In lesson 4, you'll learn about 8th notes and how to count them. I'll describe the parts of the note - notehead, stem, flag and beam. I'll also cover the concepts of subdivisions and subdividing the beat.
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I’m launching a YouTube series called The Rhythm and Reading Series. Find out more about what I’ll cover and how you can participate as if you were taking private lessons with me.
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I didn’t win the Gruv Gear Challenge, but I still got a great performance video out of the deal. Watch as I play an excerpt from Ruination by Virgil Donati.
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I’ve just made a NEW book available FREE to all of my subscribers!
The Practice Log and Journal is a method for creating and tracking long and short term music goals, with printable worksheets, logs and journal pages.
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How to play an ostinato with your feet while modulating between 6/4 and 6/8 with your hands.
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A personal project to play through Charley Wilcoxon’s rudimental solo masterpiece All-American Drummer.
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A personal project to play through Charley Wilcoxon’s rudimental solo masterpiece All-American Drummer.
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My focus this week is smoothing out my left-hand lead and developing my left-handed accents.
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A personal project to play through Charley Wilcoxon’s rudimental solo masterpiece All-American Drummer.
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This week I focused on getting my hands nice and loose while playing rolls. So, I took an excerpt from Great Hands For A Lifetime and concentrated on staying loose, loose, loose.
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