Mikes Lessons


- Slower BPM - Easier rudiments - Straight forward time signatures		- Faster goal tempos - Basic independence required - Greater dynamic control required		- Advanced independence required - Advanced dynamic control required - Advanced hand/foot speed required

LIVE LESSONS SCHEDULE

Jun

24th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 784: Linear Grooves - 16th Notes - Beg.
Linear grooves are obviously a huge passion of mine. These simple linear patterns will bring a ton of texture and variation to your drumming. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do :)

Jun

25th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 785: Linear Grooves - 16th Note Triplets - Int.
Part 2 in this week of Linear Grooves kicks us into a new subdivision, 16th note triplets.

Jun

26th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 786: Linear Grooves - 32nd Notes - Adv.
98% unusable in a gig situation... but hecka fun :)

Jul

1st

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 787: Essential Rudiments - Beg.
Basic rudiments give you the ability to "create" on the drum set. A solid rudimental foundation is key in allowing you to express yourself properly on the drums.

Jul

2nd

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 788: Rudimental Independence Challenge - Int.
This challenge will give you a new way to work on standard rudiments, while improving your independence.

Jul

3rd

11:00 am

Lesson 789: Hybrid Rudimental Independence Challenge - Adv. (No 6pm lesson, 11am lesson placed into archives)
Oh it's getting real now. Hybrid rudiments + Independence + stamina = Big Kid Lesson

Jul

8th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 790: Basic Rock Beat Bass Drum System - Beg.
Being able to place the bass drum on any combination of quarters and eighths is a huge hurdle for new drummers. This permutation system will build your ability to do just that.

Jul

9th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 791: Dubstep Basics - Int.
Dubstep is becoming more and more popular and it is showing up in multiple styles of music. This lesson will give you a bit of background on the genre as well as show you how to play simple grooves against this complex style of music.

Jul

10th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 792: Dubstep (continued) - Adv.
In this lesson we will work on the broken rhythmic feel that makes up dubstep patterns. Having a good handle on multiple subdivisions is key for this lesson.

Jul

15th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 793: Congas and Bongos - The Basic Techniques - Beg.
It is often assumed by other musicians that we drummers can play other percussion instruments like bongos, congas, djembes and cajons. This lesson will walk you through the basic hand techniques for playing bongos and congas.

Jul

16th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 794: Congas and Bongos - Basic Grooves - Int.
Now that you have the basic techniques to play the congas, we need to organize them into a groove that would be helpful in supporting a drummer. I think Nate might have to be my guinea pig for this one :)

Jul

17th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 795: The Inverted Herta Orchestration - Adv.
The Herta is one of my all time favorite chops but in my opinion it's how you orchestrate it that truly makes it stand out. This one will definitely add a new trick to your bag :)

Jul

22nd

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 796: Bass Drum Technique For Doubles - Beg.
There are many different techniques for developing fast doubles on your kick. This lesson will break down the skip technique that I use.

Jul

23rd

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 797: The Soca - Int.
Time to take a trip to the Caribbean and enjoy one of the most infectious grooves of all time. We will explore the Soca's history and learn how to play it along with music.

Jul

24th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 798: Playing The Nanigo With Music - Adv.
Advanced grooves like the Nanigo can be stale if only learned from a PDF. The groove doesn't come alive until you have applied it to the music that it truly belongs to.

Jul

29th

11:00 am
6:00 pm

Lesson 799: Freedom with the hi hat - Beg.
The kick & snare are the meat and potatoes of a groove but the hi hat can give a groove it's flavor. This lesson will show you how changing the subdivision (quarters, eighths, sixteenths) of the hi hat can affect the feel of any kick and snare pattern.