Quikstix Drumschool Barnsley is now open 11am - 9pm. Please call us on 01226 956851 to discuss bookings / introductory lesson.
 

The DrumWise Drum Tuition Annual Student Concert is on Monday 20th March at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone.

Doors are at 6:30pm and you can get tickets directly through The Hazlitt box office: 01622 758611 which is open Mon - Sat 10am - 4pm

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Please email any questions about these exercises to julian@drumteachers.ca

Discover Trinity Drum Kit - Cardiff - Wed 15 March 

Find out everything you need to know about our Drum Kit syllabus at this free 2 hour session, presented by James Smale, Trinity percussion, general music and diploma examiner.

You can read more and register here.

This book has been written to help drummers understand the tools of the trade available to them from a hand technique point of view. All too often i see students that have been playing for many years who don’t even know anything about grips and general technique.

The book covers:

• Matched Grip
• Free Stroke
• Moeller
• Stick heights
• Practice
• Real world practical ideas 

Plus many more tips gained from my studio with the master Dom Famularo.

To order or for more information please email richard@rawstudios.net with the heading Book.

Richard endorses Paiste Cymbals and Vic Firth Sticks.

For those of you who have wondered what it's like to play a Grade 8 Piece for Drum Kit please check out Danny Pearson playing Odd One Out-Trinity College London Drumkit Grade 8 2014-2019 Syllabus

Check out Danny's Profile for more info and lesson details.

A very unique evening - Russ and Ian deliver two masterclasses of brilliant contrast, including close audience participation, dedicated Q & A session, musical performances with bass player, Kev Walker, and drum duet finale. Held at the new media centre of The Echo Factory, it's going to be an amazing evening!

Starts 19.00 Ends 21.30 (How can it end at 21.30 when Russell is involved? I know that's what I thought as well).

Tickets available here.

Echo Factory 

68 Humberstone Gate

Leicester

LE1 3PL

The renowned cymbal maker Paiste announces the availability of the «Nicko’s Treasures» Limited Edition Set. 

Since joining Iron Maiden, Nicko McBrain has become one of the most admired and influential drummers in modern times. Recent tours of the British top metal band are breaking all records, including the current The Book of Soulsworld tour, which features a unique cymbal set crafted for Nicko by Paiste. For more information please visit Paiste.com

Drums Lessons now available in Blackheath, London with Jack Painting. For more info please visit Jack's Profile.

Thanks to Brad Schlueter for this great exercise. Once you've cracked it try it on the ride cymbal and then step all the 16th note rests on the Hi-Hat.

The NDF is taking to the road again with their very popular workshops. This one will be held on Saturday January 14th 2017 at Warwick Hall, Warwick. Doors open at 12pm  The clinicians for the day will be our very own Matt Green and the legendary British drummer Steve White. They both have many years playing within the professional field and are highly regarded educators. Whatever level of drumming you are at, these workshops will be inspiring to all. Just like the workshops at the show weekend, there will be 50+ practice pads for the participants to play along side these great drummers. Just bring your sticks!

The Cost will be £15 and tickets can be bought from Dr.Um, Leamington Spa. 01926 420733. 

Great news from Birmingham based Drum Teacher Damon Wilding. Damon's band Alternative Dubstep Orchestra have just relaed their latest album "ADO".  You can purchase or down load it here.

In trying to explain Metric Modulation, I came up with the exercise below. This is an area of theory that has proved difficult to study and even when I ask professional drummers about it I never really feel that many of them have a confident understanding of the subject. I also came across this lack of confidence when discussing Time Signatures with pupils, other drummers, music teachers and other musician's. No one gave me the total confidence that actually new the subject well until I read a fantastic article on the subject of Odd Time Signatures by Chad Wackerman. With Chad's help I was able to really dig into the subject and develop a system that helped my pupils to feel confident in their understanding of Time Signatures. As I "enjoyed" nearly eight years in an earlier life in accountancy, numbers had always come easy to me but after cracking the "Time Signature Code" I'd love to move onto cracking the code behind Metric Modulation.

So.....here's an exercise with no musical notation that will help develop something closer to Polyrhythmically/Metric Modulation/Superimposed Metric Modulation/Tempo Modulation............. but which one is it and how can it be developed with confidence? (Answers on a postcard please).

Start by learning the following 3 Stickings. I used the four different versions of the Paradiddle to come up with these sticking patterns but number 1 could also be described as inverted double stroke roll:

    1, RLLR

    2, LLRL

    3, LRLL

Then when comfortable play them as 16th Notes on your snare drum to create a bar of 3/4:

    1e+a = RLLR

    2e+a = LLRL

    3e+a = LRLL

This will look like this:

    3/4 RLLR LLRL LRLL

Once comfortable add your bass drum on the 1st note of each group. If you prefer to count like me this means that you will be adding your bass drum on the following counts: 1 2 3 (Not any of the e+a notes).

This will now look like this:

    3/4 RLLR LLRL LRLL 

(If a note is underlined this means play your bass drum at exactly the same time as your snare).

Once comfortable with this it now starts to get a bit more tricky. (Please fasten your seat belt at this point).

Turn off your snares and whilst leaving your Right hand on the snare at normal volume then reduce the volume of your Left hand and carefully move your Left hand onto your Left knee.

You should now have created a Polyrhythm playing 4 notes on the snare against 3 notes on the bass drum.

Count the bass drum out loud: "1 2 3" and repeat this until comfortable.

Next step: Keep going but stop counting the bass drum. Now count the snare drum out loud "1 2 3 4" whilst still keeping the bass drum going. (This, is were the seat belt might come in handy).

Whilst counting the "1 2 3 4" out loud please remember that you are still in 3/4. At this point stop playing your Left hand on your Left knee and see if you can keep going with the count "1 2 3 4".

If you can do this you are now counting "1 2 3 4" in 3/4 time without the help of the Left hand filling in the gaps but with your bass drum still going.

This is known as 4:3 (4 against 3) in 3/4 time.

Now whilst keeping the Right hand going on the snare stop your bass drum and you now have your new Metrically Modulated 1/4 Note/Crotchet Pulse. (Remember 4:3 is written above the bar at this point so that everyone can see that you have Metrically Modulated.)