Jojo Mayer | Cross Stick Groove | Transcription
Jojo Mayer is one of my favorite drummers, which is why I wanted to transcribe this infamous cross stick groove. If you haven't seen Jojo play this particular groove before, I don't know where you've been the last 10 years. Growing up, I would watch hours of...
7/8 Shuffle Lesson (Nathan Camarena transcription)
I transcribed a short excerpt from a Nathan Camarena video on Meinl's YouTube channel (see the video here). I loved the groove so much I figured I'd teach a whole lesson on it. To my ear, this groove sounds a bit like a "7/8 shuffle" - which is what I found so...
Dave Weckl – “You Rang” Transcription
(Edit the video I originally posted was removed from YouTube for copyright - the link to the original video and the exact minute marker I transcribed can be seen here) Dave Weckl is a LEGEND. If you've watched the YouTube video above, you can already see why....
Learn a Song in One Listen | How to Write Music Charts
Chart writing is a valuable skill that many people overlook. Many of my students who "play by ear" don't realize the consequences of never relying on written music - TIME. If you need to learn 10 songs (and each song is 5 minutes long) - that means you have a...
Implied Metric Modulation
Implied metric modulation is super fun...this video gives you a few ways to begin to get comfortable with the concept and a few fills to try out as well. Download the Sheet Music: Have a question I didn't...
Mike Mitchell Transcription | VFJams LIVE! Sheet Music Download
As 2018 comes to a close and I look back at everything that has happened in the past year - being a part of this #VFJams LIVE! project with Vic Firth is absolutely a monumental highlight. This Mike Mitchell transcription is BY FAR the most difficult...
3 Bass Drum Exercises for Faster Foot Speed
Bass drum speed is something we all want. But we don't talk about it much. Everyone talks about hand speed, rudiments, leading with the left hand and the right hand. But what do we do to improve our speed and control with our bass drum? That is what this...
Double Strokes (is your technique holding you back?)
Proper double stroke technique is something I’ve had to go over with almost every student I’ve ever taught. Why? Because…rebound is the enemy. Don’t get me wrong, using rebound to our advantage is an important part of playing the drums. But, when it comes to...
Aaron Spears | “Switch” Transcription and Audio Files
Aaron Spears...need I say more? Today we are breaking down an Aaron Spears fill from his performance on one of Sonor's most recent YouTube upload. The tune is called "Switch". The lesson breaks down the original fill I transcribed, and then provides two...
Paradiddle Variations
The Paradiddle. We all play it - but I would bet most of us are VERY tired of playing paradiddles. As drummers, we have a habit of learning a rudiment and then quickly finding a way to apply it to the drum set. We play that one variation for a little while and...
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