Get started with learning the basic mechanics involved in playing 16th note hi-hat grooves, as we move into Lesson 2 of the book "Intermediate - 1", a book written to help you learn the different elements of Grade 3 drumming.

As well as helping you follow along with the written exercises in the book, you'll also hear a few examples to help ensure you're playing the exercises correctly. If you don't yet have the book, you'll be able to view a few of the example exercises on the YouTube version of this podcast, which will come out a couple of days after this podcast episode goes live.

You can get the book in both eBook and Paperback via my website. If you're a total beginner, you can also get your first drum lesson for FREE by signing up to the mailing list on my wesbite.

Let me know how you get on in the comments! Happy to help.

Enjoy!

Continuing the first lesson chapter of "Intermediate - 1" we'll be taking Flams a step further and moving them around the kit and figuring out if it matters whether or not you play a right hand flam or a left hand flam.

Once you're feeling comfortable with these exercises we'll go through a few Key Grooves for the first song in the book, "Flamming Licks" which you'll hear at near the end of this episode.

All of the exercises can be found in the book Intermediate - 1, which is available on my website as en eBook or paperback. Some of the examples will also be included in the YouTube version of this podcast.

Let me know how you get on in the comments section or if there's anything you're struggling with.

Enjoy!

Welcome back to another episode of the podcast. This week we'll get you started with playing Flams and learning the details required to play them correctly.

This is the first new element featured in the book "Intermediate - 1" and a really cool and easy way to add some new flavour into your drumming. The lesson will make a whole lot more sense with the book, which you can find on my website but I'll also be adding episodes to my YouTube channel and some of the exercises will be displayed there.

If you're brand new to the drums you can get access to a FREE Groove starter pack, which will get you playing some drum beats in no time.

Leave a comment and let me know how you're finding Flams so far. Can you think of any songs that use flams??