Learn about playing the right hand on the snare in grooves.

Switching accent placements within this groove concept lesson to alter the feel.

Re orchestrating existing offbeat sixteenth movements by placing kicks and snares together.

Re orchestrating existing offbeat sixteenth movements by placing kicks and toms together.

Re orchestrating existing offbeat sixteenth movements by placing kicks and ghosted snares together.

Taking a simple syncopated 332 style rhythm and playing it in a swung timing.

Taking a simple syncopated 233 style rhythm and playing it in a swung timing.

Taking a simple syncopated 33334 style rhythm and playing it in a swung timing.

Simple syncopated linear grooves in 5/4 that follow a set eighth note grouping.

Add a left foot count underneath this re orchestrated groove concept.

Adding offbeat 16th snare sounds in a common time groove where the right hand plays on the snare.

Build some 16 beat style grooves using the paradiddle as a basis rather than a single stroke roll.

An orchestration of the existing basic paradiddle groove.

A simle development of the 'basic paradiddle' groove where the snares are moved around to create a half time feel.

A development of the paradiddle groove where the right hand plays the right and the left ghosted snares.

A slowed down half time version of a groove based on the paradiddle diddle rudiment

Switching the time signature of the original paradiddle diddle groove.

A simple development of the 'basic paradiddle diddle' groove where the snares are moved around to create a half time feel.

An orchestration of the existing paradiddle diddle groove.

A development of the paradiddle diddle groove where the right hand plays the ride and the left ghosted snares.

Playing a paradiddle groove with swung sixteenth notes.

Build A groove from a double paradiddle in this step by step lesson.

Adding sixteenth note snares to simple grooves played with a swung sixteenth feel.

Adding sixteenth note kicks to simple grooves played with a swung sixteenth feel.

Some ideas for accenting 'e' counts with open hi hats within grooves.

Some ideas for accenting 'a' counts with open hi hats within grooves.

A guide on how to change crash placement to give a 'rushed' feel.

Applying the concept of displacement to just the kick and snare parts in a slightly different way.

A guide on how to use open hi hats as decoration in grooves with a constant 16th note right hand.

Ignoring the time signature in 3/4 and using 4/4 patterns instead.

Ignoring the time signature in 3/4 and using 4/4 patterns instead.

Ignoring the time signature in 6/4 and using 4/4 patterns instead.

Decorating this commmon right hand pattern with some additional 16th notes.

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.

Removing a chunk of a groove to simulate a break in the backing track. A very common idea within pop/rap/hip-hop genres.

Aplying the ghosted offbeat snare idea when playing in swing time.

Decorating a ride groove with this simple idea following the same movement as the offbeat 16th grooves.

Developing a simple level 1 right hand idea by adding some accents on an 'a' count.

Decorating tom grooves with offbeat 16th notes to create some complex sounding but simple to play patterns.

Adding some simple rhythmic interest to the right hand of a reggae groove.

Simple re orchestrations of existing grooves where the snare plays on an offbeat 16th note.

A right hand variation of the basic reggae groove learned at level 1.

Developing a simple level 1 right hand idea by adding some 16th notes.

Some alternate stickings for the previous right hand rhythm idea.

Using the concept of displacement on a whole bar to create a wide variety of new parts.

Double up the right hand in an offbeat 8th note groove to create an alternate rhythmic pattern.

A two bar groove idea where short bursts of decorative 16th notes are spread between two bars.

Grooves where the right hand plays 16th notes. A good stamina workout as well as a cool groove variation.

Shift your snares by one 16th note to create some interesting grooves.

Using the idea of displacing snares backwards to create some interesting groove patterns.

A list of five examples of short phrases where the groove accents the '+' counts.

Accent all '+' counts in the right hand of a groove.

Add some rests to the right hand to create more rhythmic interest in a groove.

Create some two bar patterns by adding eighth notes to a four on the floor groove.

Adding additional eighth notes to four on the floor grooves.

Applying the single stroke four rudiment to the right hand part of a groove to create some more rhythmic interest.