Will's Drum Lessons

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RRL Licks!
Here's a new lesson that some of my students have been enjoying lately. A few drum fills based on just three notes, RRL...

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RRL Lick - Get Creative with Just Three Notes!

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Learn how only three notes, RRL, can be transformed into effective sounding fills. Download the PDF at: willsdrumlessons.com/downloads/educational

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Inverted Paradiddle Beats (RLLR LRRL) has been uploaded to my YouTube channel...

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Inverted Paradiddle Beats (RLLR LRRL)

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2 months ago

No.46: “Stepped Hi-Hat Groove”

This groove incorporates a three note linear sticking in the middle, played twice, featuring stepped hi-hats. Once I start getting to grips with a tricky groove, I like to break away and improvise a fill. Checking that I can then comfortably return to the groove.
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3 months ago

No.45: “Layered Themes"

Just a fun pattern which came about while trying to build up layers of sound... If only I had more limbs!
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New drum score added... I’ve written out Ash Soan’s drum parts for a new James Morrison song, which features Joss Stone, called: “My Love Goes On” ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

I’ve just finished a transcription of Steve Ferrone’s drum parts on a Chaka Khan song from 1980 called: “Clouds”. Check it out here...

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5 months ago

No.44: “Another quasi-linear beat"

This groove mainly came about while working on my ability to insert hi-hat foot notes into linear patterns. To make the groove a little easier to feel, notice that counts “1” & “2” in the first bar and “3” in the second are a paradiddle sticking.
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6 months ago

No.43: “paradiddle over baião"

This time I’m playing a paradiddle, voiced between ride bell, snare & toms, over a baião style foot ostinato. It’s a fun little coordination workout, and sounds pretty effective too.
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7 months ago

No.42: “Doubles ‘n’ Flams"

It was the opening double stroke roll that inspired this fill. It’s played between the snare & hi-hat, with bass under each hi-hat note. From there the fill makes it’s way down the kit incorporating flams between two sound sources and some ghost notes. Enjoy!
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New transcription just added:
“King James” by Anderson .Paak

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No.41: “Metric Modulation Ex. 2 of 2"

1. Start with a basic groove.
2. Imply a new time feel with the ride bell & hi-hat pedal (by changing the division of 8th notes).
3. Change up the kick & snare to match the ride & hat, creating a new time feel.
4. Move the ride & hat to imply the original pulse against the new feel.
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No.40: “Metric Modulation Ex. 1 of 2"

1. Start with a basic groove.
2. Imply a new time feel with the ride bell & hi-hat pedal (by changing the division of 8th notes).
3. Change up the kick & snare to match the ride & hat, creating a new time feel.
4. Move the ride & hat to imply the original pulse against the new feel.
5. Finally move the kick & snare to arrive back at the original groove that you started with. ... See MoreSee Less

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8 months ago

I’m currently making improvements to my Youtube videos, here’s an update to my Paradiddle-diddle: Linear Grooves.

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Paradiddle-diddle: Linear Grooves

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Download the PDF and backing track from www.willsdrumlessons.com Ideas for transforming the paradiddle-diddle sticking into linear grooves.

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8 months ago

No.39: “Flam Workout Over Samba"

Here’s a tricky little flam exercise over a samba foot ostinato.
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8 months ago

No.38: “Linear Lead Switch"

Since last April I’ve been developing an open-handed approach. Playing right or left lead, to avoid crossing hands. During the ongoing process I’ve found that patterns involving certain stickings or linear combinations are most challenging. This video shows one example that I remember being tricky.
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No.37: "Funky Cowbell"

This is the cowbell groove that I’ve been playing during my drum solo on the recent Kris Barras Band tour. It’s based on a simple eight note sticking:
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THE WIZARD OF ODD - Drummer VINNIE COLAIUTA

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11 months ago

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