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What Are Reggae Drum Beats?
How to Play a Reggae Drum Beat
How to Swing a Reggae Drum Beat
How to Play a 'One Drop' Reggae Drum Beat
How to Swing a 'One Drop' Reggae Drum Beat
How to Play a 'Rockers' Reggae Drum Beat
How to Swing a 'Rockers' Reggae Drum Beat
How to Play a Rock Drum Beat in Reggae
How to Swing a Rock Drum Beat in Reggae
How to Play a Ska Drum Beat in Reggae
How to do Reggae Drum Fills for 'One Drop' Beat
How to do Reggae Drum Fills for 'Rockers' Beat
How to do Reggae Drum Fills for 'Rockers' Beat with Snare
Variations on the 'One Drop' Reggae Drum Beat
Variations on the 'Rockers' Reggae Drum Beat
Variations on a Reggae Drum Beat
Summary: Learn some great tips on how to play Reggae drum beats on a drum set in this free music lesson video clip.
Kevin Grossman is a young drummer who is studying music at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz, in the University of Hartford. He currently plays in the up and coming progressive band...read more
"So first thing you got to learn is the basic groove. You're going to keep sixteenth notes on the high hat, and the bass drum is played on beats two and four, not beats one and three, the strong beat is two and four, so you have ... one E and-a, two E and-a, three E and-a, four E and-a....and also the snare drum will be played with a rim shot. Look at the snare drum, most of the time the groove is kept with a rim shot, also on two and four with the bass drum. So you have one E and-a, two E and-a, three E and-a, four E... that's the basic reggae groove."
eHow Article: How to Play a Reggae Drum Beat
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