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Snare Drum Grid #1

July 27, 2020by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

Continuing with our Grid series we will now move on to displacing the snare over the top of our ostinato. The reoccurring pattern this time will be the Hi Hats […]

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Lesson Of The Week – Bass Drum Grid #3 (3 Note Groupings)

July 19, 2020by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

In this installment of the Bass Drum Grid Series we will be looking into 3 note groupings. The same principle applies from the previous Bass Drum Grid Lessons. Play the […]

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Bass Drum Grid #2 (2 Note Groupings)

July 7, 2020by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

Just like in Bass Drum Grid #1 we will be applying the bass drum grid underneath a simple ostinato but applying two note groupings. Be sure to practice each example […]

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Sightreading #2

October 23, 2017by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

In this piece we have three sixteenth note rests along with two dotted eighth notes that gives it the offbeat feel. Starting off we rest on beat one immediately coming […]

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Understanding The Buzz Roll

May 15, 2017by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

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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Lesson Of The Week: The Purdie Shuffle From The Hands Perspective

January 15, 2017by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

View this post on Instagram The Purdie Shuffle from the hands perspective. Remember to drop that tap stroke after the accent (down stroke) with the left hand. @movementdrumco @prologixpercussion @loscabosdrumsticks […]

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Applying The Hybrid Rudiment “Shirley Murphy” As A Groove

September 22, 2016by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

Taking last weeks Hybrid Rudiment “Shirley Murphy” and applying it as a groove along with the single Paradiddle and an inverted Paradiddle variation. View this post on Instagram Taking this […]

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The Importance Of Learning Hybrid Rudiments

September 13, 2016by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

After spending the past four years studying Hybrid Rudiments I have found many improvements in my playing, touch, and feel behind the drum set. It’s been a journey that came […]

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I want to start teaching private lessons, how do I get started?

May 11, 2016by mattdudleydrumming 4 Comments

In 2003 I started my teaching business as a means to just make a few extra dollars part-time doing what I enjoyed most, drums. I had no prior knowledge of […]

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JP Bouvet On Approaching Different Recording Scenarios

July 15, 2015by mattdudleydrumming Leave a comment

JP Bouvet shares insight on 3 different recording scenarios on his YouTube channel. So far he has published two of these videos and has one more coming out soon. The […]

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