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Intro To Jazz Drumming

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The Best Intro To Jazz Drumming Online Course

Jazz is an exciting form of music that is both fun and challenging to learn on the drums. Most people who are interested in learning to play in this style don’t know how to get started. If that sounds at all like you, then you are in the right place. This intro to jazz drumming course is designed to give beginner to intermediate level drummers an entry point into jazz music on the drums.

When you listen to most types of jazz music, you will notice that often the drums sound less robotic. The parts are harder to pick out because the drumming is lacking a constant repetition of the same pattern. That’s the essence of jazz music; improvisation. You can’t jump right into improvisation before understanding how drummers approach playing the music. But on the flip-side, you also don’t want to try and learn everything before attempting to improvise. It’s all about setting the skills you learn to music. That’s the best way to learn how to improvise in the early stages.

This intro to jazz course will give you get you started with the fundamentals. You will learn about time-keeping and swing on the cymbals, comping, triplets, improvisation and even some basic drum soloing ideas. Perfect for any drummer with little to no experience playing jazz music on the drums. You must however, already have some basic skills in place like reading notation and synchronizing with the play-alongs. If you are a complete beginner at the very start of your drumming journey, I would recommend that you complete the Simple Basics course first.

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What Will You Learn?

  • - Understanding of triplets
  • - How a drummer keeps time
  • - Learn how to use the drums for comping
  • - A simple approach to drum soloing
  • - Basic understanding of improvisation on the drums

Course Content

Keeping Time & Comping
Learn how to keep time with the cymbals and use the drums for "comping" simple 1/4 note rhythms.

  • Keeping Time On The Cymbals
    03:57
  • Play-Along: Ride Cymbal
    02:20
  • Exercises For The Snare
    01:39
  • Slow Play-Along #1: Snare
    01:53
  • Fast Play-Along #1: Snare
    01:18
  • Exercises For The Bass Drum
    02:06
  • Slow Play-Along #2: Bass Drum
    02:18
  • Fast Play-Along #2: Bass Drum
    01:20
  • Applying Rhythms To Phrases
    02:35
  • Slow Play-Along #3: Phrases
    02:24
  • Fast Play-Along #3: Phrases
    01:52

Understanding Triplets
Learn more about the triplet rhythm and how to play basic exercises on the snare drum.

Comping Offbeat Rhythms
In this module you will learn how to play offbeats. These are the other notes within the triplet rhythm, between your 1/4 notes. You will learn how to keep 1/4 note time on the cymbals and "comp" offbeats with your drums.

Improvisation & Trading 4’s
Using the offbeat rhythms you learned in the previous module, we will begin exploring improvisation. You will practice "trading" 4 bars with me.

Swing Rhythm and Feel
Now that you understand the basics of jazz drumming, you will go beyond simple 1/4 notes on the Ride Cymbal. You will now keep time with a swing feel on the cymbals.

1/4 Comping With Swing
You will now play a swing pattern on the cymbals and "comp" 1/4 rhythms for the Snare and Bass Drums. The objective is to strengthen your swing and make it more consistent.

Offbeat Comping With Swing
Learn how to comp offbeat rhythms on the Snare and Bass drum with a swing time feel on the cymbals.

Intro To Drum Soloing
In this module you will learn simple triplet rhythms to improvise and play short solo phrases.

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