How To Make It Groove – Pt.1

Teacher: Curt Bisquera Length: 27 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Live Rebroadcast, Practice Tips, Time Keeping

Curt Bisquera takes a break from touring with Sarah McLachlan and shares some tips with you on how improve your touch and feel on the drums.

Locking In With A Bass Player For The First Time

Teacher: Curt Bisquera Length: 55 min Category: Live Rebroadcast, Musicianship, Time Keeping

As a master of pocket and groove, Curt Bisquera (Tom Petty, Elton John) Shares how to adapt to playing with a bass player for the first time. 

Defining the Concept of Time

Teacher: JR Robinson, Luis Conte Length: 5 min Category: Inspiration, Secrets From the Pros, Time Keeping

The ultimate definition of time from two of the most respected timekeepers in music.

5 Beats Every Drummer Must Know

Teacher: Curt Bisquera Length: 16 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Secrets From the Pros

Curt Bisquera will discuss and demonstrate 5 beats that he feels any aspiring professional needs to have in his arsenal of vocabulary.

Tips for Playing in Arena’s

Teacher: Derrick Wright Length: 16 min Category: Dynamics, Practice Tips, Secrets From the Pros

Derrick Wright breaks down his experience of playing with Adele and many other artists in bigger venues.

Developing Better Time

Teacher: JR Robinson Length: 5 min Category: Practice Tips, Secrets From the Pros, Time Keeping

JR Robinson - timekeeper on over 300 million records sold - gives you his tips on how to keep time on drumset.

Easy Ways To Play More Musically

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 1 hr 4 min Category: Being Prepared, Live Rebroadcast, Musicianship

Chad has played with everyone from James Taylor to Frank Zappa. In this Lesson, he discusses how he plays In order to serve the song and be musical.

Learn How to Play Time Tastefully

Teacher: Derrick Wright Length: 9 min Category: Musicianship, Secrets From the Pros, Time Keeping

Derrick Wright (Adele) shows how he spices up grooves and his approach to ballads by demonstrating an Adele song he plays often.

The Texas Shuffle

Teacher: James Gadson, Tony Braunagel Length: 8 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Secrets From the Pros, Shuffle

Gadson demonstrates a simple and informative example of The Texas Shuffle, explaining backbeats and other variations of the popular groove.

Developing Your Time And Feel

Teacher: Joey Peebles Length: 17 min Category: Live Rebroadcast, Musicianship, Practice Tips, Time Keeping

Joey Peebles of "Trombone Shorty" shares his approach of strengthening your time, feel and independence by demonstrating multiple applications.