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.
5 Stroke Ruff Exercise
This is an exercise that I came up with to warm up the hands before a gig and also to help develop single stroke speed. A ruff is a short single stroke roll and this one uses the 5 stroke version. You can really utilise these on the kit in fills etc once you get […]
Funky Groove
Here’s a funky little groove idea you might want to try. Try to make sure the ghost notes on the snare and the kick notes align properly when they land together.
Adding Ghost Notes To A Rock Beat (Beginner/Intermediate)
The ability to play soft notes in-between accented snare beats is a crucial technique for any drummer to master. Here is one of the first lessons I show my students to develop this. It’s important to keep the left hand very low whilst playing the ghost notes and snap the stick from a greater height when playing […]