Subdivisions – Rush – Making The Groove A Fill

Description

This week's drum lesson sponsored by Jammit focuses on measure 12 from the intro of Subdivisions by Rush. We go over the sticking as well as some ways to orchestrate the groove around the kit to create drum fills.

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Author

Nate Brown

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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Subdivisions – Rush – Making The Groove A Fill