• Groove Development: 01-03-2022 (Two Bar Common Time Groove With The Snare On Beat 2 Rrmoved)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a relatively straight forward two bar groove in common time where the snare on beat 2 has been removed. Around this sixteenth note hi hat, 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 14.3MB.

     

    Release Notes

    v.1.1: Remixed audio to remove excessive bass, slight edits to text.

  • Groove Development: 02-08-2022 (Two Bar Reggae Groove)

    In this four page level 3 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar reggae style groove that is very draining on the hands. 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 18MB.

  • Groove Development: 03-05-2022 (Two Bar Four On The Floor With Percussion)

    In this five page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar groove that uses a lot of percussion over a constant quarter note kick. 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 24 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 20.1MB.

  • 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: 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: 28-06-2022 (2 Bar Swung Sixteenth Double Time)

    In this four page level 4 groove construction lesson you will learn a two bar double time pattern played in swung time. 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 17.8MB.

  • 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.

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