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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3 Pedals 2 Feet
Benny Greb
A Dennis Chambers-inspired 'fat foot' technique which involves playing the hihat and slave bass pedal together.
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Buddy Rich Sixes
Buddy Rich
This is a six stroke pattern in triplets using the ride cymbal, snare and bass drum. You can play this pattern starting on any of the six notes.
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Rudimental Warm Up
Gavin Harrison
Use fingers to help with the left hand triple strokes. Use bounce for the quick ruffs.
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Solo Groove
John Blackwell
Try this on the practise pad first. Get comfortable with the right hand sticking as much of the bass drum pattern copies this.
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Street Beatz 01
Jojo Mayer
Practice linear patterns between snare, hihat and kick in 4/4. RLF, LRF etc.
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