Lesson 5. Getting creative with more drum fill ideas
8th note drum fills. More ideas
Moving on nicely from the previous lesson, we show you how adding 8th note rests to your drum fills can give you a few more musical options to experiment with and work on fine-tuning your sticking and control. Simon talks about incorporating your drum fills with grooves, including how to exit a drum fill and continue playing while maintaining complete control. Don't forget the additional ten audio files!
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1. The Essentials
Lessons
Getting started with basic beats and fills
Getting started with basic beats and fills
Lesson 1. Prepare for lift-off with your first drum beat!
Lesson 1. Prepare for lift-off with your first drum beat!
Lesson 2. Get down to the groove with five fun variations
Lesson 2. Get down to the groove with five fun variations
Lesson 3. Mixing it up! More bass drum variations
Lesson 3. Mixing it up! More bass drum variations
Lesson 4. Putting it all together using drum fills
Lesson 4. Putting it all together using drum fills
Lesson 5. Getting creative with more drum fill ideas
Lesson 5. Getting creative with more drum fill ideas
Taking the next steps
Taking the next steps
Lesson 6. Feeling groovy with the 16th note beat
Lesson 6. Feeling groovy with the 16th note beat
Lesson 7. More 16th note beats that will get them dancing
Lesson 7. More 16th note beats that will get them dancing
Lesson 8. Turbo charge your 16th note beats with these variations
Lesson 8. Turbo charge your 16th note beats with these variations
Lesson 9. Getting serious with the 16th note drum fill
Lesson 9. Getting serious with the 16th note drum fill
Lesson 10. Doubling down on the 16th note drum fill
Lesson 10. Doubling down on the 16th note drum fill
Expanding on ideas
Expanding on ideas
Lesson 11. Rocking out with the quarter note beat
Lesson 11. Rocking out with the quarter note beat
Lesson 12. Let's get all four limbs playing the game!
Lesson 12. Let's get all four limbs playing the game!
Lesson 13. Open and close the hi-hats to create interesting musical texture
Lesson 13. Open and close the hi-hats to create interesting musical texture
Lesson 14. Transform your beats with these simple enhancements
Lesson 14. Transform your beats with these simple enhancements
Lesson 15. Create killer grooves by expanding on the last theme
Lesson 15. Create killer grooves by expanding on the last theme
Lesson 16. Embellishing your 16th note grooves
Lesson 16. Embellishing your 16th note grooves
Lesson 17. Thinking outside the box with these bass drum ideas
Lesson 17. Thinking outside the box with these bass drum ideas
Lesson 18. Get ready to shuffle!
Lesson 18. Get ready to shuffle!
Lesson 19. The power of three! Triplet drum fills
Lesson 19. The power of three! Triplet drum fills
Lesson 20. Adding some musical magic
Lesson 20. Adding some musical magic
Notation Lessons
Notation Lessons
Lesson 1. The language of music
Lesson 1. The language of music
Lesson 2. It's just basic math!
Lesson 2. It's just basic math!
Lesson 3. Building layer by layer
Lesson 3. Building layer by layer
Lesson 4. Let's take a rest. No, really!
Lesson 4. Let's take a rest. No, really!
Lesson 5. Fun, tongue-twisting counting at its best
Lesson 5. Fun, tongue-twisting counting at its best
Lesson 6. Discovering the versatility of notation
Lesson 6. Discovering the versatility of notation
Lesson 7. That little dot actually means something!
Lesson 7. That little dot actually means something!
Lesson 8. It's all coming together nicely
Lesson 8. It's all coming together nicely
Lesson 9. Don't get tied up!
Lesson 9. Don't get tied up!
Lesson 10. Let's wrap this thing up!
Lesson 10. Let's wrap this thing up!
