Live Lesson #1 (Stroke Types & Accents)
Welcome to live lesson #1! This is the kickstart to a weekly series I am going to start. It’s a chance for me to give back to the drumming community […]
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Hybrid Rudiment Breakdown: Chutra Drag
Chutra Drag Step 1. If we strip away all of the bells and whistles we start off with a set of alternating quintuplets. Step 2. Add the flam to […]
Implementing Stick Height Exercises Using The Softer Padding On The Los Cabos Practice Pad
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpkqO05AuXs/?taken-by=mattdudleydrumming Being an endorser of Los Cabos Drumsticks I received a 6″ practice pad from them a couple of years ago. It’s a simple Baltic birch base with a gum […]
Triple/Double Paradiddle Groove
R l R l R l r r L r l r l l This groove is one I fell upon while experimenting with different Paradiddle combinations. It’s simply just playing […]
Drum Lessons In Whiteville NC
Private drum lessons are a great way to create a strong foundation for your entry into the world of drumming, or to further advance your playing abilities! Since 2003 I […]
Diddle Grid: Part 1
The objective of this exercise is to evenly distribute diddles throughout the 16th note grid. In part one we are focusing on single, double, and three note groupings starting with […]
Live At The Chef & The Frog
Tucker Ellis and myself recorded a recent session we played at the Chef & The Frog restaurant in Whiteville NC. This was an improv gig where we were hired to […]
Thankful
I was thinking over the weekend what I could write about for this week since it’s the week of Thanksgiving and my Birthday. What better time than to just simply […]
Sightreading #4
Ahhh more sixteenth rests…. This one can throw your hands all out of whack starting at beat three. To begin we have a sixteenth rest on beat one followed by […]
DUDU Method
As a kid I remember listening to Metallica’s song Sad But True and learning that awesome drum intro at the beginning. It took me a while to get all the […]
