Hello and welcome to another lesson blog. In this one, I am going going over a few of the patterns I used in the song “Lucky Break” with Mechanical Monkey recorded for a live session. Read more
Istanbul Mehmet
Exploring Odd Groupings Part 5
Hello and welcome to the fifth instalment of the odd groupings series. In this lesson we will be looking at a slightly less obvious grouping of either 5 and 4 or 3 depending on how you feel or count it. When it comes to applying these patterns I have used a jazz approach but please do experiment and have some fun! Read more
Warming Up The Hands
Hello and welcome, today I will be sharing with you a really useful hand warm up exercise that I not only teach but also use myself for loosening up my wrists and getting warmed up. Read more
Australia, again…
Hello again.
You find me once more in Australia. Mt Gambia to be precise. Read more
Warming up your bass drums
Welcome to a slightly different series of lessons. In this lesson I will be showing you a really good exercise for increasing your accuracy with 16th note bass drums. Read more
EXPLORING ODD GROUPINGS PART 4
Hello. I feel a bit cheeky calling this part 4 of the series because it is clearly the second half of part 3. This lesson is an extension of what we looked at last time so if you missed that one, go and check it out. Read more
Where am I?
As I write this, I am sat back stage at the Royal Concert hall, Glasgow. The 60s Gold tour is about to start at 7.30pm and we are not on till 9.35pm! Read more
EXPLORING ODD GROUPINGS PART 3
Welcome to part 3 of the series. In this lesson we are going to look at one way to play a three note grouping. Not only is this really going to help you strengthen your bass drum speed and independence, but it also sounds cool! It’s a short but focused lesson that should hopefully prepare you for some of the more intricate patterns to come. Read more
Exploring Odd Groupings Part 2
Hello and welcome to the second lesson on odd groupings. In this lesson we are going to take a look at a few accents and get comfortable with the building blocks that we will need to progress through later lessons. Read more