Ever sit behind the kit, wishing that you had one more limb to pull off that crazy polyrhythm with? Well, the possibility of that may not be too far away. A team at Georgia Tech’s Center for Music Technology is currently developing robotic prosthetics that can not only be useful to drummers who have lost a limb, but could also allow two-armed percussionists to add a third, fully controlled by the performer’s brain activity.
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Amaze your friends with these BANG! Drum School “Nasty Licks”
Mark Feldman and the gang over at BANG! The Drum School consistently put out some of the raddest drumset lessons on the web. We highly recommend checking out their site and diving into ALL of their smokin’ groove and fill lessons, but wanted to take a few minutes to highlight several of our personal favorites.
Specifically, we’re going to share some gems from a series that BANG! calls “Nasty Licks.” These are some fantastic sounding beats, fills and solo ideas that are sure to keep you busy for a while in the woodshed. Click on over to each of these, download the sweet PDFs they provide, practice, practice, practice, and then amaze your friends (and enemies) with drumsticks at your next gig, rehearsal or jam session!• Nasty Lick #33: RLF all day long!
• Nasty Licks #40, #41 and #42: Around The Drums–Quickly!
• Nasty Lick #43: Vinnie Colaiuta on “Joe’s Garage”
• Nasty Lick #49: Paradiddle-diddle hi-hat madness
• Nasty Lick #62: 5 Double Stroke Roll and Hand Foot Triplet Combinations
• Nasty Lick #67: A Vinnie Colaiuta Inspired Triplet Lick
• Nasty Lick #69: Variations on the Foot-Right-Left Drum Lick as 32nd Notes
• Nasty Lick #71: Sixteenth-note triplets in groups of five
Enjoy!