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EZ Reed method – Jack’s way – 02

  • December 28, 2021
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Continuing a very easy system I’m using with a younger student— I feel kind of cheated that I wasn’t taught this myself, and that I haven’t been teaching it all these years. This is as […]

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EZ Reed method: Jack’s way

  • December 1, 2021
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This is a very basic method improvised by a student of mine— for younger students, or as a remedial thing for others. It’s good for orienting students in the Reed thing, playing full drum set […]

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Dejohnette patterns

  • August 3, 2021
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UPDATE: Oops, there’s a duplicate pattern in there— I think pattern 9 happens three times. And I got sloppy with my beaming standard. Oh well, it happens when you’re rushing to post stuff.    Some […]

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Transcription: Jack Dejohnette – Directions

  • August 1, 2021
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Here’s that Jack Dejohnette transcription I mentioned yesterday— on the intro of Directions, from Miles Davis Live at the Fillmore East – It’s About Time. The 8th note quintuplets I mentioned happen right up front, […]

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