 bar groove in 4/4 combining a '1e+' rhythm with constant sixteenth kicks.

A soft 2 bar groove in 4/4 using cross sticks rather than snares.

A two bar groove in 5/4 following an inverted paradiddle sticking.

Building up a groove pattern in 5/8 around a cowbell rhythm.

A simple level 1 2 bar groove using 2 right hand concepts.

A simple level 1 2 bar groove using 2 right hand concepts.

A 2 bar groove in 4/4 played in quarter time.

A busy paradiddle based groove in 3/4.

A 2 bar groove in 4/4 where the second bar uses a rhythmic double kick pattern.

Learn a busy syncopated 6/8 part built around a '1e+' rhythm.

Building up a two bar swing time groove pattern in 7/8.

A simple level 1 2 bar groove using 2 right hand concepts.

A 6/4 tom groove using no snares and following an odd rhythm.

Building up a groove pattern in 7/8 using various double kick movements.

An intricate metal based 3/4 double kick groove.

 

Building up a groove pattern in 7/8 around a rhythm ride bell part.

A simple level 1 2 bar groove using 2 right hand concepts.

A one bar groove in 15/16 where an interesting rhythm is played on the cowbell.

A one bar groove in 3/4 based around a quarter note snare movement.

A 2 bar groove in 4/4 where the second bar uses a rhythmic double kick pattern.

A one bar groove in 4/4 where cymbals are used to accent certain counts.

A 2 bar linear pattern in 9/8.

A ghost note heavy two bar groove that makes use of two different time signatures.

Building up a 12/8 groove to be played in a blues song.

A 2 bar linear pattern in 4/4.

A 2 bar pattern in 4/4 based around a sixteen beat movement.

A one bar groove in 4/4 that switches between common and double time midway through the bar.

Build a two bar 5/8 groove using an inappropriate sixteenth note rhythm.

A 2 bar pattern in 4/4 based around a sixteen beat movement.

A linear 6/8 pattern using 32nd notes to create a fast moving part.

A half time 16th note double kick groove decorated with various semi quaver groupings on the ride.

Building up a two bar double time groove pattern in 6/8 using odd timing and tom placement.

A two bar groove in 4/4 where the second bar is a displaced version of the first.

A busy groove built from several layers of rhythm.

A complex groove based around a quarter note triplet right hand.

A complex groove based around a quarter note triplet right hand.

A half time pattern in 5/4 decorated with fills.

Building up a groove pattern in 9/8 with quarter note accents and offbeat 16ths.

A half time pattern in 5/4 decorated with fills.

Building up a two bar double time groove pattern in 6/8 using odd timing and tom placement.

Imitating a double kick pattern between floor toms and bass drums, a real co-ordination challenge.

Building up a two bar common time groove pattern in 7/8 based around a quarter note right hand.

A two bar groove in 4/4 using multiple cymbal rhythms around a straight backbeat.

A relatively simple two bar groove in 4/4 uses a standard 16 beat as a starting point.

An intricate two bar groove decorated with a mixture of 'RLLF' style movement and 32nd notes.

A two bar 4/4 pattern making use of percussion.

An intricate metal based 3/4 double kick groove.

Building up a 5/4 groove that has a sixteenth note double kick as its' base.

A ghost note heavy two bar groove that makes use of two different time signatures.

A two bar funk groove in 4/4 with a one handed sixteenth note right hand.

A two bar groove in 4/4 using simple displacement to create a complex part.

A double time feel part that moves between multiple time signatures.

Learn a fast and intricate two bar linear 5/8 groove step by step.

Learn a fast and intricate two bar linear 5/8 groove step by step.

Building up a tom groove in 5/4 using multiple concepts.

Building up a two bar groove pattern in 7/8 based around a quarter note right hand.

Building up a half time ghost note heavy groove in 12/8.

A two bar groove that adds decoration around a four on the floor pattern.

A 7/4 groove heavy on right hand sixteenth note hi hats.

A multi-layered groove in 4/4 that applies a syncopated rhythm over a solid foundation groove.

A single pedal sixteenth note kick heavy groove in 6/4.

Learn a tom based 5/8 groove with a left foot eighth note count.

A two bar groove appropriate to more extreme metal genres.

A relatively simple two bar groove in 4/4 uses a standard 16 beat as a starting point.

An intricate 16th note based groove that has a lot of decoration.

Building up a two bar double time groove pattern in 6/8 using odd timing and tom placement.

A relatively simple two bar groove in 4/4 that uses a roll around the kit as part of the pattern.

An intricate jazz groove making use of some common features of the genre. A more difficult groove development lesson.

A reggae groove in swing time with 16th note decoration

An intricate 16th note based groove that has a lot of decoration.

Building up a 5/4 groove that has a sixteenth note double kick as its' base.

Building up a 5/4 groove that has a sixteenth note double kick as its' base.

A relatively simple two bar groove with a quarter note snare feel.

A two bar groove with crash accents placed on '+' counts.

Learn a fast and intricate two bar linear 5/8 groove step by step.

Modifying the base pulse of a bar of 4/4 to create a heavily syncopated groove.

Building up a cross stick based groove pattern using odd accent placement and 16th note decoration.

Building up a tom groove in 5/4 using multiple concepts.

Building up a half time double kick groove pattern using rhythms played on the guitars from the backing track.

Building up a groove pattern an orchestrated paradiddle as a starting point.

Building up a groove pattern in 9/8 with offbeat 16th kick accents.

Building up a groove pattern using accent placement and syncopation.

Building up a groove pattern using accent placement and syncopation.

Building up a groove pattern using accent placement and syncopation.

Building up a groove pattern in 7/8 using linear concepts.

Building up a groove pattern in 7/8 using linear concepts.

Building up a two bar groove pattern in 6/8 using syncopation and toms.

Building up from level 0 to level 3 ending up with a complex accent and ghost noted syncopated part.