Tuesday, March 26, 2013

This fill has a flam on the last stroke, giving it a balanced tasteful effect.  The fill like most things in music where dynamics and approach are concerned, can be played in almost any contemporary style or situation. http://youtu.be/Fx18DRkFsNo  From West London Drum Tutor, drum teacher in Harrow, London.  

Monday, March 25, 2013

The groove in this video has a bass drum between the 4th and 1st hi-hat.  It can be used in hi-hop, R&B, funk and rock music.  The difference is about dynamics and delivery.  http://youtu.be/MMatjzXjecU  From West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

This video shows how to place a bass drum between the third and fouth hi-hat.  Again, it is used in R&B, funk, hip-hop, rock and is a versitile groove.  http://youtu.be/MMatjzXjecU From West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London, UK 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

This is a groove that has a bass drum between hi-hats 2 and 3.  A groove like the one in this video is used prolifically in funk, R&B, rock and hip-hop.  http://youtu.be/gS8Unv2TAII  From West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London.  

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

This video is a variation on bass drum between the first and second hi-hat.  Again, it is used in funk, hip-hop, rock and R&B.  It has a contemporary sound and used ubiquitously in music today.  http://youtu.be/RyNVOWItuk0
From West London Drum Tutor, drum tuition in Harrow, London, UK

Monday, March 18, 2013

This video shows how to play bass drum in between hi hats one and two.  It is used in hip-hop, funk, rock and contemporary music in general.  http://youtu.be/MdTuYaPt5Lg 
From West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London, UK

Friday, March 15, 2013

With the song One Step Closer, a song by Linkin Park has two main grooves, and three basic fills.  It is structurally straight forward with an impressive sound once you play the grooves and fills with exactness and precision.  The song was transcribed in late 1999 for my student David... www.westlondon-drumtutor.com  From West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London, UK

Monday, March 11, 2013

Grooves with a bass between hi-hats one and two are slightly tricky to be able to do at first, but with patient application, you will find them quite achievable.  http://youtu.be/RyNVOWItuk0
From West London Drum Tutor, drum tuition in Harrow, UK

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Grade 4 drums involves many new inovations for the developing drummer.  The rudiment studies are comprehensive and yes, interesting.  A new video is in the pipeline and stay tunes for more content on youtube.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com
From West London Drum Tutor.  Drum lessons in Harrow, London, UK
 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Teaching drums always involves a high degree of interest level from the student and it is fact of being riveted that allows me to teach effectively.  I also have a high level of joy and interest that makes my drum teaching of high quality too.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com 
From West London Drum Tutor, drum lessons in Harrow, London, UK
My student has advanced past grade one and is doing grade two Trinity Guildhall drum kit.  It is a logical step up from where he was and we are supplementing the lessons with my notes that I have written over the past 16 years of drum teaching.  www.westlondon-drumtutor.com
From West London Drum Tutor, Drum tutor in Harrow, London, UK

Monday, March 4, 2013

My drum lessons have been running for nearly 16 years and in that time I have always felt very happy to see a drummer form from nothing to something and then some more.  Drum fill videos can be found on my site www.westlondon-drumtutor.com
From West London Drum Tutor, Drum lessons in Harrow, London, UK