VFJams LIVE! | Drum Notation Transcriptions
As many of you know, for the last few years I've been working with Vic Firth to transcribe many of the performances from their amazing VFJams LIVE! series on YouTube. It has been such an honor to work with Vic Firth and provide drum notation sheet music for such great...
Jojo Mayer | Performance Spotlight Solo | Fill Notation
Today we have a video with transcription notation for the one and only...Jojo Mayer. Jojo Mayer is one of my favorite drummers so it was impossible for me to resist writing out the notation for this part of the Vic Firth Performance Spotlight drum fill that...
Drum Quiz + Trivia Challenges
Drum Quiz/Trivia Challenge #1: Guess the Drum Company Logo Drum Quiz/Trivia Challenge #2: Guess the Drummer (audio quiz) Drum Quiz/Trivia Challenge #3: Guess the Drum Kit Have a question I didn't...
Benny Greb Transcription | Insane Hand & Foot Singles
In this transcription, we are breaking down an INSANE drum lick from Benny Greb. Benny posted this video recently on Instagram and it blew my mind. The whole video is amazing, but there is one fill in particular that just floored me. It is a passage of 16th...
You’re Good. Get Better. (MY podcast)
That's correct. I started a podcast. It is called "You're Good. Get Better." and it is all about helping you get better at drums, music, and life in general. I've had the pleasure of already interviewing a TON of people: Benny Greb Dennis Chambers Stephen Taylor Eman...
Benny Greb | “Handbrake” Transcription
Download the Benny Greb "Handbrake" sheet music for this transcription below. Download the Sheet Music: Have a question I didn't answer?
Jojo Mayer | Cross Stick Groove | Transcription
Jojo Mayer is one of my favorite drummers, which is why I wanted to transcribe this infamous cross stick groove. If you haven't seen Jojo play this particular groove before, I don't know where you've been the last 10 years. Growing up, I would watch hours of...
7/8 Shuffle Lesson (Nathan Camarena transcription)
I transcribed a short excerpt from a Nathan Camarena video on Meinl's YouTube channel (see the video here). I loved the groove so much I figured I'd teach a whole lesson on it. To my ear, this groove sounds a bit like a "7/8 shuffle" - which is what I found so...
Dave Weckl – “You Rang” Transcription
(Edit the video I originally posted was removed from YouTube for copyright - the link to the original video and the exact minute marker I transcribed can be seen here) Dave Weckl is a LEGEND. If you've watched the YouTube video above, you can already see why....
Learn a Song in One Listen | How to Write Music Charts
Chart writing is a valuable skill that many people overlook. Many of my students who "play by ear" don't realize the consequences of never relying on written music - TIME. If you need to learn 10 songs (and each song is 5 minutes long) - that means you have a...
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