October 2012
How To Play the Bo Diddley Drum Beat
Once you hear it you’ve got to start movin’. You may not know how to dance; you may not even want to dance. But once you hear a Bo Diddley beat, your body starts to move in mysterious ways. The Bo Diddley drum beat is the last of the 6 beats that I think can […]
How to Play a Blues Shuffle Drum Beat
For a drummer, nothing feels better than playing a straight-ahead, no-frills blues shuffle “in the groove” like the one below. Even though “groove” in this case is a feeling, drummers will have fun talking about “groove” as if it’s a real, physical thing, like a crease in the pavement or the groove on a vinyl […]