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What is Drumming for Funk Music?
Drummers to Listen to for Funk Music
What is a 'Pocket' in Funk Drumming
How to Play a Quarter Note Funk Beat: Part 1
How to Play a Quarter Note Funk Beat: Part 2
How to Play an Eighth Note Funk Beat: Part 1
How to Play an Eighth Note Funk Beat: Part 2
How to Play a Shuffle Funk Beat: Part 1
How to Play a Shuffle Funk Beat: Part 2
How to Play a Sixteenth Note Funk Beat: Part 1
How to Play a Sixteenth Note Funk Beat: Part 2
How to Make a Funky Drum Fill Using Syncopation
How to Do a Funky Drum Fill for Quarter Note Beats
How to Do a Funky Drum Fill for Eighth Note Beats
How to Do a Funky Drum Fill for Shuffle Funk Beats
How to Do a Funky Drum Fill for Sixteenth Note Funk Beats
Summary: Learn some great tips on how to play quarter notes on a drum set and how to be a better funk drummer in this free music lesson and theory 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
"Now up I'm going to show you a quarter note funk beat. It's kind of got a James Brown feel to it. It's similar to some of the records, some of the grooves on the records that he's put out. So here it is. One, two, three, four. A little bit faster."
eHow Article: How to Play a Quarter Note Funk Beat: Part 1
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digit4ldrumm3r said
on 10/11/2008 i love your videos! i in some you show the sheet music which is very helpful. i am a noob and i am trying to learn these beats and translate these into sheet music but i am having a hard time. anyway i guess what i'm tryin to say is if there was any way you could post the sheet music in your vids in the future even if just for a second it would be sweeeet. thanks. keep rockin!