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Experience a journey in drumming with Darren Matthes, one of the Internet's first, most prolific and popular drum show hosts. drumcast.tv is for drummers of every age, style and skill level and covers a wide range of information on drums and drumming technique, from fundamental to advanced. Darren presents it all in a laid-back style while answering questions from viewers and sharing insights into how to get the most out of your time behind the drum kit. Call the drumcast.tv toll-free voicem ...
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Keep your snare drum in tune with Tuner Fish Lug Locks
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Tuner Fish Lug Locks are a simple way to keep your snare drum in tune if you play a lot of rimshots.De către Darren Matthes
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Darren shows how to use 8th note and 16th note triplet fills in a funky groove.De către Darren Matthes
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In this episode of drumcast.tv, Darren talks about two variations of four-stroke ruffs that can be played across the snare, toms and kick, and they sound pretty cool.De către Darren Matthes
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Double bass drum fast and long
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Mooey from Maryland asks about how to speed up his feet on double bass drum.De către Darren Matthes
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Russ from Illinois asks about how to increase his independence between his right foot and right hand.De către Darren Matthes
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Michael from California asks about how to avoid denting cymbals.De către Darren Matthes
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Encouraging young drummers to learn rudiments
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Thomas from Georgia asks how he can encourage his 7-year-old son to learn drum rudiments.De către Darren Matthes
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Max from Philadelphia asks about drumming in 5/4 time.De către Darren Matthes
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Geno from North Carolina asks about getting the hi-hat up to par, and David from California asks about changing resonant drumheads.De către Darren Matthes
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Drumming Through Sheer Determination
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Tim from Cincinnati asks a question about overcoming the lack of flexibility in his wrist, and Darren talks about Dan Caro, an amazing drummer who can provide inspiration to overcome any number of obstacles.De către Darren Matthes
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Basic Rock Fills (with transcription)
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Joe asks about basic drum fills, and Darren goes over a few fills he transcribed.De către Darren Matthes
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Fill without messing everything up
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Terry from Pennsylvania asks about rimshots and Lewis from New Jersey asks about improvising. The song "Free" was written by Lee Saeger and Darren Matthes.De către Darren Matthes
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25th - 29th May is Independent Learning and Homework Week which is a focus on learning outside of the classroom. Homework is just one way of extending your learning, but it is important to realise how your experiences outside of school connect with your learning in school and how you can develop the life skills you need to become a more independent…
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Election was based around the TV series The Apprentice and saw 10 young people battle through various tasks and challenges to become the ultimate winner. The final episode was filmed in the school where the 3 remaining contestants taught a short Science lesson to Drummond students. The DCHS students then voted on who delivered the best lesson. As y…
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On Tuesday 27 January 2009, our Head Teacher and Captains (William Ross, Niloo Khan, Gursevak Singh and Jessica Swift) were invited to The Scottish Parliament to see the award winning play, 'And Then They Came For Me', be performed to commemorate National Holocaust Memorial Day. The play tells the story of Eva Schloss, Anne Frank's step-sister, a H…
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BBC Scotland Report on Asthma, featuring the PE DepartmentDe către DCHS
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A report on STV's Scotland Today, featuring our S1 triplets and twinsDe către DCHS
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Here's a demonstration video showing you how to log onto Studywiz, Edinburgh's Virtual Learning Environment.De către DCHS
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The S1 (now S2) Extension Homework Students were involved in a video project on the morning of Friday 6th June. 5 groups were given the task to produce a short video which would provide information about what it's like to be an S1 student at Drummond. All the students performed brilliantly in what was quite a difficult task. All 5 groups reached th…
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A short slideshow showing the progress of the Eco Group's Courtyard Planter Project.De către DCHS
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DCHS Prospectus 2008 - A 10 minute video showing Drummond's Learning Community at workDe către DCHS
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DCHS Prospectus 2008 - Proud - A short video to show why we are proud at DrummondDe către DCHS
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A Slideshow of Images from the 2008 ProspectusDe către DCHS
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Drummond is proud that it was the first school in Edinburgh to achieve Level 2 status in Edinburgh's Healthy Schools InitiativeDe către DCHS
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Learning and Teaching at DrummondDe către DCHS
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An Inclusive and Positive Ethos is key to Drummond's successDe către DCHS
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A look at how Information Communications Technology is used to enhance Learning and TeachingDe către DCHS
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You can take familiar rhythmic figures like sextuplets and split them up in new ways to create unique and fresh drum licks.De către Darren Matthes
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They can be notated in various ways, but most shuffle grooves are based on a triplet feel.De către Darren Matthes
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Darren responds to Nick's question about whether or not he should take lessons, Samuel's question about playing drums with piano and David's question about drum tuning.De către Darren Matthes
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You can break drum rudiments down into a few key elements. This can help you to build them back up into your own unique style of playing. Darren also mentions the Amazing Slow Downer again and his experience with learnlicks.com.De către Darren Matthes
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Triplets Between the Hands and Kick Drum
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Use the hands with the kick drum to create some interesting triplet combinations. Also, Darren replies to e-mails about flams, drags, accents, grip and well-being from Sam, Tony and Mark.De către Darren Matthes
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Darren talks about learning your favorite drum licks using the intro to Led Zeppelin's "Rock n' Roll" as an example. Visit www.drumcast.tv/asd to try the Amazing Slow Downer, software that allows you to slow down music without changing the pitch.De către Darren Matthes
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