Aldo B - Instructor

Drum Set Educator

Orchestral and Jazz Drum Set Pedigogy

What you'll learn

Students can play different drum beats.
Students can play a fill.
Students can play a repeated four-bar phrase.
Students can demonstrate creativity by improvising a drum fill.
Students can play at a variety of speeds.
Students can play along with pre-recorded music.
Students understand important musical vocabulary.
Students can assemble and tune a Drum Set.
Students will develop critical listening skills.
Students will play the drums with proper technique.
Students can play the drums in a musical setting.
Proficiency in sight-reading rhythmic notation

Your First Lesson

Jazz

Groove

Blog Post

Grooving when you "Tip"

"Tippn'n" or swinging on the ride cymbal or brushing on the snare can be a bit dry at times. What if we approached tippin' as we make any other backbeat groove?

If we emphasize the two and four, we get a sense of employing a backbeat groove while we swing, making our groove swing way more.

Here is a video explaining more about how emphasizing the two and four in your tip groove can make people dance when they listen to you play.

https://youtu.be/ODbL0fCXSTs