16-How to Play the Drums: Semiquavers Extended

This lesson is part of the series: Drumming Lessons: Reading Rhythm, Drumming Lessons: Beginner-Intermediate, Drumming Lessons: Basics through Advanced

This video tutorial is an extension of an earlier lesson on reading music with semiquavers (www.mindbites.com/lesson/1634 and www.mindbites.com/lesson 1635). In this lesson, we'll get a bit more advanced. Specifically, we'll work on semiquaver rests (which tend to impact sticking patterns and thus can mix up our hands if we're not careful) and the combination of semiquavers with high-hat quavers. These different complexities will be introduced with new practice materials to bone up on.

This lesson is excerpted from a broader course available from www.begindrumming.com. The Begin Drumming course is a 100% comprehensive drumming course which takes you from absolute beginner to expert soloist without any gimmicky short cuts! Through a combination of video and written lessons, the course will teach you proper technique as well as how to read drum music.

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Let me introduce myself. My name is Jim McCarthy. I'm a drum clinician and teacher and have specialized in pure technique for many years. I consider myself still a student as well, because I have a passion for constantly learning. I learn every day when I watch other drummers, and I analyze what works and what doesn’t. Performing, Educating and Learning have been my life and my living for well over 20 years.

I've had a tremendously broad background in drumming. I've played in rock bands, orchestras, marching bands - everything from high-brow contemporary music to Latin American stuff.

I spent six years at university studying percussion performance full time, and I ended up with a...

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