30-How to Play the Drums: Bass Drum

This lesson is part of the series: Drumming Lessons: Intermediate, Drumming Lessons: Basics through Advanced

Playing bass drum sixteenth notes in between steady high hat quavers is a little harder than doing it with snare drum notes, but just as important. Remember to count the rhythms in your head as you play them - One e and a two e and a etc....

To master this skill, Jim will walk you through several beat exercises that gradually incorporate additional, more complex elements as you progress.

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• pg36_beat2_c.mp3
• pg36_beat3_a.mp3
• pg36_beat3_b.mp3
• pg36_beat3_c.mp3
• pg36_beat4_a.mp3
• pg36_beat4_b.mp3
• pg36_beat4_c.mp3
• pg36_beat5_a.mp3
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• pg36_beat5_c.mp3
• pg36_beat6_a.mp3
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• pg36_beat6_c.mp3
• pg36_beat7_a.mp3
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• pg36_beat7_c.mp3
• pg36_beat8_a.mp3
• pg36_beat8_b.mp3
• pg36_beat8_c.mp3

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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