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Soloing, while not essential to being a great musician, carries a unique charm and power that’s hard to resist. In this article we explore how to improve our soloing skills by understanding the fundamental techniques involved and the main types of solos.
Playing well isn’t just about mastering technique — being a true musician requires listening, sensitivity, expression, and deep love and respect for music and art. In this free excerpt we explore what sets a good drummer apart from a real artist, and how to develop musicality, identity, and awareness through an inspiring, evolutionary path.
Ask any rock drummer to name some of the most influential drummers of the last few decades, and Neil Peart is very likely to be on the list. To pay homage to what he created and help drummers figure out his most challenging rhythms, I selected 60 of the most interesting beats he played with Rush and transcribed the material.
The easiest and most direct way to increase our versatility is to learn a few great beats in a style we are not very familiar with and try to integrate them in our playing. Let's start with these 10.
Playing a style of music is not simply about being able to play specific rhythms. And authenticity is not achieved by studying note-for-note transcriptions from a book. Let's analyze what it means for a contemporary drummer to play different genres in a convincing way.
One of the aspects involved in being a versatile drummer is being proficient in different styles. Even before that comes the ability to play a variety of beats. That's why I thought it would be useful to have a list of 10 of the most important beat types and solutions that we should be familiar with to become more all-around drummers.
