Become A Drummer

MORE FREE DRUM LESSONS HERE Become A Drummer Level 1: Lesson 5 Back to lesson contents

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MORE FREE DRUM LESSONS HERE Lesson 4:  Triplet Based Grooves This lesson switches the feel of the grooves to triplet 8th notes with a snare back beat on beats 2 and 4.  The first two videos are two examples from the lesson with music play alongs, followed by the playlist of ALL the grooves on their own. (Hit the hamburger icon to see any of those examples).  There are also song clips that use the triplet feel grooves you can try to play along to.  Keep in mind it is a clip within the song, so when it starts, try to come in after you hear 4 beats!  Be sure to hit the hamburger icon in order to choose other examples from the lesson! Songs To Play Along To Back to lesson contents

MORE FREE DRUM LESSONS HERE Become A Drummer - Level 1 - Lesson 3 Here, we focus on 8th note grooves with a backbeat and vary the kick patterns.  If you are wondering what a "backbeat" is, it is simply refering to the snare drum on the 2 count and the 4 count (the back end of the groove).   The differing kick patterns (referring to the bass drum) develops independence in your bass drum foot, and will open you up to new groove ideas that you can take to different songs.  The first 3 videos below are examples 1, 3, 5 from  Become A Drummer Level 1.   The videos include animated notation, a demonstration, and a chance to play along to some music at different tempos.  The 4th video is actually a playlist of ALL the example from Lesson 3.  At the very bottom, I have include a few clips of songs that use these kind of drum patterns.     Example 1 Example 3 Example 5 To view the whole playlist of exercises in Lesson 3, click the hamburger icon s...

  MORE FREE DRUM LESSONS HERE Become A Drummer Level 1 - Lesson 2 Playlist In this playlist, you will expand from the  4 core grooves  and play the same sequence of notes as common note values.  These include: Core Sixteenth Note Groove  Core Eighth Note Groove Core Eight Note Triplet Groove In addition, you will add one more kick on any note right before the snare drum for each of the common core grooves.  This adds a powerful punch to the core grooves! Play along with the videos and get ready to jam along with some music once you are comfortable with the coordination.   Core Eighth Note Groove Add In Some Extra "Kick" All of Lesson 2: Back to lesson contents