In The Style of Neil Peart is a free video lesson by Radley Fricker which teaches groove and lick combination in the style of Neil Peart of the band Rush. This lick pairs straight 16th notes together with 16th note triplets.
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Beginning Rock Beats 1 by Radley Fricker is a downloadable Quicktime video lesson which teaches you to play three backbeat patterns. These grooves feature a steady hi hat and snare pattern played against varied bass drum rhythms. Backbeat rhythms are the basis of thousands of popular rock and R&B songs. The premium download includes a PDF file with the drum notation and an MP3 jam track taken from the Let's Jam for Drummers CD. This lesson is a followup to the free lesson Rock Backbeat Basics. $4.99
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| Beginning Rock Beats 3 | Let's Jam for Drummers CD |
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