9/8 Grooves With Quarter Note Right Hands || Free Groove Constuction Lesson A variation of the right hand in 9/8 grooves.
AAAB Patterns Using Two Bar Grooves in Swing Time A collection of eight bar patterns all in swung time.
Adding 8th Note Rests To The Right Hand Add some rests to the right hand to create more rhythmic interest in a groove.
Adding A 16th Note Right Hand At The End Of Each Three Note Block 12/8 grooves where the right hand plays an eighth note part decorated 16th notes. A good stamina workout as well as a cool groove variation.
Adding A 16th Note Right Hand On The Middle Note Of Each Three Note Block 12/8 grooves where the right hand plays constant 16th notes. A good stamina workout as well as a cool groove variation.
Adding An Eighth Note Kick At The End Of A Level 0 Groove A simple variation on the original level 0 basic grooves that involves adding one more bass drum at the end of the bar.
Basic Groove Example 4 A simple groove made of quarer and eighth notes presented using the rhythm first method.
Basic Paradiddle Diddle Groove As Sixteenths In 6/8 Switching the time signature of the original paradiddle diddle groove.
Basic Paradiddle Groove As A 3/4 Waltz Translating the level 2 basic paradiddle groove to the time signature of 3/4 in a waltz style.
Basic Paradiddle Groove In 6/8 Translating the level 2 basic paradiddle groove to the time signature of 6/8 to create a not so basic pattern.
Basic Paradiddle Groove In Half Time A simle development of the 'basic paradiddle' groove where the snares are moved around to create a half time feel.
Basic Paradiddle Groove Using The High And Floor Toms An orchestration of the existing basic paradiddle groove.
Basic Paradiddle Groove With Simple Tom Decoration A cool sounding staggered right hand rhythm applied to a half time groove in 5/8.
Beat 4 Snare Grooves Taking simple level 0 grooves and removing the first back beat snare to create a new feel.
Bossa Nova Drum Kit Basics || Free Groove Lesson An introduction to the Bossa Nova, a latin rhythm that has many applications as a groove.
Combining A '332' Right Hand And Eighth Note Left Hand Concept The basics of building up a groove that has two base rhythms, one simple and one syncopated.
Combining A '33334' Right Hand And Quarter Note Left Hand Concept Reversing the hands from an existing pattern to create a new sound.
Combining An Offbeat Eighth Note Right Hand And Straight Eighth Note Left Hand Concept Reversing the sticking of a previous 'multi-layered' groove.