
Combine eighth notes and sixteenth notes to create unique rhythms, using coconut and pineapple syllables to practice singing them, and tackle a 32-bar exercise.
Explore the practicality of backbeat variations for drumming, contrast systematic and functional learning approaches, and apply useful, tempo-aware beats to songs.
Learn to vary bass drum and snare while keeping the hi-hat constant; explore more beats and apply chunk it, sing it, and practice slowly to improve over time.
Learn two simple backbeat and fill ideas from let her go, exploring a rhythm between the snare, high hat, and floor hits, plus looping sections to play the song.
Explore hi-hat variations for slow r&b/trap and faster rock grooves, practicing backbeats with hi-hat speed doubling and chunking to coordinate hands for smooth phrasing.
Discover how grace notes and ghost notes alter drum grooves by varying dynamics on the snare, with double-stroke technique and subtle bass-drum accents for practice.
Explore varied backbeat variations by layering high-hat, snare, and kick drum, including ghost notes and grace notes, and listen to diverse music to discover new beats via radio features.
So you want to learn the drums, hey? Well you've picked the right course. With this Music Psychology course, we're going to use Learning Research and the Principles of Psychology to learn:
|| Foundational to Advanced drum beats and fills ||
|| Creating your own drum beats and fills ||
|| Musical improvisation ||
|| Playing with music and a metronome ||
|| Music Notation ||
|| Understanding Rhythm Theory ||
Why choose my course? Well, we're going to do more than just learn the drums. Were going to focus on the learning process itself, and streamline it to make your learning better and faster. Basically, we're going to ~~Learn how to learn~~