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This is where you'll find all of the information that you'll need to help you with your Drum and Percussion studies.

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On the right hand side you'll see links to exercises for the basics of drum technique, Rudiments and some essential grooves. There also separate sections for Mr Forryan's students and Mr Stevenson's students.

Saturday, 22 August 2009

8th Note Grooves

These grooves have your lead hand (so RIGHT for right-handed people, LEFT for Left-handed people) on the Hi Hat playing 8 beats. The count for this is 1-and-2-and-3-and-Four-and. Then we add a 'back-beat' on the '2' and the '4'.

Ok, so now we have the basic pattern for our hands, we can start to add bass-drum beats underneath. Remember that in a band-situation what the bass-drum would play is based on what the bass player is playing - the groove!

Below is a list of 8th note grooves, moving the bass-drum beats around underneath the basic lead-hand hi hat / following-hand 'back beat' pattern.