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Rudiment routine

by fabvax on 02/17/2011 | 3,848 Views | 1 Comments

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Tommy Igoe rudiments routine from great Hands for lifetime

Tom Sawyer - Rush - The Drum Ninja

by thedrumninja on 02/11/2011 | 4,028 Views | 1 Comments

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Download The PDF: www.thedrumninja.com/drum-transcriptions Hey Ninjas! In this lesson we'll be learning how to play Tom Sawyer by Rush which appeared on the 1981 release Moving Pictures. The track peaked at  No. 44 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 8 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. In 2009 it was named the 19th greatest hard rock song of all time by VH1.  Tom Sawyer is a great demonstration of drummer Neil Peart's unique and musical playing. He drives the song with a constant flow of one handed sixteenths, a rock solid backbeat and some intricate bass drum syncopations. Verse The verse features a rock solid groove with punctuations on the bass drum/open hi-hat which land on the e of beat four. To give it that nice crisp sound the hi-hat should close straight after on the and of four. The hi-hat notes should all have a nice even spacing to them which will require a bit of practice.   Chorus On the chorus of the tune the bass drum follows the hits o... more...

Freeing the Half-time shuffle: advanced ride pattern

by drumennut on 02/11/2011 | 3,489 Views | 2 Comments

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This is ride pattern that I have been messing around with for the Half-time shuffle. I got the idea while working out the Dennis Chambers ride pattern last week. It is super simple but very hard to play. Have fun let me know if you have any questions. Here is the link to the sheet music.

Freeing the Half-time Shuffle: Part 2

by drumennut on 02/11/2011 | 2,024 Views | 0 Comments

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This is the second video in the freeing the half-time shuffle series. It focuses on the flowing triplet sound. Sheet music link

Let's Trade Fours: Rock @ 120 BPM

by drumennut on 02/11/2011 | 3,400 Views | 2 Comments

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This is a play along video of me trading fours with you. Plug in your head phones and let's trade fours. If this works I plan on doing lots of styles and tempos.  It starts off simple and gets more complex as it goes, but I never really get to crazy so you should be able to play right along and have fun.  Let me know if there are any styles you would like to trade fours in.  Thanks

5 Stroke Roll on the Drumkit

by Drummeretc on 01/31/2011 | 3,414 Views | 0 Comments

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Another in the line of requests for applications for the rudiments on the drumkit. DRUM LESSONS WITH STEPHEN TAYLOR Check out my You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DrummerEtc?feature=mhum Hook up with me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/drummeretc Read my drum blog: www.DrummerEtc.com or find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StephenTaylor81 I can also be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]

The Double Paradiddle on the Drumkit

by Drummeretc on 01/31/2011 | 3,286 Views | 0 Comments

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I've had some requests for some applications for the rudiments on the drumset. First up is the double paradiddle. DRUM LESSONS WITH STEPHEN TAYLOR Check out my You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DrummerEtc?feature=mhum Hook up with me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/drummeretc Read my drum blog: www.DrummerEtc.com or find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StephenTaylor81 I can also be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]

Second Line Drum Fills

by Drummeretc on 01/31/2011 | 3,679 Views | 1 Comments

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I had some peeps request me to break down some examples of some drum fills they could use when playing second line. Hope it helps! DRUM LESSONS WITH STEPHEN TAYLOR Check out my You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DrummerEtc?feature=mhum Hook up with me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/drummeretc Read my drum blog: www.DrummerEtc.com or find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StephenTaylor81 I can also be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]

Second Line Drum Fills

by Drummeretc on 01/31/2011 | 1,506 Views | 0 Comments

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How To Play "Cissy Strut" by The Funky Meters-New Orleans Funk

by Drummeretc on 01/31/2011 | 5,808 Views | 1 Comments

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Here's a quick lesson on a killa tune by The Funky Meters called "Cissy Strut". One of my favs! DRUM LESSONS WITH STEPHEN TAYLOR Check out my You Tube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/DrummerEtc?feature=mhum Hook up with me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/drummeretc Read my drum blog: www.DrummerEtc.com or find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StephenTaylor81 I can also be reached by email at [email protected] or [email protected]