The 80s Drummer Lesson 1 – Are you learning to play the drums? Do like the drummers from the 1980s? In this series of videos, I deliver the drums lessons I had in the mid-to-late-80s with my teacher Paul Francis of Orchard Percussion in Essex, UK. To do this, I’m going through the manuscript book […]
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Download the File This 16-bar exercise is inspired by a couple of funky grooves taken from the Trinity Drum Kit Grade 2 piece, “Cherry Blue.” Here, the patterns are designed to be played along to a drumless backing track—preferably something funky and upbeat to help you lock in with the rhythm and develop a solid groove.
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Exercise for Drumless Backing Tracks No. 5 – Backbeat. Here’s another great 16-bar phrase you can play along to a drumless backing track (see below for some of my favourites). This one is simple, musical, and a lot of fun to play. If you’ve been drumming for a couple of weeks, you should be able
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Drumless Backing Track Exercise 4 – This 16-bar exercise is built around a solid backbeat, with a short fill every fourth bar. It’s the kind of thing that works perfectly with the drumless backing tracks you’ll find all over YouTube. The goal here is to develop consistency, groove, and the ability to transition smoothly between
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