by David Edwards | Nov 24, 2018 | Accents, Intermediate
Accents Using Stick Control Converting Rights into Accented Notes Lesson Introduction Accents add a great deal of character and dynamics to your playing, in this lesson we work through Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone. Converting ‘Rights’ into...
by David Edwards | Nov 24, 2018 | Accents, Beginner
Introduction to Accents Using Quarters & Eighths on the Snare Lesson Introduction Accents are played louder than other notes. They add dynamics to your playing, once you have mastered accents your playing will have a great deal of character and style. In this...
by David Edwards | Nov 23, 2018 | Beginner
Play a Beat Using Eighth Notes Lesson Introduction In this lesson you will learn how to play your second drumbeat using the Kick Snare & Hats. To become comfortable with these patterns, you should be able to play them repeatedly 20 times without a mistake before...
by David Edwards | Nov 22, 2018 | Beginner, Fundamentals, Theory
The Music Staff Drum Music Staff and Note Values Lesson Introduction In this lesson we’ll be looking at the drum music staff where we will place our lessons within. This staff is in the 4/4 time signature, meaning there are four beats to the bar. This is the...
by David Edwards | Oct 31, 2018 | Coordination, Deconstructs, Intermediate
Song Deconstruct Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin Lesson IntroductionLearn how to construct a song using a simple rudiment (paradiddle) expanded to play between the snare, bass and hi-hat.Learn to play around the drum kit free form and play along with a metronome...
by David Edwards | Oct 29, 2018 | Beats, Beginner, Coordination, Fundamentals
Play a Beat Using Quarter Notes Lesson IntroductionIn this lesson we will learn how to play your first drum beat using the Kick Snare & Hats. The best way to approach this is to start using just one instrument.Set a tempo of 60 bpm and play the following one by...
