2014 Book of the Blog Scroll down for new posts— I’ll keep this pinned near the top of the blog for a few days. All right, continuing our frenzy of new product, the 2014 Book […]
Year: 2015
Page o’ coordination: anticipations
Here’s a set of exercises which will force you to really get to know the &s of beats 2 and 4, and, by their frequent absence, beats 1 and 3: Swing the 8th notes. Listening […]
Good lord, that’s a deep pocket…
Here’s Levon Helm— if the question on your mind after seeing this is not “my God, how do I make my time sound like that?”, you may need to reexamine your priorities as a drummer… […]
A few items for sale
Just FYI, I have a few things for sale right now: Pearl 12″x7″ snare drum — $150.00 It’s a “popcorn” size drum, but it’s a real drum, well put together, with a nice, fat (8-ply?), maple […]
Very occasional quote of the day: inspiration
“Inspiration is for amateurs— the rest of us just show up and get to work.” —painter Chuck Close (h/t to Michael Shrieve)
Snare drum workout in 5/4 — accented 8th notes with flams/drags
Another flam accent/flam drag-oriented snare drum workout, which is a good companion to this one in 6/8 and this one in 2/4— this will be a little difficult if you haven’t mastered those first, actually. […]
Transcription: Ivan Conti — Nome Dele E Joan
Here’s more from Brazilian drummer Ivan Conti, of the band Azymuth. The tune is a moderate-tempo samba, Nome Dele E Joan, from the band’s 2002 album Partido Novo. I just transcribed a few bars from […]
“How can I understand Elvin Jones?”
This is a question that came up on the Drummerworld forum— Elvin Jones’s playing is quite advanced in a way that inexperienced listeners may be slow to figure out, and that defies explanation. The way […]
Survival chops: triplets in 5/4
Part of the idea of this “survival” series is to be very right hand (or leading hand, if you play lefty) oriented; we want to start every measure with the right hand— it just suits […]
DBMITW: Headhunters
Here’s something special for the new year: Herbie Hancock’s Headhunters— the Thrust lineup, with Mike Clark— playing live in Europe in 1974: There’s another one which has embedding disabled, so you’ll have to click through to […]