Understanding The Buzz Roll
In this lesson we take a look at how the buzz roll works. There are a couple of factors that can help us improve the quality of sound and feel […]
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Breaking Down The Single Stroke 4
https://www.instagram.com/p/BQvbraIBeo_/ In this lesson we’re breaking down one of the first rudiments I learned. It’s a simple concept but the technique involved to play it at faster tempos is what […]
Live Lesson #2 – Playing The Single Paradiddle More Efficiently 3-8-17
This live lesson covers not only the Single Paradiddle, but an easier way to play it faster, and more efficient! This technique might be common knowledge. It happened through practice […]
Lesson Of The Week: The Purdie Shuffle From The Hands Perspective
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOAVYfYhaXY/?taken-by=mattdudleydrumming This is a breakdown of the famous groove from Bernard Purdie from the hands perspective. I wanted to capture what each hand does in hopes of helping those who […]
Lesson Of The Week: Looking at the Single Paradiddle in a different way
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNhhuAJhPWP/?taken-by=mattdudleydrumming Knowing the basic stroke types can help you position your hands to executing rudiments properly. In this case we rely solely on the Down Stroke, Tap Stroke, and […]
Lesson Of The Week: Looking at the Paradiddle – Diddle in a different way
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOC3OgKjWdL/?taken-by=mattdudleydrumming I was thinking about how we learn rudiments and how sometimes we figure out our own way of interpreting them. It’s different for each of us and that’s […]
Lesson Of The Week: Paradiddle Wind Up
In this exercise we will be playing 16th notes and 16th note triplets but with a twist… We’ll be pairing the single Paradiddle, Double Paradiddle, and the Hybrid Rudiment “Shirley […]
Lesson Of The Week: How low can you go? Or shall I say stay?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJOJ__mBKQS/?taken-by=mattdudleydrumming This is an exercise I tried about a month ago that I am now seeing results from. The idea is simple! One measure of alternating 16th notes One measure […]
Herta Linear Lick
https://www.instagram.com/p/BK1Ze37hLWX/?taken-by=mattdudleydrumming Lately I have been experimenting with hybrid rudiments on the kit. I try incorporating them in grooves and fills and then see if they make the cut. If not, […]
Lesson Of The Week – Hybrid Rudiment: Parabuzzle
Parabuzzle The parabuzzle is a simple single Paradiddle pattern with a buzz added to the last note on each. The approach seems simple but at faster tempos we see that […]
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