Polymetric Coordination & Rhythmic Perception
If you haven't gotten to know my education style yet, you will soon discover that I love looking at the inner-workings of time, subdivisions, and coordination.
I want to show you an interesting exercise from my book, The Foundational Series. This exercise is fairly simple to understand but is a little tricky to actually do.
I was recently at the Chicago Drum Show and talked to quite a large handful of drummers from all different walks of the scene. Weekend warriors, professional players, educators, as well as students.
Over 90% of the people who tried this exercise, regardless of skill level, couldn't do it. Some stayed at the booth for over 20 minutes continuing to work on it (which I love seeing!).
I began using this exercise as a "litmus test" to determine where the person should start with my materials.
Here's a video of me explaining it in detail.
Have fun!
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The DrumMantra 3030 is a cross-training course designed to develop multiple foundational drumming skills all at once. (Don't be fooled by the word foundational, this is an advanced course aimed to "gently catapult" the practitioner into the new rhythmic territory by solidifying crucial "foundational" skills.
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The DrumMantra Practice System
All of the exercises, lessons, and courses herein are specifically designed to target and cross-train the Six Key Elements of DrumMantra:
Time - Reading -Coordination - Polymeters - Phrasing - Groove.
