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How To Play A Buzz Roll

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Here we are breaking down the buzz roll. This is also know as the press roll. It is an essential drum technique that many drummers overlook.In the lesson we discuss this and reference some famous songs that have ropey buzz rolls. I believe that ev...

Paradiddle Feet With Groove On Top | TDA Live Lesson Archive

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Paradiddle Feet With Groove On Top. This drum lesson is an independence challenge that creates some really cool drum beats.

Double Strokes Workout in Grooves and Fills | Live Lesson Archive

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Here we are learning how to play double strokes in Grooves and Fills. Double strokes can make our fills and grooves sound really exciting and hard even though they are just a basic rudiment.

Changing Hi-hats To Lift A Song | Live Lesson Archive

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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.

Disco Hi-hat Accents | Live Lesson Archive

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Disco Hi-hat Accents. This live drum lesson looks at the classic disco 16 beat and takes it to the next level. Here we explore how we can change the sound by using accents on the hi-hat.

Paradiddles Between Right Hand And Right Foot | Live Lesson Archive

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Paradiddles Between Right Hand And Right Foot. We are taking common paradiddle rudiments and playing them with different limbs. We then orchestrate them in different ways to create some fresh and interesting rudiment drum beats.