Week 4 - Back beat, shuffle beat, four to the floor !

This week I spent some time practicing my backbeat, shuffle beat and four to the floor beat with the metronome. I noticed particular struggle with the shuffle beat and living it up to the metronome. I noticed my triplet quaver feel on the high hats were particularly stiff and especially locking it in with the click. In the below videos you will hear and see my progress with these beats. I found backbeat and four to the floor the easier beats as everything within these beats are super even and rhythmically coordinated.

Next week I plan to practice subdivision transitioning and finding different way to orchestrate them around the kit as a starting way to practice drum fills.


The Shuffle Beat ------ Click hyper link for video



The Back Beat ---------- Click hyper link for video



Four To The Floor Beat ---------- Click hyper link for video


















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