Understanding Clave Variations

Teacher: Walfredo Reyes Jr Length: 4 min Category: Latin, Musical Styles, Secrets From the Pros

Walfredo will discuss how the clave can give the illusion of laying back or being on top of the beat, but it never really changes. Regardless of the time signature.

Expanding Your Vocabulary & Odd Time Playing

Teacher: Gergo Borlai Length: 58 min Category: Live Rebroadcast, Odd Times, Soloing, Vocabulary

Gergo Borlai demonstrates a few playing examples of ways to expand your vocabulary and improvise on the drum set.

Basic 6/8 Beat

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 8 min Category: Vocabulary

This lesson dives into the fundamentals of the 6/8 beat. Once you've become comfortable with the basic beat try adding ghost notes. This will add some spice to your groove.

6/8 Rock

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 7 min Category: Vocabulary

This lesson will focus on how to make 6/8 feel good and groove in a rock or pop genre. It's important to keep the groove feeling buoyant and syncopated at times.