• Groove Development: 11-10-2022 (Two Bar 7/8 With A Quarter Note Right Hand)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar 7/8 groove where the right hand keeps a quarter note count going over both bars. 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 15.3MB.

  • Groove Development: 13-09-2022 (6/4 Switching From Syncopated Groove To Fill)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a 6/4 pattern that combines a four beat syncopated groove with a two beat fill. 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 13.9MB.

  • Groove Development: 16-08-2022 (Two Bar6/8 With An 'e+a' Right Hand)

    In this three page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove in 6/8 where the right hand plays a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm 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 15.2MB.

     

    Release Notes

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

  • Groove Development: 20-12-2022 (Two Bar Straight Crotchets With Syncopated Left Hand)

    In this three page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two barm ulti layered groove where the right plays quarter notes and the left plays a syncopated sixteenth note rhythm. The kick then plays a second layer of rhythm to create a really busy 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 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 17.5MB.

  • Groove Development: 23-08-2022 (7/8 With Quarter Note Right Hands)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a 7/8 part where the right hand plays quarter notes. 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 22 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 12.6MB.

     

    Release Notes

    v.1.1: Remixed audio to improve quality, slight edits to text.

  • Groove Development: 23-11-2021 Download Pack

    In this three page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar part combining a blast beat with an unusual syncopated movement. 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 16.5MB.

  • Groove Development: 24-08-2021 Download Pack

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a complicated one bar groove built by combining three rhythms, one on the kick, one on the floor tom and one on the hi hat. A common time snare is then added on the 2 and 4 count. 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.

  • Groove Development: 27-12-2022 (6/8 With A Dotted Eighth Note Right Hamd)

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a 6/8 pattern where the right hand plays a dotted eighth note. 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 11.4MB.

  • Groove Development: 29-11-2022 (Funky Multi Layered Syncopation)

    In this five page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a 4/4 pattern that combines various syncopated rhythms to create an interesting and very busy movement. 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 14MB.