How to Play a 'Rockers' Reggae Drum Beat

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Summary: Learn some great tips on how to play Reggae drum beats like the 'Rockers' on a drum set in this free music lesson video clip.

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By Kevin Grossman
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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

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"Next up we have the rockers beat. What that is is that it's the one drop except you're playing not just the base drum on the 2 and the 4 but on all four beats, 4 on the floor. So you have 1 e and a, 2 e and a, 3 e and a, 4 e and a. So that's the rockers beat 4 on the floor not just the accent on the 2 and the 4. Uh, which beat you're play with the groove all depends on what the base player's playing. Just feel the song. That's that and I we have one more beat I?m going to show you."

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