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View Accent Control (Combining Finger Control and Moeller Technique) Part 1

This exercise demonstrates a great way to combine finger control and moeller technique. While finger control is great for tap strokes, it lacks the accent power that moeller technique has. I developed this exercise to improve my ability to swap between these two techniques when playing fast accent patterns. Read More and Watch Part 2…

View Paradiddle Exercise

This exercise is based on a Paradiddle Tree but it also includes an alternating Paradiddle-diddle at the end. I wrote this exercise to try to bring the other paradiddle variations up to the same level as the single paradiddle. Read More…

As some of you may have heard, I’m currently writing an instructional drum book. It has been a work in progress since I started teaching 7 years ago and Ive finally decided to get on and finish it. Read More…

View Drum n Bass/Jungle Practise

Here’s me practicing some of the drum n bass stuff Ive been working on. Mostly using tips and tricks Ive picked up watching Jojo Mayer, Johnny Rabb and KJ Sawka. Read More…

View Drum n Bass/Jungle – Snare Muting

Had to post this nifty little trick I picked up from Jojo Mayer. The right hand may look a little strange here but I’m muting the snare while playing the hi hat and rim clicks. I’m also pressing the stick into the snare which causes a slight overtone when you hit the hi hats. Read More…