Last week I saw a Drumeo video where Gavin Harrison described and demonstrated "The Paradiddle Challenge." I love drumming puzzles and I really liked the idea. In the video, Gavin mentioned that he … [Read More...]
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The Drumming Blog
Inverted Paradiddle Control via Ted Reed’s Syncopation Part 1
Much has been said about the flexibility and usefulness of the classic drum book, "Syncopation." There are many applications for the 9 pages of syncopation exercises that begin on page 37, and … [Read More...]
Paradiddle Workout 1
This 10 measure exercise is wall-to-wall sixteenth note triplets--with accents--and it should help you build fluidity with paradiddles, paradiddle-diddles, six-stroke rolls, double paradiddles and … [Read More...]
Test Your Drumming Independence: The “1e-a2-and-a” cymbal ostinato Part 3
Today we get to Part 3 of our journey into independence with what I've been calling the "1E-A2-AND-A" cymbal ostinato. Look at the notation below; that's what the pattern looks like on paper. I … [Read More...]
Know a Little Already? Here’s LEVEL2!
You Know A Little, But You Want to Know More? So, you don’t want to start at the VERY beginning. You’ve already played some. Maybe you’ve already taken a few lessons. You know how to read a little. You can play some beats. But you want to keep learning.
Our new class, The LEVEL2 Group might be exactly what you’re looking for.
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