About Course
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.
Course Content
Keeping Time & Comping
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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