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Course #3 : Exploring More Drum Beats and Fills

In these lessons, you’ll experiment with a variety of bass drum patterns to discover how they shape the feel and groove of a beat. We’ll explore how shifting the placement of the bass drum can create entirely new rhythmic ideas. By the end, you’ll have a set of fresh beats to add to your drumming vocabulary and inspire your own creations.

Course Content

Offbeat Bass Drum Beat
Offbeat Bass Drum Beat with Fill #1
Offbeat Bass Drum Beat with Fill Variations
The Most Common and Most Used Short Fill
Variations for the Most Common Short Fill
Combining Two Short Fills Together

Course Lessons

General Lessons

Lesson 1: Offbeat Bass Drum Beat Not Started Yet

Learn to play bass drum on the offbeats with this common beat found in 1000's of songs.

Lesson 2: Offbeat Bass Drum Beat with Fill #1 Not Started Yet

In this lesson we are working on playing our offbeat bass drum pattern and adding a short drum fill.

Lesson 3: Offbeat Bass Drum Beat with Fill Variations Not Started Yet

Now let's take that same offbeat bass drum beat and fill and work on moving it around the drum kit with more advanced orchestrations.

Lesson 4: The Most Common and Most Used Short Fill Not Started Yet

Exploring the most common and used short drum fill!

Lesson 5: Variations for the Most Common Short Fill Not Started Yet

Try these quick variations for the most commonly used short fill.

Lesson 6: Combining Two Short Fills Together Not Started Yet

Let's take the two short fills we learned and combine them into one longer fill.