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Fun Little Tom Groove/Fill Idea
Tom Groove/ Fill Idea Here’s a neat little tom groove I’ve been playing around with. It’s good for practising ghost notes and hand coordination as well as doubles strokes and flams. I find that working rudimental practise into musical ideas like this makes them much more fun to play and can stimulate creative ideas. Download […]
Adding Your Sheet Music To ForScore and linking Audio Files
When learning an instrument it’s a good idea to be organised as we don’t want to waste energy just finding the material we need to be working on. All the material in the lessons is sent through electronically and the ForScore app for iPad is a great way of managing all your sheet music and […]
Claim Your Creative Kids Vouchers For Drum Lessons
Create something great. Claim your $100 Creative Kids voucher today. As a registered provider for the Creative Kids program, you can redeem your voucher with us and let your child develop new skills. Enrol them in a new activity so they can create something great. For more information regarding the Creative Kids program, or to […]
Sweet Little Funk Groove Video And Notation.
Here’s another nice little funk groove I enjoy playing. This is a fun thing to work on for developing ghost notes and will need some degree of coordination to pull off. Also the hi hat sixteenths need to be played with a flowing Moeller type stroke to have the nice slinky feel, you don’t want […]
Term 3 2017 Drum Lesson Enrolments now open. Free Trial Lesson!
I have limited openings now for new students for Term 3 2017! Please get in touch now if you’d like to organise your free trial lesson. Days available are Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Give me a call if you’d like to talk some options. Cheers!
Steely Dan Godwhacker Drum Groove Short Video And Notation
Here is a quick breakdown of a fabulous groove by the amazing Keith Carlock. Broken 16ths and a ghost note pattern. Be careful on the rebound note after the snare beats on 2&4 as it has to match the other ghost notes.
Now open for new student drummer enrolments Term 1 2017!
Happy New Year!! Last year was was a great year with some fantastic student achievements. From great exam results, student live performances and some of my older students fulfilling life long ambitions to play in a live band. I’m very proud to have received an accreditation from the Music Teachers’ Association Of NSW. These are […]
R&B Style Funk Shuffle Groove (intermediate/advanced)
Here’s a nice little pattern I’ve been experimenting with lately, it’s broken 16th pattern(1ean) with a busy ghosting pattern on the left. You can play it straight as well and try different phrases with the kick.