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Changing Hi-hats To Lift A Song . This drum lesson delves into ways we can lift a song just by changing the rate of hi-hat notes.
Question and answer training for drummers. This is crucial ear training on the drum kit. This is an essential skill to help you become a musical drummer that listens to other musicians and knows how to respond.
Here we are developing your left hand control. If you are left handed then we are building your right hand control. Developing your weak hand is crucial for being a good drummer and these exercises will help you do that.
This live drum lesson breaks down shuffle fills. We take the blues shuffle and create some fun fills with interesting accents within them.
This drum lesson develops your samba playing and four limb independence. We work through several patterns using a samba ostinato and then we look at how you can develop those to use in musical situations.
Drum Dynamics In Songs. A good drummer knows how to use dynamics to play musical drum parts. Here we learn how to play a song on the drums. We use a drumless track to demonstrate how you can build excitement in a song by using dynamics on the drums.