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Summary: Learn how to play advanced swing patterns for bass and snare drums on and off the beat from a professional drummer in this free jazz music lesson video.
Peter Van Dyck is a professional drummer and drum teacher. He received his training from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in music.read more
"PETER VAN DYCK: Here we're going to take a look at playing bass drum on beat one as well as the end of two and on beat four over the swing ride pattern. Let's check it out. One, two, three, four. This particular rhythm on the bass drum is well-known for its use in Louisiana style of playing specifically second line. I'll show you what I'm talking about a little bit to give you historical reference. When we speed this up and bring the ride cymbal back into the picture, it looks and sounds like this. One, two, a, one, two, three, four. "