Ruben's Drum Lesson Notes



818. 10 bar



stick control



stick control. syncopation triplet accents



4 swiss then flamadiddle. syncopation triplet accents



flams, stick control triplet page,combination review page



2 bars beat 2 bars fill page 49 28-bar exercise.



1/8th notes on hat with left foot. Syncopation page 48.



pg 51,52,53



page 76. lmfao, gurls.



page 74 & 75 #8.



blocks page 73. displacement



all I do is win. page 72 @ 100



Mozambique



50 Ways variation



Linear beats #14-40 @ 110. Two bar measures @ 100. variation on toms w right on ride and beat variation on kit



Jungle/drum n' bass buzz fragments



Jungle/drum n' bass. two bar 9 stroke



Jungle/drum n' bass. 5 stroke warm ups #9 29:22-35:22 @58



Jungle/drum n' bass five-stroke roll warm-ups. with click at 120bpm = 1/8 note, page 61 #9



Jungle/drum n' bass



Double stroke rolls



Misty Mountain Hop. Six stroke roll. Accents.



D'yer Mak'er



The Ocean. 5's.



briggs pg 44, 1 +a2 +a3 +a4 +a hats



Songo w toms



Soca more variations



Soca variations



Single Paradiddle Groove one bar, paradiddle fill one bar, with hat on 1/4 note



Single Paradiddle Groove. Briggs page 25 #1 & 2



Double Paradiddle Groove. Briggs page 26. #7



Double Paradiddle Groove. Briggs page 26.



Calypso. Afro-cuban 6/8. Double Paradiddle Groove



Blocks of Rock page 69. Hat splash. Calypso.



Blocks of Rock page 68 & 69 as written



Blocks of Rock page 67 with shuffle variation also



Porcaro shuffle beat, halftime shuffle



Porcaro shuffle beat



A B A C. Triplets. A - no hat on trip, B - FRL, FLR, etc. C - RRL, RRL...



FRL, FLR, FRL, FLR triplet fills, alternate with a shuffle groove. RRL RRL RRL RRL triplet (R's on hat w/ kick on first R & L on snare.



LRF, LFR, FLR triplets



Stick Control R = bass, L = snare, hi hats are on 1/4s.


Stick Control: page 8 Triplets, R = hat and bass, L = snare click at 60-100



Stick Control R = hat and bass, L = snare



flam tap, flam tap, flamadiddle, flamadiddle, flam(1), L(+), R(a), flam(2), R(+), L(a), R(1), L(e), flam(+), L(2), R(e), flam(+)



Watch out for the extra bass kick you were adding. Remember the first snare roll is "4e+a" with "4" doubled. The second snare roll is "+a" with + and a both doubled.


3rd set of 4 bars: add the snare in the 2nd bar, on the e of 3. 4th set of 4 bars, no extras, just play regular beat.


Paul Simon "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"

Steve Gadd - drummer

1 set of 4 bars, kick on 3+ in second bar, snare ghost note on e of 3 in 4th bar.

2nd set of 4 bars, snare ghost on e of 1 in 4th bar. No extras in the 3rd set of 4 bars.


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Date: August 24, 2009 8:56:36 PM MST

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x x x

s s s s   s   s   s

f

b b b

x x


1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + e + a



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Date: August 10, 2009 7:00:44 PM MST

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Short Rolls in 6/8 page 24 Stick Control w/ click @ 110


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Stick Control Buzz Roll



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Date: July 27, 2009 7:05:03 PM MST

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rat rat pu pu rat (then same from left side)


pu rat pu rat rat (then same from left side)



right rat = R L L R L R



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Single Ratamacue




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Date: April 27, 2009 7:00:28 PM MST

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pu du da paradiddle


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pu du da paradiddle 


RLLRLLRLLRLLRLRR LRRLRRLRRLRRLRLL


RLLRLLRR LRRLRRLL RLLRLLRR LRRLRRLL


RLLR LRRL RLLR LRRL 




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Date: April 13, 2009 9:57:07 PM MST

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Jazz Cookbook - 

snare and bass



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Bonham's Drum Tech

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mrNjz_U0ZM



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Date: March 30, 2009 7:00:23 PM MST

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Jazz Cookbook 

Bass Drum Fundamentals

up to #28


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Blocks of Rock

page 46 up to #8


Jazz Cookbook

Bass Drum Fun

1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11, 13, 14, 24 and all those in-between


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Jazz Cookbook


Blocks of Rock


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Date: March 2, 2009 7:03:10 PM MST

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Cookbook #42...46 (four snare hits)


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Cookbook through #41


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Jazz Cookbook - #31



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Cookbook - downbeats and upbeats numbers 5, 6, 7, 8, 9



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Syncopation w/ Jazz ride (Lesson One)

#4, 13, 12, 5


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page 18-21 #7, 8, 14, 38, 39, 40


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using same counts, place bass instead of snare



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#1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 32, 34, 38, 58


with four on the floor bass


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Jazz Cookbook

#32, 34, 38, 58


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Date: December 29, 2008 7:32:18 PM MST

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Jazz

combinations of two snare hits 

#1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20


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Date: December 22, 2008 7:00:18 PM MST

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more Jazz


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Date: December 15, 2008 7:01:58 PM MST

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four variations of snare placement


work 'em separate


put them together - two at a time



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Date: December 1, 2008 7:02:21 PM MST

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1 2 3 4


1 + + 3 + 4 +


1 trip let 2 trip let 3 trip let 4 trip let


1 +  a +  a 3 +  a 4 +  a


1  e + 2  e  + 3  e + 4  e +


1  e + a 2  e  + a 3  e + a 4  e + a




Jazz ride pattern


1 2   a 3 4    a


b b b b




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Date: October 27, 2008 7:01:46 PM MST

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Syncopation 


w/ ride patterns

1    trip  let

1 e

1 + a 2 + a

+ a + a



>>>  I will be out of town for the first two Mondays in November - drums restart: 11/17



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(Helvetica Font)


Syncopation Lesson One w/ 

1/8th note ride pattern @ 110, 130

1/4 note ride @ 150

1/16th ride @  70

1e+  2e+  3e+  4e+   @ 70

1e  2e  3e  4e  @ 90


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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

x x x x x x x x

s s s s

b b b b


Syncopation snare patterns with latin groove


Wednesday @ 6


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Samba


1/8th note click @ 110



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dbl bass

page 26



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double bass - left foot leads


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double bass - 1/16th note triplets



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Date: August 25, 2008 7:34:44 PM MST

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Double Bass Encyclopedia



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Double Bass


page 25, triplets


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Double Bass:


Lesson 10 @ 90


1/8th note right foot, into triplet double bass, into 1/16th double bass - one bar of each, two bars of each


Encyclopedia of Double Bass, page 25, triplets



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Lesson 11 @ 90


Lesson 10 @ 90 on double bass, w/ hi hat quarters, and snare 2 & 4 backbeat




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Syncopation Lesson 11


left hand plays the "e" at times, and plays the "a" at other times


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Snow (Hey Oh)


Stick Control - Flams (page 34)



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Date: June 30, 2008 7:21:48 PM MST

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Heart Shaped Box

Snow (Hey Oh)


Order Zildjian A 18" Crash Ride, paid 210


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Date: June 23, 2008 7:02:30 PM MST

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Heart Shaped Box


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Date: June 18, 2008 7:07:50 PM MST

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heart shaped box - end of 1st chorus thru to guitar solo


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Date: June 9, 2008 7:06:31 PM MST

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heart shaped box


last four bars of chorus


four bars of guitar solo



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Date: June 2, 2008 7:07:55 PM MST

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out the 16th, make up Wednesday the 18th, 6:30


Heart Shaped Box 


Zildjian A 18" Crash/Ride  $195 + tax = $210.50



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Date: May 26, 2008 4:32:31 PM MST

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In Bloom @ 100%


Heart Shaped Box - cross stick


On a Plain - chorus



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Date: May 19, 2008 7:01:32 PM MST

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Ronimusic.com


In Blooom at 83%


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Date: May 5, 2008 7:03:09 PM MST

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In Bloom - homework stage


On a Plain - first three sections



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Date: April 28, 2008 7:01:24 PM MST

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In Bloom



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Date: April 21, 2008 7:00:14 PM MST

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In Bloom


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In Bloom


Heart Shaped Box (scanned smallest file size)




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Stadium Arcadium


Rock Band:

"In Bloom" - Nirvana