access_time2022-05-09T09:12:21.206ZfaceWesley Newton
Learning Drums: Getting creative around triplets By Wesley Newton Published on: Like how an eighth note is counted as (1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&) and a sixteenth note is counted as (1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a), a triplet groove is counted as (1-trip-let-2-trip-let-3-trip-let-4-trip-let). Start by clappi...
access_time2022-05-09T08:55:35.5ZfaceWesley Newton
Learning Drums: Understanding the world of eighth and sixteenth note fills By Wesley Newton Published on: Follow eighth notes (1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&) and sixteenth note (1-e-&-a-2-e-&-a-3-e-&-a-4-e-&-a) grooves to orchestrate fills on the snare, hi-tom, mid-tom and the floor-tom with the kick drum on eve...
access_time2022-05-09T07:25:19.269ZfaceWesley Newton
Learning Drums: Having fun playing eighth note grooves By Wesley Newton Published on: Like how quarter notes have a single count (1-2-3-4), eighth notes have two counts represented as 1-&-2-&-3-&-4-&. We learn to play a standard eighth note groove and improvise with the four on the floor beat – on ...
access_time2022-05-09T05:52:26.893ZfaceWesley Newton
Learning Drums: Playing a beat – quarter note grooves By Wesley Newton Published on: For the Classic Two Note groove, play a single stroke on the hi-hat and kick drum together on count 1, and the hi-hat and snare drum on count 2. Repeat for 3 and 4. For the Waltz beat, play a single stroke on the h...
access_time2022-05-06T11:31:22.956ZfaceWesley Newton
Learning Drums: Getting strong at the basics By Wesley Newton Published on: Single strokes, double strokes and single stroke paradiddles. A single stroke is a single hit with either the left/right hand on the snare drum. Double stroke rudiments are double strokes on the left and double strokes with...