Exploring The Evolution of Phrasing

Teacher: Bruce Becker Length: 30 min Category: Fills, Live Rebroadcast, Musicianship, Vocabulary

This is Part 1 of Bruce Becker's Evolution of Phrasing lessons.

Don’t Force Chops, Play Them Musically

Teacher: Mike Mitchell Length: 11 min Category: Musicianship, Secrets From the Pros

Would you turn your set around left-handed on a major gig to challenge yourself? Check out Mike. He is amazing! See what to do and not to do In these situations.

Discovering Linear Fills And Drum Grooves

Teacher: Cobus Potgieter Length: 46 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Fills, Live Rebroadcast, Vocabulary

In this live lesson Cobus Potgieter breaks down one of his fills from the YouTube Band Project and addresses his most difficult challenges.

Vinnie Colaiuta Inspired Fills With Double Bass

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 26 min Category: Double Bass, Fills, Live Rebroadcast, Vocabulary

These are a few licks in the style of drumming master Vinnie Colaiuta. The consistency and fluidity of these figures is what gives them their character.

Developing New Pattern on the Kit

Teacher: Matt Garstka Length: 8 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Odd Times, Secrets From the Pros

Matt Garstka (Animals As Leaders) shares a few ideas and on how to expand your phrasing and vocabulary, creating your own unique ideas.

Mixing Funk and Brazilian Grooves

Teacher: Gil Sharone, Stanton Moore Length: 7 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Musical Styles, Secrets From the Pros

Moore goes in depth of the history of the hybrid style, Brazilian Funk, and explains where each aspect was drawn from.

Learning the Art of Soloing

Teacher: Paul Wertico Length: 18 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Soloing

Paul will give you some insight as to how you can shape your soloing sound and individual voice with some of the choices you make on the drums.

Exploring Pad Exercises for the Kit

Teacher: Matt Garstka Length: 6 min Category: Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros, Vocabulary

Matt Garska breaks down some of his concepts to building hand technique, ghost note development and unique rhythmic vocabulary.

Using Creative Sounds on the Drum Set

Teacher: Zoro Length: 10 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Vocabulary

Zoro shows you how to produce sound effects using various parts of the stick, including some tricky rim flams and finger playing.

Exploring Non-Linear Grooves

Teacher: Cobus Potgieter Length: 39 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Live Rebroadcast, Vocabulary

In this lesson, Cobus will dissect two non-linear grooves and show you how to incorporate your practice habits into real-world scenarios.