Rudimental Workout For The Feet Pt. 1
In this collection of foot exercises you will find a series of lessons geared towards helping you with control and dexterity. These exercises are based on standard rudimental patterns and phrases and the point is to increase your level of control. These are not foot speed exercises. There lessons will help you build strength, command and control over specific patterns and phrases. Repetitive practice of these patterns will massively increase your stamina, power and control. Have fun!
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1. Double-Strokes With Feet: The Stonekiller
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2. 16ths And 16th Triplets As Double-Strokes
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3. 32nd Note Double-Strokes
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4. Double-Stroke Inversions
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5. The Left-Foot Samba
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6. Adding Hand Patterns
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7. 3-Stroke Roll / Open Ruff
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8. Closed Ruff
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9. The 4-Stroke Roll
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11. The 6-Stroke Roll
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13. The 10-Stroke Roll
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15. Combination Exercise #2
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16. Coming Up With Grooves
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BREAKDOWN OF "TIME" PRECHORUS-SECTION
Herta Galore! Herta-5's, Hertas and 5-stroke rolls all in 4 bars of delicious double-bass candy! Work it out!
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BREAKDOWN OF "TIME" VERSE-SECTION
This section involves a multi-pedal orchestration as part of alternating linear singles with two more layers on top! Fun work-out!
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BREAKDOWN OF "TIME" CHORUS-SECTION
This is a fairly easy part to play, involving 16th-note "off-beats" with the left foot on the kick-drum
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BREAKDOWN OF "TIME" INTRO SECTION
This is a tricky multi-layered groove that I thought you may find interesting.
It's got some independence-challenges and hopefully the concept will inspire you to apply some of these ideas in your own playing. Let's add some spice to your drumming! -
Thomas Lang's Drum Universe: Trailer
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PG South American tour leg 2017 Part 1
Part 1 of 3 of my video tour blog from the 2017 Paul Gilbert South American tour.
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9. Creative Exercise With Single-Stroke Orchestrations
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Maceo Is A Fat Man
This is a song from the 2012 album "YUMAFLEX" by Thomas Lang and guitarist Conrad Schrenk. This is another one of my progressive Fusion/Rock/Jazz crossover projects. This song has a Rock/Funk/Fusion vibe and you can shred over the drum solo in 15/8 (7/8 + 4/4) The Play-Along tracks are available...
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3. Pataflafla
Rudiments applied to the kit Pt. 2
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7. Unison Accent Pattern in 7
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14. Combination Exercise #1
