What's in the course?

We are delving into another great period of drumming musical history. We focus on key drummers in the genre, break down classic beats and fills, jam along with backing tracks, and work through entire songs.

This time it's the drum beats from 1980s session drummers including Steve Gadd, John J.R. Robinson and Jeff Porcaro.

This takes us through classic 1980s drum beats for artists such as Toto, Paul Simon, Chaka Khan, Randy Crawford, Michael Jackson and more.

Course curriculum

    1. Style focus 80s session drummers Intro

    2. 1980s Session Drummers Drumming Background

    1. Steve Gadd intro

    2. Just the two of us 1

    3. Just the two of us 2

    4. Late in the evening ride

    5. Late in the evening ride and bass

    6. Late in the evening ride and hi-hat pedal

    7. Late in the evening ride and toms

    8. Late in the evening whole beat

    9. Ace in the hole slowly then full speed

    10. Oh Marion bar 1 slowly then full speed

    11. Oh Marion bar 2 slowly then full speed

    1. Ain’t nobody verse hands w/out accents

    2. Ain’t nobody verse hands with accents

    3. Ain’t nobody with bass drums

    4. Ain’t nobody chorus hands

    5. Ain’t nobody chorus hands and feet

    6. Through the fire verse 1

    7. Through the fire verse 2

    8. Through the fire bridge

    9. Rock with you intro bar 1 fill

    10. Rock with you intro bar 2

    11. Rock with you verse bar 1

    12. Rock with you verse bar 2

    13. Rock with you pre chorus bar 1

    14. Rock with you pre chorus bar 2

    15. Rock with you pre chorus bar 3

    16. Rock with you pre chorus bar 4

    17. Rock with you pre chorus whole 4 bar phrase

    18. All night long bar 1

    19. All night long bar 2

    20. All night long chorus

    1. Africa main groove

    2. Africa main fill

    3. Rosanna hands

    4. Rosanna bar 1 all in

    5. Rosanna bar 2 all in

    6. Rosanna both bars together

    7. You might need somebody intro bar 1

    8. You might need somebody intro bar 2

    9. You might need somebody chorus fill bar 2

    10. You might need somebody chorus fill bar 3

    11. You might need somebody chorus fill bar 4

    12. You might need somebody chorus fill all 4 bars

    13. Forever man intro

    14. Forever man verse

    1. Ending

    2. What next?

    1. Doesn't Matter 130bpm

    2. Back to the 80s 100bpm

About this course

  • $19.99
  • 55 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

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