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3 Unexpected Drum Lessons From Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)

Alex Richards 9/27/23 Alex Richards 9/27/23

3 Unexpected Drum Lessons From Brad Wilk (Rage Against The Machine)

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Tips for improving ride feel & pushing up tempo (Ride lords, take pity on me...)

Alex Richards 8/30/23 Alex Richards 8/30/23

Tips for improving ride feel & pushing up tempo (Ride lords, take pity on me...)

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Improve Bass Drum Speed With Grooves From Mark Guiliana, Yussef Dayes & Kublai Khan TX 🥵

Alex Richards 8/16/23 Alex Richards 8/16/23

Improve Bass Drum Speed With Grooves From Mark Guiliana, Yussef Dayes & Kublai Khan TX 🥵

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Use Offbeat Hats Like Foals, Shuggie Otis & Ishmael Ensemble to Groove With A Dancy Feel 💃

Alex Richards 8/8/23 Alex Richards 8/8/23

Use Offbeat Hats Like Foals, Shuggie Otis & Ishmael Ensemble to Groove With A Dancy Feel 💃

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Use Paradiddles to Create Grooves like Yussef Dayes, The Cinematic Orchestra & Tower of Power 🌞

Alex Richards 7/19/23 Alex Richards 7/19/23

Use Paradiddles to Create Grooves like Yussef Dayes, The Cinematic Orchestra & Tower of Power 🌞

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Circle Shifter - O / Beat Breakdowns (My first solo EP! 🥁 )

Alex Richards 7/7/23 Alex Richards 7/7/23

Circle Shifter - O / Beat Breakdowns (My first solo EP! 🥁 )

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Use Metric Modulation Like Robert Glasper to Change Tempo or Feel ✌️

Alex Richards 6/28/23 Alex Richards 6/28/23

Use Metric Modulation Like Robert Glasper to Change Tempo or Feel ✌️

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Smashing it in odd time signatures

Alex Richards 5/2/23 Alex Richards 5/2/23

Smashing it in odd time signatures

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3 Songs That Actually Use Tuplets

Alex Richards 4/10/23 Alex Richards 4/10/23

3 Songs That Actually Use Tuplets

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Double Stroke Roll Grooves

Alex Richards 4/7/23 Alex Richards 4/7/23

Double Stroke Roll Grooves

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Learning 3 JD Beck Grooves from 'NOT TIGHT'

Alex Richards 10/5/22 Alex Richards 10/5/22

Learning 3 JD Beck Grooves from 'NOT TIGHT'

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3 Stepped Hi Hat Grooves to Develop Your Left Foot

Alex Richards 9/5/22 Alex Richards 9/5/22

3 Stepped Hi Hat Grooves to Develop Your Left Foot

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Creating A Groove Inspired By Tigran Hamasyan & Arthur Hnatek

Alex Richards 8/23/22 Alex Richards 8/23/22

Creating A Groove Inspired By Tigran Hamasyan & Arthur Hnatek

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NAS - Illmatic / Beat Sheet

Alex Richards 7/19/22 Alex Richards 7/19/22

NAS - Illmatic / Beat Sheet

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Creating Drum & Bass Grooves From The Amen Break (Gregory C. Coleman)

Alex Richards 7/5/22 Alex Richards 7/5/22

Creating Drum & Bass Grooves From The Amen Break (Gregory C. Coleman)

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Creating A Groove Inspired By Yussef Dayes

Alex Richards 6/21/22 Alex Richards 6/21/22

Creating A Groove Inspired By Yussef Dayes

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Creating A Groove Inspired By Richard Spaven

Alex Richards 5/28/22 Alex Richards 5/28/22

Creating A Groove Inspired By Richard Spaven

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The Internet - Under Control / Drum Cover With Full Notation

Alex Richards 4/19/22 Alex Richards 4/19/22

The Internet - Under Control / Drum Cover With Full Notation

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Kendrick Scott - Blue In Green (Gretchen Parlato) / Beat Breakdown

Alex Richards 4/5/22 Alex Richards 4/5/22

Kendrick Scott - Blue In Green (Gretchen Parlato) / Beat Breakdown

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Yussef Dayes - Love Is The Message / Beat Breakdown

Alex Richards 3/15/22 Alex Richards 3/15/22

Yussef Dayes - Love Is The Message / Beat Breakdown

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