Grooves and Fills from Stars - Skillet

Grooves and Fills from Stars – Skillet

By Nate Brown Drum Fills, Drum Lessons, Level 3 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons christian, skillet

Description

Jen Ledger uses a clever mixture of syncopation and power in her drum part on Stars. In this lesson, learn a few fills and grooves from the song and some ideas for incorporating them into your playing.

Author

Nate Brown

Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education at John Carroll University and Master of Arts in Education at the University of Findlay.

Buzz Roll

Learn what the buzz roll is and some techniques to help you learn to play it. read more

Tough, Swinging Latin Groove

How to play the drums. For this week's lesson we have got a solid 16th note varied sticking pattern... read more

Reckoner by Radiohead – Main Groove

The main groove for Reckoner by Radiohead uses cleverly placed ghost strokes and ride bells to create a unique, almost... read more

Don The Hat – Subtle Hi-Hat Dynamics

This lesson explores adding rhythmic layers to your grooves using subtle hi-hat dynamics. It's surprising how much a little... read more

That Bonham Bass Drum Triplet Thing – ‘Good Times Bad Times’

This is a great and challenging pattern played as 16th note triplets between the hi hat and the kick... read more

Cool Crossover Drum Beat

In this week's lesson we have got a simple drum beat with a rather interesting orchestration idea. The hands... read more

Cross-Over Believer Groove

This lesson walks through the creative cross-over grooves used in the 2nd verse and pre-chorus of the song Believer... read more

A Unique Pick Withers Drum Fill Technique

Pick Withers uses a unique drum fill technique throughout the song Sultans of Swing. The most common fills we... read more

Analysis of Marco Minneman’s Trick Time Signature Workout

In this video drum lesson, Nate Brown of onlinedrummer.com demonstrates how to navigate Marco Minnemann's tricky time signature workout... read more

EPIC INTERMEDIATE DRUM FILL

For this week's lesson we have got a cracking little drum fill using a combination of sextuplet sticking patterns... read more

Syncopated ‘E’ Drum Fills

This lesson explores four drum fill ideas that feature the crash and bass to accent the Es. read more

One Handed (R) Drum Fill in 4/4

Check out this one-handed fill using 32nd notes, sixteenths and sixteenth-note triplets in 4/4 time. Todd Walker does it... read more

Cool Two-Bar Drum Break – Sextuplets

This week, we develop the idea presented in last week's practice pad pattern by orchestrating it around the drum... read more

Echoing The Snare And Other Techniques Applied

This lesson shares the technique of echoing the snare, which is playing a ghost stroke after the snare drum... read more

R U Mine Grooves – Arctic Monkeys

In this week's Monday lesson, Nate Brown teaches the main groove and a fill from R U Mine by... read more

Grooves and Fills from Stars – Skillet