• Groove Development: 04-04-2023 (Two Bar Rock Groove)

    In this six page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar rock style groove that uses a lot of sixteenth note kicks. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the groove at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 18 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 16.1MB.

  • Groove Development: 05-04-2022 (2 Bar 3/4 With Quarter Note Accents)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in 3/4 where right hands play eighth notes with accented quarter notes. Around this sixteenth note snare, kick and tom decoration is then added. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 12MB.

  • Groove Development: 05-07-2022 (Two Bar Train Groove With Displacement)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar train groove combining ghost notes, displacement and simple feet part. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 20 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 16MB.

  • Groove Development: 08-03-2022 (Two Bar Splash And China Accents)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in common time where select '+' counts are accented with a spash or a china. Around this sixteenth note snare and kick decoration is added. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 18 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 13.3MB.

  • Groove Development: 14-12-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar train groove decorated with accents, kicks and ghost notes. This is developed up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 18 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 14.3MB.

  • Groove Development: 20-09-2022 (Two Bar 6/8 With Hi Hat Accents)

    In this three page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar 6/8 groove where various counts are accented on the hi hat. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 14 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 12.2MB.

     

    Release Notes

    v.1.1: Remixed audio to balance, slight edits to text.

  • Groove Development: 28-09-2021 Download Pack

    In this four five level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a one bar double time groove with a pushed sixteenth note crash. This is built up over several steps, starting with a simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 18 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 11.6MB.

  • Groove Development: 28-12-2021 Download Pack

    In this two page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar part that switches from 5/8 to 7/8. This is developed up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 12MB.

  • Groove Development: 29-03-2022 (2 Bar Quarter Note Accent And '332' Toms)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove that combines a quarter note accent pattern on the right hand with a syncopated '332' rhythm over toms. Around this common sixteenth note ghosted snare and kick decoration is then added. This is built up over several steps, starting with a heavily simplified version of the part, which allows you to focus on one element of the part at a time.

    The pack contains a PDF and 16 MP3s in a .zip file. This includes two MP3s of each step at multiple tempos, an example piece using the given groove and a backing track of the piece for you to play along to.

    The size of this pack is 16.2MB.

  • Hi Hat Pattern

    Construct a single stroke 7 fill by orchestrating on the hi hat and adding some accents.