Making Your Time Come Alive

Teacher: JR Robinson Length: 20 min Category: Inspiration, Live Rebroadcast, Musicianship, Time Keeping

JR Robinson, a legendary groove master, demonstrates various grooves and breaks down the qualities of making each groove danceable.

Soul/R&B Beat

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 5 min Category: Vocabulary

In this lesson we are diving into more 16th note based grooves. The Soul/R&B beat can be heard on thousands of records and is simple to learn, however, remember to pay attention to the 16th note subdivisions and to avoid flaming your Hi-Hat and Bass Drum.

The Big 3

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 6 min Category: Vocabulary

This beat is a common groove in R&B as well as Gospel. The focus should be on leaving space in between the downbeat with the bass drum and the backbeat to create room for the groove to breathe.

The Fatback Beat

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: Category: Vocabulary

This beat is very useful to have in your arsenal and can be played a couple different ways. It's important to keep the 16th notes on the hi-hat going as you leave space with your other limbs.

Develop Your Finger Control and Ghost Notes

Teacher: Zoro Length: 6 min Category: Finger Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Zoro (Lenny Kravitz) is known by his peers as "The Minister of Groove" and he shares his view on this style and its history.

Master Your Backbeat, Triplet, Swing, Half-Time Feel.

Teacher: Zoro Length: 23 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Musical Styles, Vocabulary

Zoro (Lenny Kravitz) gives you five distinct feels to master with straight back beat, triplet feel, swing feel, half swing feel and 16th note feel.

R&B Grooves & Fills

Teacher: Gregg Bissonette Length: 8 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Secrets From the Pros