Benny Greb Transcription | Insane Hand & Foot Singles
In this transcription, we are breaking down an INSANE drum lick from Benny Greb. Benny posted this video recently on Instagram and it blew my mind. The whole video is amazing, but there is one fill in particular that just floored me. It is a passage of 16th...
You’re Good. Get Better. (MY podcast)
That's correct. I started a podcast. It is called "You're Good. Get Better." and it is all about helping you get better at drums, music, and life in general. I've had the pleasure of already interviewing a TON of people: Benny Greb Dennis Chambers Stephen Taylor Eman...
Benny Greb | “Handbrake” Transcription
Download the Benny Greb "Handbrake" sheet music for this transcription below. Download the Sheet Music: Have a question I didn't answer?
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...
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