#playthisbeat

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Had half an hour off inbetween students today so I did a @stanbicknell and jumped straight into it! No plans, just a few @natesmithdrums ideas in my head. What came out was nothing like what envisaged but very cool none the less! I love this open hi-hat ostinato (repeating pattern for those non-nerds out there 🤓) and improvising over it between regular & half time feels was a nice challenge. @eligreendrums @leonkechayas @coreyzammitt & @alistairhayesmusic I'd love to see how you use this! ✌🏼🤙🏼🥁❤️ _______________________________ @playthisbeat #playthisbeat @we_love_drums @drumlads @officialdg2g @thenewdrummer @pearl_drums @yamahabackstage @ludwig_australia @nirzidkyahu @remopercussion @vicfirth @audiotechnicausa (at Taylor Douglas- Drummer and "Taylor made" Education)

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@gunbuns #playthisbeat is a killer! I've been messing around with this concept for a few years after @drumteacher76 put me onto it and this was a super fun extension of it. Every limb is doing something different which is pretty brutal on the brain but is some serious truth serum for your inderpendence/interdependence. @eligreendrums @leonkechayas @kevinkimofficial I'd love to see you play this! 🍺🥁❤ _______________________________ @playthisbeat @prodrumhollywood @yamahabackstage @zildjiancompany @bigfatsnaredrum @metrodrums @remopercussion @vicfirth (at Taylor Douglas- Drummer and "Taylor made" Education)

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Spent the last few days working on this @mattgarstka @animalsasleaders transcription from this months @modern_drummer Playing Quintuplets: hard Making them groove: really hard Making broken Polyrhythmic Quintuplet groove: 💀 @spinlightstudio @jeffdoukakis I want to see your versions soon 😁 _______________________________ @playthisbeat #playthisbeat @yamahabackstage @metrodrums @zildjiancompany @vicfirth @remopercussion

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Channeling those new snare vibes with a killer groove from #brianblade @joshuaredmanmusic & @ledzeppelin !! @candcdrumsaus NOB w/a @remopercussion emperor is a killer mix. Great crack but tones the twang perfectly (with a @snareweight of course)! #playthisbeat #playthissong (at Taylor Douglas- Drummer and "Taylor made" Education)

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The newest @cautionthieves banger! So much fun to play. Since I've been working on @cartermac 's @playthisbeat #playthisbeat submission I can feel the improvements in my single strokes already. So important for the rock stuff! How good is that @nikki.stixx__ @evettsdrums signature snare? Oooooooooft. 💪🏽 ✌🏼❤🥁 _______________________________ @pearl_drums @evettsdrums @zildjiancompany @remopercussion @vicfirth @dwdrums @dillingerescapeplan @nike @lanewaystudios (at Laneway Studios)

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A slightly different #playthisbeat today for you all! This beat is one I think every drummer should know: the "Rosanna" shuffle! I recommend practicing this slowly to start with, paying attention to your stick heights & dynamics between each limb. At the song speed you have to be super efficient, relaxed and in control to play this well & if you don't have that together at a slower tempo, you won't have it at a faster one! @coreyzammitt @choiproductions @coreymillsdrums @chadblaster @drewschapper @drew_shoals @gunbuns & @tuckerrule I'd love to see you play this! 😃🥁🤘🏻 _______________________________ @yamahadrumsofficial @yamahabackstage @evettsdrums @zildjiancompany @vicfirth @remopercussion @snareweight @180drums @drummersilike (at Taylor Douglas- Drummer and "Taylor made" Education)

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SUCCESS!! 🥇🏆🎉 @jeffdoukakis hooked me up with a transcription to his tasty little #playthisbeat & that made life a little easier today! I've done it once at a slower tempo so you can see how the mechanics work (which was my biggest challenge) & the once at performance speed. Get those inward paradiddles working! @eligreendrums @chadblaster @echo_drama @leonkechayas @saulsaragossi you're up! _______________________________ @yamahabackstage @yamahadrumsofficial @evettsdrums @vicfirth @remopercussion @zildjiancompany @sweet_spot_clutches (at Taylor Douglas- Drummer and "Taylor made" Education)

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#playthisbeat TD original this time! This groove has one of my favourite "Gadd-isms" in it: 32nd note linear fills within a 16th note groove. Super fun and challenging to keep smooth. @drum_art_giles @eligreendrums birthday boy @leonkechayas @alexander_flood & @tuckerrule give this a go! 😃 _______________________________ @yamahadrumsofficial @yamahabackstage @remopercussion @_reflexx_ @evettsdrums @vicfirth (at Taylor Douglas- Drummer and "Taylor made" Education)