Our ongoing series on drum tuning continues today with this gem of a video by the amazing Dave Weckl.
Dave is one of the world’s most respected jazz-fusion drummers and has played for such acts as: Paul Simon, Madonna, George Benson, Michel Camilo, Anthony Jackson and most famously the Chick Corea Elektric Band. In this video [...]
Here is a great excercise using paradiddles that was left in the comments by reader Pete Privitere.
This paradiddle is brilliant for developing 4 way independence as you are playing diagonally across your body.In other words, your left foot and right hand play together and vice-versa. It’s not as simple as it looks. Try it [...]
One of my all time favourite drummers has to be Steve Gadd. He is famous for his use of rudiments in his grooves and solos. One of his signature pieces is Paul Simon’s “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover”. This groove, roughly based on a paradiddle feel, sets the tone for the whole song.
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Here is a great, short video clip by Bernie Dresel of the Brian Setzer Orchestra demonstrating some simple snare drum licks based on double stroke rolls in a triplet feel.
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It looks simple enough doesn’t [...]
Here is another installment in my ongoing series on the humble Paradiddle. This time around we are going to be putting them to work around the kit.
This first exercise is a brilliant one for working on your four way independance. Your feet are playing an eighth-note paradiddle on the bass drum and hi-hat while your [...]
At the start of each new teaching year I like to take all my drum students through some of their basics again, just to get over the Christmas break. This year we’ve been concentrating on building up their “weak side”. The left side if you’re right handed and vice versa. Here is a great article [...]
Hi Folks, I hope everyone is feeling well rested after the Christmas/New year break. Now it’s time to head back to the practice pads and get the hands moving again. I thought I’d start the new year with a few simple fluency exercises. The first installment comes from the amazing Drummerworld site that I’ve written [...]
Here comes part 2 of my look at Accented Paradiddles. As in part 1, we will be using the Single Paradiddle that we learnt in Paradiddles - The Basics although these exercises can, and should, also be practiced with all 4 forms of the Paradiddle.
Just like the first set, take them slow and steady at [...]
The next installment in my current look at Paradiddles is Accented Paradiddles. I’ll split it into 2 parts as it’s a bit too much for one article. In both parts we will be using the Single Paradiddle that we learnt in Paradiddles - The Basics although these exercises can, and should, also be practiced with [...]
Paradiddles are some of the most important rudimentary techniques for drummers. The next series of online drum lessons will be based on paradiddles and will take you from the very basics through to using them in beats, as fills and as four-way independance exercises. Let’s start at the very beginning though, what is a paradiddle? [...]