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Train Beat Snare Drum variations

Train Beat Lesson – Basic Snare Drum Variations

Here’s my latest video about the train beat. I made on years ago intending to follow up with a series of snare and bass drum variations. I wasn’t very productive YouTubewise though and it’s been waiting for me to get into the process seriously. The Covid thing has been a strong motivator for me to produce regular video content and so the world is about to get more Train Beat related video education content stuff. Here are a couple of… Read More »Train Beat Lesson – Basic Snare Drum Variations

Abishan Drumming Grade 4 Trinity Rock & Pop

Abishan Plays Jump & Come Together

My student Abishan has been working hard on his Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 4 repertoire and this is a great video of him performing Jump by Van Halen and Come Together by The Beatles. Abishan is a very creative drummer and has lovely feel on both songs. I feel very proud of him for working so hard on his drumming and bringing his personality into it too.

Cooking With Rodrigo & Joe And She Was

Cooking – And She Was by The Talking Heads

A new episode of Cooking with Rodrigo & Joe is out. In this episode we talk about And She Was by the Talking Heads. If you like it, please subscribe to our YouTube channel and like and comment on the video.

Kiko Freitas & Edu Ribeiro

Kiko Freitas Talks To Edu Ribeiro

If I could be like any drummer in the world I think Kiko Freitas is the one I would want to emulate. I’ve been working on the first pages of his recent book – The Brazilian Groove Book. It outlines Kiko’s unique approach to playing Brazilian rhythms on the drumset and provides an in depth study guide to modern Brazilian drumset playing. I saw Kiko playing a couple of years ago at the Union Chapel with Joao Bosco. It was… Read More »Kiko Freitas Talks To Edu Ribeiro

Watermelon Sugar Drum Groove

How To Play The Groove For Watermelon Sugar

I continue to turn out videos. The latest offering is a step by step explanation of the groove for Harry Styles’ recent hit, Watermelon Sugar. It’s a 16th note groove played with single strokes. It’s a cool song and a good opportunity to work on single stroke grooves.

Cooking With Rodrigo & Joe - Bullet In The Head Thumbnail

New Episode of Cooking Where We Discuss Bullet In The Head

My colleague Rodrigo and I have posted our latest Cooking With Rodrigo & Joe video on the YouTubes. In this episode we talk about Rage Against The Machine’s Bullet In The Head, a heavy and funky number that we both love.

Drumstick Technique Playalong

Drum Stick Technique For Beginners Basic Practice Routine – Playalong

Here’s video number three about basic drumstick technique for beginners. It’s pretty long. I need to work on shorter videos in future. I’ve done my best to present this material as I do to my students. Once you’ve understood the explanations of the exercises, you can just do the playalongs skipping all the waffling. I think it’s worth trying to understand the concepts I elucidate upon here as you start your journey with drumming. It takes time and attention to… Read More »Drum Stick Technique For Beginners Basic Practice Routine – Playalong

Cooking With Rodrigo & Joe - Forget You

Cooking With Rodrigo & Joe – Ceelo’s Forget You

After a long and hard-fought battle with underpowered technology and general video production ignorance, I have prevailed (sort of) and the second episode of Cooking With Rodrigo and Joe is now out on YouTube for your delectation. In this video we’re talking about Ceelo Green’s Forget You, a fun retro soul number that was produced by Bruno Mars and his mates and is fun to play. Check out the video and let us know what you think

Thelonious Monk Smokes a Cigarette while playing the piano

Thelonious Monk’s 25 Tips for Musicians

Tip top video from Adam Neely here. This list of 25 tips for musicians written by Thelonious Monk for a young saxophonist called Steve lacy did the rounds on the social media outlets. In this entertaining and interesting video, Adam Neely explains point by point.

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