How to not suck at tom grooves

Stephen Taylor

How To Make Your Tom Grooves Not Suck

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I love a kickin’ tom groove. There’s just something tribal and organic about them. I didn’t always love playing them though. It seemed like it took me the longest time to figure out how to construct a tom groove that felt good. Check out the lesson below and download the sheet music. After you watch it, review the 4 points that I make in the lesson.

How To Make Your Tom Grooves Not Suck

Just so you can review them, here’s the 4 points I make in the lesson… 1. Have an anchor 2. Decide where the accents and emphasis will be in the beat 3. Know what you will be hitting at every point in the groove 4. Use parts of the groove to construct your fills. This will give it a more polished sound. Be sure and take advantage of the discounted student prices available on to my email subscribers. Everything goes back to normal pricing in 48 hours. Happy New Year! Here’s to a great 2015! Now…GO PRACTICE!!! -Stephen T.

January 2014 lesson schedule

January 6th @ 10:00 am – #523 Implied Time Study 3 – Advanced January 6th @ 8:00 pm – #524 “Centuries” Fall Out Boy – Intermediate January 6th @ 8:30 pm – Student Reviews January 7th @ 11:30 am – #115 The 5 Stroke Roll – All Levels January 8th @ 1:00 pm – #525 Introduction to 6/4 Time – All Levels January 8th @ 5:00 pm – #526 Rock Tom Grooves #1-3 – Beginner January 13th @ 10:00 am – #527 Beginner Grooves in 6/4 – Beginner January 13th @ 8:00 pm – #528 Intermediate Grooves in 6/4 – Intermediate January 13th @ 8:30 pm – Student Reviews January 14th @ 11:30 am – #529 3 Notes on a Hand Workout – All Levels January 15th @ 1:00 pm – #530 Putting the Hi-Hat in Your Fills Part 1 – Beginner January 15th @ 5:00 pm – #531 Implied Time Study 4 – Advanced January 20th @ 10:00 am – #532 Advanced Grooves in 6/4 – Advanced January 20th @ 8:00 pm – #533 Rock Tom Grooves #4-6 – Intermediate January 20th @ 8:30 pm – Student Reviews January 21st @ 11:30 am – #124 The Flam Accent – All Levels January 22nd @ 1:00 pm – #125 The Flam Accent Applied – Intermediate January 22nd @ 5:00 pm – #534 Cowbell Funk 1 – Beginner January 27th @ 10:00 am – #535 Putting the Hi-Hat in Your Fills Part 2 – Intermediate January 27th @ 8:00 pm – #536 Implied Time Study 5 – Advanced January 27th @ 8:30 pm – Student Reviews January 28th @ 11:30 am – TBA January 29th @ 1:00 pm – Cowbell Funk 2 – Intermediate January 29th @ 5:00 pm – TBA
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