Techniques
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Technique: Quintuplets and Sextuplets
Sep 04 2013 // [Will Taylor]Hello, Black Page drum magazine readers. I trust you're all well and good. This month we’re looking at a...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Bossa Nova
Sep 04 2013 // [Murray Creed]The Bossa Nova—or “new beat”—originated in Rio de Janeiro, primarily in upscale beachfront...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Peskey Hand to Hand Flams
Aug 03 2013 // [Will Taylor]Hello, Black Page readers! Sorry for being away for a while, though I am sure most of you haven’t...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Seating a Drumhead
Aug 03 2013 // [Kirby Jacobsen]Venturing into snare drum mechanics, I’m going to cover what should be the first step when placing a head...
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Aug 03 2013 // [Damani Rhodes and Stixx]Drum Fill Friday is a weekly drum lesson that is presented by Damanirhodesplayalongs.com that teaches you...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Developing Double Stroke Roll With Feet Part 1
Jun 12 2013 // [Libor Hadrava]As drummers, we usually don’t take practicing our feet as seriously as we should. I have developed several...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Double Bass Drum Hand/Foot Pattern
Jun 12 2013 // [Ryan Carver]This month's drum lesson is a nice, simple, basic double-bass pattern. This pattern can lead to many...
Read The Full FeatureTechnique: Train
Jun 12 2013 // [Kirby Jacobsen]Moving right along with my rudimental presentations, here is another personal hit entitled Train. Again,...
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