Swing Lessons

Billy Ashbaugh: Swinging the Kick Part 3

billy ashbaugh — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:29:19 -0400

For Part 3 it's time to dig into the middle triplet! These patterns can really be a challenge to get down so be patient and slow everything down in the beginning.

Billy Ashbaugh: Swinging the Exercise

billy ashbaugh — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:17:37 -0400

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: Swing Part 4

billy ashbaugh — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:06:54 -0400

It’s time to begin to break the patterns up between kick & snare.

Billy Ashbaugh: Swinging the Kick Part 2

billy ashbaugh — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:17:39 -0500

For Part 2, it’s time to add the first & last triplet figure to our workout. Remember to keep the hands nice & steady while you play the rhythms on the kick drum only.

Billy Ashbaugh: Swinging the Kick Part 1

billy ashbaugh — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:46:07 -0500

In this lesson we’re going to begin getting the kick drum involved in reading the rhythms from the PDF download sheet.

Billy Ashbaugh: Swing Part 3

billy ashbaugh — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:01:52 -0500

In Part 3, we’re going to look at playing different combinations of the middle triple on the snare drum in a swing setting…Enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Road Map Part 1 - Enough Said

billy ashbaugh — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:11:29 -0500

Here’s a lesson for the Road Map I’ve written for the blues shuffle tune Enough Said. Don’t forget to swing the 8th notes!

Billy Ashbaugh: Shuffle Groove Variations

billy ashbaugh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:53:14 -0500

Hello! Today's lesson is going to take a look at a few Shuffle Groove variations. In this video we'll check out the Double Shuffle, Texas Shuffle and the Swing Shuffle just to name a few...enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Swing Part 2

billy ashbaugh — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:57:22 -0400

Here's the follow up to Swing Introduction. In this lesson we're going to add the first and last triplet of the beat to the rhythms we studied in Swing Introduction and play them in a groove setting.

Billy Ashbaugh: "Cash Man Blues" Road Map -Talk Through w/o music

billy ashbaugh — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:53:54 -0400

This is our first look at a swing/shuffle tune that boogies along at about 160 bpm called Cash Man Blues.