In Part 3, we're going to continue to expand our kick drum patterns. The hands will stay the same and you're still playing every up beat on the hi-hat with your left foot. If you're not certain on the pattern, please check out one of the earlier lessons to get this down. The download PDF will provide you with 12 one bar patterns to practice on the kick drum. Enjoy! ... read more...

Today we’re going to expand our Rhythms that were playing on the kick drum during this Funk Shuffle Groove Workout. We’re still keeping the same hand pattern for now. Things are getting funky, so remember to slow everything down when first digging into this stuff. Enjoy! ... read more...

For todays groove concept, we’re going to keep the same hand pattern but now move the hi-hat part over to the Ride.  After adding every & or upbeat on the hi-hat with your foot, it’s time to download the PDF file and start getting busy reading rhythms with the kick drum.  This one can get challenging. Enjoy! ... read more...

Here are some grooves written out from the lesson Funk Shuffle Workout.... read more...

Here’s some groove ideas from the lesson Funk Shuffle Workout Part 2.... read more...

Here are some groove examples from Funk Shuffle Workout Part 3.... read more...

In Part 4, it’s time to expand our possibilities by adding the “e” and “a” to our rhythms. Things are starting to get funky!! ... read more...

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! ... read more...

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 notatio... read more...

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! ... read more...