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Detailed JohnX Online Lessons Membership Info

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  • JAZZ STUDIES
    • Comping patterns between the
      snare and bass drum
    • 2 and 4 bar fill concepts
    • Snare drum and bass drum independence
    • Elvin Jones triplets
    • Playing Swing to Latin
    • Understanding song form
    • Polyrhythmic jazz fill concepts
  • GROOVES AND STYLES
    • Rock, pop and funk grooves
      • Basic 8th notes grooves
      • 16th notes grooves
      • Ghost note grooves
      • Ride pattern variations
    • 4/4 Swing/Jazz
    • Learn Basic Latin grooves:
    • Bossa Nova, Samba, Cha-Cha, Rhumba, Mambo, 6/8 Nanigo, Mozambique

     

  • STICK TECHNIQUES AND RUDIMENTS
    • Stick control
    • Accenting 8th notes, triplets
      and 16ths
    • Developing your double stroke roll
    • Developing your single stroke roll
    • Swiss triplet workout
    • Flam Tap workout
    • Paradiddle workout
    • Double Paradiddle workout
    • Applying double strokes to triplet
      and 16th note accented patterns
  • DRUM SET INDEPENDENCE
    • Developing hi-hat independence
      with your foot
    • Bass drum independence
    • Playing double strokes between
      your hands and bass drum
    • Playing fills between your hands
      and bass drum
    • Hi-hat opening patterns
  • FILLS AND SOLOS
    • Rock and funk fills
    • Jazz fills and soloing
    • Latin fills and soloing
    • Polyrhythmic fill concepts
    • Using Rudiments for fills

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