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Switching to the ride cymbal

access_time 2022-05-09T11:38:24.966Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Switching to the ride cymbal By Wesley Newton Published on: Play an eighth note groove with counts 1-2-3-4 on the ride cymbal and the & of 1-2-3-4 on the bell of the ride. Stick to the pattern of playing counts 2 and 4 on the snare drum and counts 1 and 3 on the kick drum. For the 6...

Getting comfortable with the cross-stick

access_time 2022-05-09T11:23:46.793Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Getting comfortable with the cross-stick By Wesley Newton Published on: Rest your wrist on the centre of the snare drum head. Place the drumstick under your palm supported by your little finger. Now grip the shoulder of the stick with your thumb and the index finger while finding th...

Challenging yourself with sixteenth note grooves

access_time 2022-05-09T10:08:57.421Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Challenging yourself with sixteenth note grooves By Wesley Newton Published on: Dividing an eighth note into two equal parts will result in a sixteenth note groove. Count out 1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a, which is a 4/4 beat in sixteenth notes. Play the groove on the hi-hat, get ...

Playing triplet fills – how to improvise!

access_time 2022-05-09T09:53:40.018Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Playing triplet fills – how to improvise! By Wesley Newton Published on: Play an eighth note groove for an entire bar and follow that up with a triplet fill with the counting 1-trip-let-2-trip-let-3-trip-let-4-trip-let and orchestrate them on the snare drum, hi-tom, mid-tom and the ...

Playing around the kit – time to have some fun

access_time 2022-05-09T09:38:22.771Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Playing around the kit – time to have some fun By Wesley Newton Published on: Play an eighth note groove for a bar, follow it up with an eighth note/sixteenth note fill at a slower tempo. Add the kick drum on every right-hand single stroke rudiment based on the time value of each fi...