Linear Drumming Pattern
Aaron Spears
A good warm up exercise. Focus on clean strokes with good time at lower tempos. Accents can be alternated between hand and foot.
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Moscow Groove
Eric Moore
Practise the first 8 notes of this pattern on a practise pad only. Use it in daily playing. Gradually introduce the bass drum hits.
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Street Beatz 03
Jojo Mayer
Jojo starts the beat with pull-out accents on the snare hand. Start at a slow tempo and aim for accuracy and good dynamics.
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Linear Drum Fill 03
Kev O'Shea
Play this fill without the double strokes on the bass drum initially to get a sense of the rhythm.
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'50 Ways To Leave Your Lover' - Drum Intro
Steve Gadd
Practise linear patterns between hands and hihat pedal.
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Insane 4-way Co-ordination
Thomas Lang
Try playing the left side ostinato without doubles as a 16th note pattern, to begin with...
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