What's in the course?

This mini drum course explores the three main rhythm types used in rock drumming. And actually they are the core of most Western popular music whether it's rock, pop, funk, country, hip hop or punk.

In short you can't really play much unless you have these beginner drum patterns to a good standard.

Here we will look at eight examples of each rhythm type (so 24 beats in total). Each pattern is explained and demonstrated and full sheet music is included.

At the end you will also get a drumless backing track to practice your rhythms to so that you can work on the flow and consistency of them in a musical context.

Course curriculum

    1. Rock Beats Course Introduction

    2. Eight beats Intro

    3. Eight beats BEAT 1

    4. Eight beats BEAT 2

    5. Eight beats BEAT 3

    6. Eight beats BEAT 4

    7. Eight beats BEAT 5

    8. Eight beats BEAT 6

    9. Eight beats BEAT 7

    10. Eight beats BEAT 8

    1. Sixteen beat Intro

    2. 16 beats

    3. Sixteen beats BEAT 1

    4. Sixteen beats BEAT 2

    5. Sixteen beats BEAT 3

    6. Sixteen beats BEAT 4

    7. Sixteen beats BEAT 5

    8. Sixteen beats BEAT 6

    9. Sixteen beats BEAT 7

    10. Sixteen beats BEAT 8

    1. Quarter note beats Intro

    2. Quarter note beats BEAT 1

    3. Quarter note beats BEAT 2

    4. Quarter note beats BEAT 3

    5. Quarter note beats BEAT 4

    6. Quarter note beats BEAT 5

    7. Quarter note beats BEAT 6

    8. Quarter note beats BEAT 7

    9. Quarter note beats BEAT 8

    10. Playalong backing track

    11. Thank you page

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About this course

  • $9.99
  • 32 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

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