I recently posted a page of 6/8 independence exercises because I noticed that the drumming literature seems to lack good source material to develop triplet based grooves. Along the same lines, here is a sheet that will help develop the independence needed to play a rock shuffle.
“The Funky Primer” is my favorite rock independence book for developing basic facility with the rock/pop eighth note hand ostinato. This worksheet is labeled as a “Funky Primer Extender” because I have converted the first two pages of Dowd’s eighth note bass drum independence exercises into a shuffle format here. I’ve converted the two pages to a shuffle feel and condensed them into a single page. The one page idea makes things easier….just look at each measure of this worksheet as a separate exercise.
You can download the PDF here: basic rock shuffle independence
Ask me any questions!
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
His band, Mark Feldman's LEVEL5, released their debut, "The Sybil EP," in 2019. The EP features Oz Noy on guitar and Will Lee on bass.
For more info: linktr.ee/markfeldman
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