In this hour-long Masterclass, Thomas Pridgen (Residente / The Mars Volta) discusses and demonstrates his unique approach to drumming that focuses on the musical as well as the technical.
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Instructor | Title | Level | Topics | hf:tax:teacher | hf:tax:difficulty | hf:tax:masterclass_category | |
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Gabor Dornyei | 30 Years Of Drumming Experience | Intermediate | Being Prepared, Independence, Vocabulary | gabor-dornyei | intermediate | being-prepared independence vocabulary | |
Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati | Amazing Double Drumming Concepts | Advanced | Musicianship, Soloing | thomas-lang virgil-donati | advanced | musicianship soloing | |
Cobus Potgieter | Amazing Inverted Paradiddle Fill | Intermediate | Fills, Rudiments | cobus-potgieter | intermediate | fills rudiments | |
Adam Kuns | An Introduction To Beat Displacement | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Phrasing, Syncopation | adam-kuns | advanced | beats-grooves phrasing syncopation | |
Alex Acuña | Applying Latin Rhythms To The Drum Set | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Vocabulary | alex-acuna | advanced | beats-grooves vocabulary | |
Adam Kuns | Applying Rudiments On The Drum Set | Beginner | Fills, Rudiments | adam-kuns | beginner | fills rudiments | |
Rich Redmond | Applying Syncopation To The Set | Intermediate | Reading, Syncopation | rich-redmond | intermediate | reading syncopation | |
Cobus Potgieter | Approaching Jazz For Rock Drummers | Beginner | Fundamentals, Vocabulary | cobus-potgieter | beginner | fundamentals vocabulary | |
Bruce Becker | Approaching The Jazz Ride Beat | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Phrasing | bruce-becker | intermediate | beats-grooves phrasing | |
Cobus Potgieter | Approaching Your Pedal Technique | Intermediate | Body Motion, Foot Technique, Fundamentals | cobus-potgieter | intermediate | body-motion foot-technique fundamentals | |
Chad Wackerman | Becoming A Musical Drum Soloist | Intermediate | Musicianship, Phrasing, Soloing | chad-wackerman | intermediate | musicianship phrasing soloing | |
Adrian Cota | Becoming Versatile On The Band Stand | Intermediate | Being Prepared, Musicianship | adrian-cota | intermediate | being-prepared musicianship | |
Bruce Becker | Blending Your Techniques Together | Intermediate | Hand Technique, Technique | bruce-becker | intermediate | hand-technique technique | |
Chad Smith, Gregg Bissonette | Breaking Down Legendary Grooves | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves | chad-smith gregg-bissonette | intermediate | beats-grooves | |
Bruce Becker | Building Jazz Sensibilities – Pt.1 | Beginner | Beats & Grooves, Syncopation | bruce-becker | beginner | beats-grooves syncopation | |
Bruce Becker | Building Jazz Sensibilities – Pt.2 | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Syncopation | bruce-becker | intermediate | beats-grooves syncopation | |
Thomas Lang | Building New Coordination & Counting Concepts | Advanced | Independence, Vocabulary | thomas-lang | advanced | independence vocabulary | |
Adam Kuns | Building Your Bass Drum Syncopation | Intermediate | Foot Technique, Syncopation | adam-kuns | intermediate | foot-technique syncopation | |
Johnny Vatos | Building Your Dynamics And Speed | Intermediate | Dynamics, Technique | johnny-vatos | intermediate | dynamics technique | |
Adam Kuns | Building Your Funk Vocabulary | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Vocabulary | adam-kuns | intermediate | beats-grooves vocabulary | |
Bruce Becker | Choreographing Your Rolls – Pt.1 | Beginner | Fundamentals, Rudiments | bruce-becker | beginner | fundamentals rudiments | |
Bruce Becker | Choreographing Your Rolls – Pt.2 | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Rudiments | bruce-becker | intermediate | fundamentals rudiments | |
Bruce Becker | Choreographing Your Rolls – Pt.3 | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Rudiments | bruce-becker | intermediate | fundamentals rudiments | |
Pedrito Martinez | Congas & Bongo Interaction | Advanced | Musicianship, Percussion | pedrito-martinez | advanced | musicianship percussion | |
Rick Latham | Developing A Signature Sound | Intermediate | Musicianship, Practice Tips | rick-latham | intermediate | musicianship practice-tips | |
Curt Bisquera | Developing Pocket Grooves | Beginner | Beats & Grooves, Fundamentals | curt-bisquera | beginner | beats-grooves fundamentals | |
Dave Elitch | Developing Your Authentic Sound | Beginner | Vocabulary | dave-elitch | beginner | vocabulary | |
Bruce Becker | Developing Your French Grip Technique | Beginner | Hand Technique, Technique | bruce-becker | beginner | hand-technique technique | |
Joey Peebles | Developing Your Time And Feel | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Practice Tips, Time Keeping | joey-peebles | intermediate | fundamentals practice-tips time-keeping | |
Adam Kuns | Discovering Brushes In Latin Styles | Intermediate | Brushes, Vocabulary | adam-kuns | intermediate | brushes vocabulary | |
Peter Szendofi | Discovering Concepts For Soloing And Hand Motion | Intermediate | Body Motion, Hand Technique, Soloing | peter-szendofi | intermediate | body-motion hand-technique soloing | |
Thomas Lang | Drum Camp Warm Ups, Tips and Q&A | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Independence, Technique, Vocabulary | thomas-lang | intermediate | fundamentals independence technique vocabulary | |
Bruce Becker | Easy Ways To Approach The Moeller Method | Beginner | Body Motion, Hand Technique, Technique | bruce-becker | beginner | body-motion hand-technique technique | |
Chad Wackerman | Easy Ways To Play More Musically | Intermediate | Musicianship, Practice Tips | chad-wackerman | intermediate | musicianship practice-tips | |
Adam Kuns | Easy Ways To Start Playing Double Bass | Beginner | Double Bass, Foot Technique, Technique | adam-kuns | beginner | double-bass foot-technique technique | |
Bruce Becker | Essential Bass Drum Techniques | Intermediate | Foot Technique, Fundamentals, Technique | bruce-becker | intermediate | foot-technique fundamentals technique | |
Curt Bisquera | Essential Tips For Studio Drumming | Intermediate | Being Prepared, Musicianship, Practice Tips | curt-bisquera | intermediate | being-prepared musicianship practice-tips | |
Jim Riley | Everything You Need to Know About the Train Beat | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Vocabulary | jim-riley | intermediate | beats-grooves vocabulary | |
Adam Kuns | Expand Your Vocabulary With Paradiddle Accents | Intermediate | Rudiments, Vocabulary | adam-kuns | intermediate | rudiments vocabulary | |
Brendan Buckley | Expanding Rhythmic Interpretations & Vocabulary | Intermediate | Soloing, Syncopation, Vocabulary | brendan-buckley | intermediate | soloing syncopation vocabulary | |
Cobus Potgieter | Expanding Your Fill Vocabulary – Pt. 2 | Intermediate | Fills, Vocabulary | cobus-potgieter | intermediate | fills vocabulary | |
Cobus Potgieter | Expanding Your Fill Vocabulary – Pt.1 | Intermediate | Fills, Vocabulary | cobus-potgieter | intermediate | fills vocabulary | |
Cobus Potgieter | Expanding Your Fill Vocabulary Pt.3 | Intermediate | Fills, Vocabulary | cobus-potgieter | intermediate | fills vocabulary | |
Adam Kuns | Expanding Your Ideas In 7/8 | Intermediate | Odd-Time, Vocabulary | adam-kuns | intermediate | odd-time vocabulary | |
Alex Acuña | Expanding Your Rhythm with Alex Acuña | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Polyrhythms, Vocabulary | alex-acuna | advanced | beats-grooves polyrhythms vocabulary | |
Gergo Borlai | Expanding Your Vocabulary & Odd Time Playing | Advanced | Odd-Time, Vocabulary | gergo-borlai | advanced | odd-time vocabulary | |
Gregg Bissonette | Expanding Your Vocabulary In Different Styles | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Fills, Vocabulary | gregg-bissonette | intermediate | beats-grooves fills vocabulary | |
Bruce Becker | Exploring Funky Odd Times | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Odd-Time | bruce-becker | advanced | beats-grooves odd-time | |
Walfredo Reyes Jr. | Exploring Grooves From Around The World | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Vocabulary | walfredo-reyes-jr | advanced | beats-grooves vocabulary | |
Thomas Lang | Exploring Hand & Foot Linear Coordination | Advanced | Independence, Soloing, Vocabulary | thomas-lang | advanced | independence soloing vocabulary | |
Nate Wood | Exploring How To Communicate Musically | Advanced | Improvisation, Musicianship | nate-wood | advanced | improvisation musicianship | |
Ed Soph | Exploring Improvisation & Developing Your Voice | Intermediate | Improvisation, Musicianship, Practice Tips | ed-soph | intermediate | improvisation musicianship practice-tips | |
Terry Bozzio | Exploring Melody, Ostinatos And Improvising | Advanced | Improvisation, Musicianship | terry-bozzio | advanced | improvisation musicianship | |
Marco Iannetta | Exploring Multi-Pedal Grooves And Techniques | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Foot Technique, Technique | marco-iannetta | advanced | beats-grooves foot-technique technique | |
Blair Sinta | Exploring New Sounds & Grooves For Recording | Beginner | blair-sinta | beginner | |||
Cobus Potgieter | Exploring Non-Linear Grooves | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Vocabulary | cobus-potgieter | intermediate | beats-grooves vocabulary | |
Ramon Montagner | Exploring Push Pull, Dual Grip & Slide Technique | Advanced | Body Motion, Hand Technique | ramon-montagner | advanced | body-motion hand-technique | |
Virgil Donati | Exploring Rhythmic Challenges | Advanced | Odd-Time, Polyrhythms | virgil-donati | advanced | odd-time polyrhythms | |
Bruce Becker | Exploring The Evolution of Phrasing | Intermediate | Musicianship, Phrasing | bruce-becker | intermediate | musicianship phrasing | |
Rick Latham | Exploring Vocabulary With Rick Latham | Advanced | Vocabulary | rick-latham | advanced | vocabulary | |
George Marsh | Exploring Your Inner Drumming | Intermediate | Body Motion, Independence | george-marsh | intermediate | body-motion independence | |
Thomas Lang | Hi-Hat Technique & Vocabulary | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Vocabulary | thomas-lang | intermediate | fundamentals vocabulary | |
Jake Reed | Home Studio Recording, Tuning & Mixing | Intermediate | Practice Tips, Studio Tips | jake-reed | intermediate | practice-tips studio-tips | |
Dave Elitch | How Pro Drummers Teach Other Pro Drummers Pt.1 | Advanced | Inspiration, Practice Tips | dave-elitch | advanced | inspiration practice-tips | |
Dave Elitch | How Pro Drummers Teach Other Pro Drummers Pt.2 | Advanced | Body Motion, Technique | dave-elitch | advanced | body-motion technique | |
Dave Elitch | How Pro Drummers Teach Other Pro Drummers Pt.3 | Advanced | Inspiration, Vocabulary | dave-elitch | advanced | inspiration vocabulary | |
Rick Latham | How To Add ” The Funk” In Your Playing | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Time Keeping | rick-latham | intermediate | beats-grooves time-keeping | |
Glen Sobel | How To Be A Professional Rock Drummer | Advanced | Being Prepared, Musicianship | glen-sobel | advanced | being-prepared musicianship | |
Adam Kuns | How To Begin Playing In 3 – Odd Times | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Fundamentals, Odd-Time | adam-kuns | intermediate | beats-grooves fundamentals odd-time | |
Adam Kuns | How To Begin Playing In 9 – Odd Times | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Odd-Time | adam-kuns | advanced | beats-grooves odd-time | |
Javier Barrera | How To Get A Bigger Sound | Beginner | Dynamics, Musicianship | javier-barrera | beginner | dynamics musicianship | |
Adam Kuns | How To Get Started Reading And Playing Figures | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Reading | adam-kuns | intermediate | fundamentals reading | |
Adam Kuns | How To Get Started With Brushes | Beginner | Brushes, Fundamentals, Technique | adam-kuns | beginner | brushes fundamentals technique | |
Curt Bisquera | How To Make It Groove – Pt.1 | Beginner | Fundamentals, Time Keeping | curt-bisquera | beginner | fundamentals time-keeping | |
Curt Bisquera | How To Make To Groove – Pt.2 | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Time Keeping | curt-bisquera | intermediate | fundamentals time-keeping | |
Eric Boudreault | How To Play In A Production With Other Musicians | Intermediate | Being Prepared, Musicianship, Practice Tips | eric-boudreault | intermediate | being-prepared musicianship practice-tips | |
Nate Wood | How To Play Multiple Instruments Simultaneously | Advanced | Independence, Inspiration, Musicianship | nate-wood | advanced | independence inspiration musicianship | |
Chad Wackerman | How To Sight Read A Drum Chart | Intermediate | Practice Tips, Reading | chad-wackerman | intermediate | practice-tips reading | |
Rick Latham | How To Warm Up, Top to Bottom – Hands & Feet | Intermediate | Foot Technique, Hand Technique, Technique | rick-latham | intermediate | foot-technique hand-technique technique | |
Danny Seraphine | Iconic “Chicago” Grooves And Fills | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Fills | danny-seraphine | advanced | beats-grooves fills | |
Al Velasquez | Intro To Coordination Hand & Feet | Beginner | Fundamentals, Vocabulary | al-velasquez | beginner | fundamentals vocabulary | |
Jess Bowen | Jess Bowen Breaks Down “Lightning in a Bottle” | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves | jess-bowen | intermediate | beats-grooves | |
Fausto Cuevas | Learn Drums & Percussion Symbiosis | Intermediate | Musicianship, Percussion | fausto-cuevas | intermediate | musicianship percussion | |
Kelly Keagy | Learn How To Sing While Playing Drums | Intermediate | Independence, Musicianship | kelly-keagy | intermediate | independence musicianship | |
Adam Kuns | Learn Your Essential Syncopated Patterns | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Syncopation | adam-kuns | intermediate | fundamentals syncopation | |
Thomas Pridgen | Learning Life Experiences With Thomas Pridgen | Advanced | Practice Tips | thomas-pridgen | advanced | practice-tips | |
Curt Bisquera | Locking In With A Bass Player For The First Time | Beginner | Fundamentals, Practice Tips, Time Keeping | curt-bisquera | beginner | fundamentals practice-tips time-keeping | |
JR Robinson | Making Your Time Come Alive | Intermediate | Practice Tips, Time Keeping | jr-robinson | intermediate | practice-tips time-keeping | |
Camille Bigeault | Mental Web Breakdown & Discussion | Advanced | Beats & Grooves | camille-bigeault | advanced | beats-grooves | |
Rick Latham | Playing Shuffle Variations – Funk, Rock, Blues, Jazz | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Fundamentals | rick-latham | intermediate | beats-grooves fundamentals | |
Curt Bisquera | Playing Time With A Bass Player | Beginner | Fundamentals, Time Keeping | curt-bisquera | beginner | fundamentals time-keeping | |
Anthony Logerfo | Playing With A Band On A Sound Track | Interview | Beginner | Inspiration | anthony-logerfo | beginner | inspiration | |
Gregg Bissonette | Playing With A Percussionist | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Practice Tips | gregg-bissonette | intermediate | beats-grooves practice-tips | |
Adam Kuns | Power Play Without Sacrificing Technique & Energy | Intermediate | Dynamics, Musicianship | adam-kuns | intermediate | dynamics musicianship | |
Gregg Bissonette | Preparing For University Music Programs | Intermediate | Being Prepared, Vocabulary | gregg-bissonette | intermediate | being-prepared vocabulary | |
Dave Elitch | Pulling Sound Out Of The Kit | Intermediate | Dynamics, Fundamentals, Technique | dave-elitch | intermediate | dynamics fundamentals technique | |
Rick Latham | Ramp Up Your Snare Drumming | Intermediate | Hand Technique, Rudiments, Technique | rick-latham | intermediate | hand-technique rudiments technique | |
Efrain Toro | Rhythm In Essence: Drum Sessions | Advanced | Musicianship, Polyrhythms | efrain-toro | advanced | musicianship polyrhythms | |
Adam Kuns | Rudiments Applied to Music – Not Just Your Drum Set | Intermediate | Musicianship, Rudiments | adam-kuns | intermediate | musicianship rudiments | |
Simon Phillips | Simon Phillips Masterclass | Intermediate | Fundamentals, Musicianship, Time Keeping | simon-phillips | intermediate | fundamentals musicianship time-keeping | |
Camille Bigeault | Singing & Drumming | Advanced | Musicianship | camille-bigeault | advanced | musicianship | |
Bruce Becker | Stickings, Melodies And Modulations | Intermediate | Musicianship, Polyrhythms, Vocabulary | bruce-becker | intermediate | musicianship polyrhythms vocabulary | |
Thomas Lang | Symmetrical Patterns | Intermediate | Double Bass, Fills, Independence, Phrasing, Syncopation | thomas-lang | intermediate | double-bass fills independence phrasing syncopation | |
Dave Elitch | The 5 Most Common Mistakes Drummers Make | Beginner | Body Motion, Practice Tips | dave-elitch | beginner | body-motion practice-tips | |
Jaz Sawyer | The History Of Brushes & Applications | Intermediate | Brushes, Vocabulary | jaz-sawyer | intermediate | brushes vocabulary | |
Abe Laboriel Jr. | The Jazz Ministry Analyzes “The Sauce” | Intermediate | Inspiration, Musicianship, Practice Tips | abe-laboriel-jr | intermediate | inspiration musicianship practice-tips | |
Johnny Vatos | The More You Relax, The Faster You Play | Intermediate | Hand Technique, Technique | johnny-vatos | intermediate | hand-technique technique | |
James Gadson, Tony Braunagel | The Story of the Shuffle | Intermediate | Beats & Grooves, Vocabulary | james-gadson tony-braunagel | intermediate | beats-grooves vocabulary | |
Stephen Perkins | Understanding Why And When To Play | Beginner | Being Prepared, Musicianship | stephen-perkins | beginner | being-prepared musicianship | |
Burleigh Drummond | Using 4 Against 3 In Various Styles | Intermediate | Odd-Time, Polyrhythms | burleigh-drummond | intermediate | odd-time polyrhythms | |
Richie Gajate-Garcia | Using Latin Rhythms In A Pop Environment | Advanced | Beats & Grooves, Percussion | richie-gajate-garcia | advanced | beats-grooves percussion | |
Chad Wackerman | Using The Spivack Method With Paradiddles | Intermediate | Body Motion, Hand Technique, Rudiments | chad-wackerman | intermediate | body-motion hand-technique rudiments | |
Adam Kuns | Vinnie Colaiuta Inspired Fills With Double Bass | Advanced | Double Bass, Fills | adam-kuns | advanced | double-bass fills | |
Cobus Potgieter | Ways To Start Using Ghost Notes | Beginner | Dynamics, Fundamentals, Musicianship | cobus-potgieter | beginner | dynamics fundamentals musicianship |
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