Mr. Pinstripe Suit Advanced swing chart from one of my favorite modern swing bands around. Music PinstripeSuit.pdf... Advanced Jazz Sight-reading Swing Tom groove
Water Simple enough chart to work on your sight-reading as a beginner or intermediate drummer. More advanced drummers can still have fun on this one by staying closer to the original groove. Music Water.pdf... 8th note hihat Advanced Beginner Funk Intermediate Sight-reading Tom groove
Out of the Black I simplified this chart to be more of a "sight-reading" challenge where the student can have some more freedom with fills, shots, and grooves. Alternatively, teachers can easily "fill in" the missing ... Advanced Rock Sight-reading Tom groove
Locked Out of Heaven (Simplified) A simplified version of the classic, great to work on tom grooves. LockedOutSimple.mp3 LockedOutSimple.pdf... 8th note hihat Intermediate Pop Tom groove
Locked Out of Heaven A classic to work on syncopated grooves and tom rhythms. Music video Locked Out of Heaven.pdf... 8th note hihat Advanced Pop Tom groove
Eye of the Tiger Great tune to start looking at trickier shots and fills while keeping a simpler beat. Music video Eye of the Tiger .pdf... 8th note hihat Intermediate Rock
Feelin' Good This is a great song to get started with 12/8 (or triplet) grooves. I wrote it in 4/4 with triplets in an attempt bring home the point that we are dividing the beat into 3 equally separated notes. Mus... 12/8 groove Intermediate Triplets