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Billy Ashbaugh: Grip

by billy ashbaugh on 12/17/2008 | 19,103 Views | 22 Comments

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Here's a quick lesson on the grip that works for me...hope you get something from it!

Funk Chicken Does The Mambo?

by King on 08/05/2008 | 17,152 Views | 5 Comments

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FunkChicken is sort of the official/unofficial mascot of Drummer Connection. Here he is playing along to a Mambo track on the Roland TD-6. And yes...the suit is VERY HOT!

"Sinister" Tom Pattern Groove

by King on 08/05/2008 | 16,302 Views | 5 Comments

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This pattern comes from the song Sinister written by Kevin Mears, Music by Gari Stine and myself formerly of the band Biogenic. I received a lot of compliments on this pattern so I figured I would shoot a brief explanation of how it's played. Have fun with it and see where it goes!

Help Me With Linear Beats/Fills

by King on 08/05/2008 | 17,470 Views | 6 Comments

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One thing I've really wanted to work on in my playing is to add more linear beats and fills to my arsenal. I hear people playing this stuff all the time and it sounds amazing but I can't seem to pull it off myself. I try to practice it and not psyche myself out but I still seem to have a hard time picking it up. Here is one linear beat and fill that I've been working on...tell me what you think and help give me some more ideas on how to overcome my learning curve.

Help Me With My Rolls

by King on 08/05/2008 | 16,523 Views | 8 Comments

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One problem I've continually struggled with are my rolls. Once I switched over to 1st and 2nd bass drum I really started developing a lot of bad habits for my rolls. Mainly I think it has to do with my left hand but check out this video to see what I'm doing wrong so you can offer some useful advice to correct the situation.

The Unknown Warm Up - Tom Pattern

by King on 08/05/2008 | 7,814 Views | 0 Comments

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Here is the extension of the unknown warm up played on the kit itself. I use this to help build up independence between my left and right foot by playing eighth notes on the hi-hat. Over the past few weeks I have made some decent progress with it (when I practice)but it still needs some work. Any ideas?

The Unknown Warm Up - Drumpad

by King on 08/05/2008 | 12,575 Views | 1 Comments

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I came up with this warm up one day while just jamming around on my drum pad.Basically it focuses on tap accents but I have yet to come up with a name for it. Since then I've been able to play it on the drum kit itself as a really cool tom pattern which will be explained in a latter lesson.

The Gallop Beat

by King on 08/04/2008 | 20,425 Views | 1 Comments

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Here is a catchy beat you tend to hear a lot in Punk Rock as well as other Rock music. When played it sounds similar to a horse gallop. No history as to who played it first but it has proved to be very popular throughout the years in many different styles of music.

Changing Genres

by King on 06/17/2008 | 16,625 Views | 2 Comments

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Here is an example of applying one style of music to another. In this lesson I take a jazz pattern which is played on the toms and tweak it to fit a more aggressive style of music.....METAL! In doing so you start to see how one genre of music influnces another. Other such examples are Classical to Jazz, and Latin to Rock.

Paradiddle-Diddle Exercise

by ThatDrummerKid on 06/17/2008 | 26,366 Views | 9 Comments

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Paradiddle-Diddles help alleviate the stress of having to crank out 16th notes at high speed. By placing the 1st accent on a different tom,or cymbal, you can play what I like to refer to as the infamous "jazz fill".