Two Most Common Patterns In Drumming

By Nate Brown Drum Beat Lessons, Drum Lessons, Level 1 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons, Other, Reading/Counting 16th-note phrasing

Description

This lesson takes a step back to examine the grooves we play, breaking down and discussing two of the most used patterns in drumming. Being able to recognize and play these patterns will help you to grasp new grooves more quickly.

LESSON NOTATION (PDF)

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.

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Two Most Common Patterns In Drumming