Drum Lessons: Shuffles - Page 3

Drummers Sharing Tips, Tricks and Knowledge on subjects such as Drum Tuning, Drum Rudiments, Paradiddles, Shuffles, Groove Ideas,
Drum Kit Dynamics, Drum Fills, Triplets, Drum Micing, Drum Recording, Changing Drum Heads and so much more.

Billy Ashbaugh: Swinging the Exercise

by billy ashbaugh on 05/02/2010 | 8,817 Views | 5 Comments

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In today’s lesson I’m going to discuss a great way to get more mileage from your practice time with method books or sheets. By swinging the notes, you’ll open up a whole new area to explore!

Billy Ashbaugh: 1/2 Time Shuffle #2 Workout #1

by billy ashbaugh on 04/23/2010 | 8,024 Views | 2 Comments

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It’s time to continue our journey with the 1/2 Time Shuffle. Today we’re going to add ghost notes on the snare.

Billy Ashbaugh: Blues Shuffle #1 Workout Part 2

by billy ashbaugh on 04/11/2010 | 7,961 Views | 0 Comments

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In the follow up for Part 1, we’re going to expand the kick drum rhythms. We’re still keeping the shuffle hi-hat with 2 & 4 on the snare. For today’s lesson, we’re going to add the first & last triplet as a possible pattern for the kick.

Billy Ashbaugh: Blues Shuffle #1 Workout Part 1

by billy ashbaugh on 04/10/2010 | 8,204 Views | 3 Comments

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We begin our journey into Blues Shuffle workouts by playing the standard shuffle hi-hat with 2 & 4 on the snare. For this lesson, we’re going to play the rhythms from the download PDF on the kick drum to explore some groove possibilities.

Billy Ashbaugh: 1/2 Time Shuffle #1-Workout #2

by billy ashbaugh on 03/14/2010 | 2,530 Views | 2 Comments

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In Part 2, it's time to expand our rhythms to include the 1st & last triplet for the beat. This opens up a lot more great groove ideas for us to explore. Don't forget to download your own PDF file from the lesson. Enjoy!!

Billy Ashbaugh: 1/2 Time Shuffle #1-Workout #1

by billy ashbaugh on 03/06/2010 | 8,421 Views | 3 Comments

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This lesson starts our journey into 1/2 Time Shuffle Groove Workouts. For today’s lesson we’re going to concentrate on our basic 1/2 Time Shuffle hand pattern with no ghost notes. It’s time to download the PDF file with Triplet Rhythms and get ready to explore some grooves! Enjoy!!

Billy Ashbaugh: Shuffle Groove Variations Part 2

by billy ashbaugh on 02/21/2010 | 8,067 Views | 5 Comments

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It’s time to expand your shuffles!! Today we’re taking some of the hand patterns from Shuffle Grooves Pt. 1 and playing the rhythms from our PDF download sheet on the kick drum. Enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Funk Shuffle Workout Part 3

by billy ashbaugh on 02/05/2010 | 8,797 Views | 24 Comments

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This one’s fun!! In today’s lesson we’re going to begin to create a series of grooves by reading rhythms on the kick from the PDF download sheet. Remember to keep the hand pattern consistent throughout. This is some funky stuff….enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Funk Shuffle Workout Part 2

by billy ashbaugh on 01/26/2010 | 8,188 Views | 7 Comments

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Here's the follow up to Funk Shuffle Workout Part 1. In this lesson we're going use the same hand pattern from part one and begin to explore playing various 16th note rhythms with the kick drum. Today we're going to play all of the 1 & 2 note possibilities for every beat of the groove. This exercise will help prepare you for putting these patterns together randomly to create a series of Funk Shuffle Grooves in the future. Enjoy! Don't forget to grab the PDF file with the notation from this lesson by clicking on the download tab above.

Billy Ashbaugh: Funk Shuffle Workout Part 1

by billy ashbaugh on 12/07/2009 | 8,905 Views | 10 Comments

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This is first of a 3 part series. Today, we're going to take a set pattern with your hi-hat & snare and practice "swinging" the phrase. Then we're going to start playing various 8th note patterns on the kick drum to create a series of funk shuffle grooves. Hope you enjoy!