How To Play Royals by Lorde

How To Play Royals by Lorde

By Drum Lessons, Level 3 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons, Song Lessons

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Break away from those straight eighth note or sixteenth note grooves. The groove from Royals applies some creative hi-hat techniques that you can pull from time to time.

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Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate is a graduate of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio and holds a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Findlay.

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