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John Bonham Triplets Lesson – I’ll Have Some Of What He’s Having…

I need to get back to writing some more stuff about my recent experiences with drumming luminaries. Meanwhile, here is another lesson from the brilliant Terry Keating AKA Bonzoleum. This is a brilliant way of explaining the triplets-around-the-kit idea and his method for breaking it down is wonderfully simple and logical and why didn’t I think of that? I’ll be working with this method tomorrow myself as I always thought my Bonzo triplets were a bit crap.

Ultimate Drum Experience 2013

I had the privilege of attending this year’s Ultimate Drum Experience, a week-long course for advanced drummers put on by the very shiny Mike Dolbear. The resident teachers this year were manic beat preacher, Billy Ward, lightning limbed Morpheus, Thomas Lang and slave to the halftime shuffle, Ash Soan. Guest sessions were given by session great, Ralph Salmins, 80’s funkmeister, Phil Gould, groovy session bassist, Winston Blissett and drum tuning guru, Jeff Davenport. There was also a business related discussion… Read More »Ultimate Drum Experience 2013

Ultimate Drummers’ Experience

Hey ho, I am off to Barnet tomorrow to participate in the Ultimate Drum Experience, an intensive course put on by Mike Dolbear. There will be lessons with Billy Ward, Ash Soan and Thomas Lang as well as guest sessions with Ralph Salmins, Jeff Davenport and Phil Gould. There are events open to the public too, Monday is drum jam night, Tuesday is a clinic with Thomas Lang and Thursday is a clinic with Billy Ward and Ash Soan. I’m… Read More »Ultimate Drummers’ Experience

Unique Drum Solos Lesson From Joe Crabtree

Joe Crabtree is the drummer with Wishbone Ash and seems to be a jolly nice chap. He offers a great selection of lessons on YouTube covering subjects from the rudimental exercises to musicianship and advanced drum kit technique. I like his blog too. I recently discovered this series of videos he made showing a series of solos he played on tour which he filmed and annotated so you can see what he’s thinking about as he plays the solo. The… Read More »Unique Drum Solos Lesson From Joe Crabtree

How To Be A Disciplined Musician – Dante Roberson

Here’s a great talk about being a disciplined musician by drummer Dante Roberson. The meaning of discipline here is keeping time and playing for the song, not the other kinds of discipline many musicians have trouble with. Practicing playing to a click track is one of the most important things you can do as a drummer, if you don’t play impeccable time, what use are you? People like to moan about how using a metronome in practice or performance makes… Read More »How To Be A Disciplined Musician – Dante Roberson

Interview With Billy Ward

Not So Modern Drummer offers this interview with Billy Ward, a great drummer, a brilliant teacher and an all ’round cool cat. Billy’s energy and enthusiasm are quite infectious and his generosity and good nature are second to none. I’ve had the privilege of seeing him in the flesh a couple of times and his DVD Big Time and book Inside Out are a couple of the best things in the world to do with playing the drum kit. Click… Read More »Interview With Billy Ward

Keepers of the Flame – Cuban Drumming Tradition

Drumming legend Chuck Silverman is working on producing a documentary about the old guard of Cuban drummers who “carry the flame of rumba and Cuban folkloric drumming”. It’s being crowdfunded via Rockethub, please consider donating to this worthwhile project: http://www.rkthb.co/12019

Murray Spivack: A Lesson With Louie Bellson

As a teacher I find myself having to deconstruct the familiar techniques used in drumming in order to explain them to my students. I find myself fascinated with the different types of grips and strokes and realise the process of honing one’s knowledge about the subject is never ending. Murray Spivack: A Lesson With Louie Bellson is a DVD I recently stumbled upon which shows drum legend Louis Bellson recieving a lesson from the hugely influential drummer and teacher Murray… Read More »Murray Spivack: A Lesson With Louie Bellson

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