Drum Lesson - Swapping Between 1/4 and 8th Note Grooves

Okay, you can play your 1/4 note grooves. EASY!

And your 8th note groove is sounding good at 80 BPM and you could stick with me on the video? Awesome - Click Here to Test Yourself if you haven't yet:

8th Note Groove Practice

So, here's the next challenge, and I warn you swapping between 1/4 and 8th note grooves is NOT as easy as you think!

We start off with a 1/4 note groove played for 2 bars, then we count for 4 beats as a gap before we then play 2 bars of 8th note groove.

Then it's 4 bars of each, still with a gap, before finishing with 4 bars of each but with no gaps.

The reason for the gaps? Simply to allow you a little thinking time and to start counting to make sure you get the timing right.

Why remove them? Because this makes it harder and more true to life.

Okay, Get Focussed; Get Ready, Cos Here We Go!