Video and Audio Lessons
Private Lessons Please visit here for info or
email me .

Interview with Dave Lombardo is here!

Lessons from Lombardo's Power Grooves book here and here!

 

Partido Alto and Hand Conditioning Exercises

Here's a new lesson about applying Brasilian rhythms to the drumset in a typical format. PARTIDO ALTO is a relatively typical rhythm from Brasil. Here are some ways to play this groove.

I use either right or left hand on hi hat, with the FOOT closing the open sound of the hi hat, so you are not playing four consecutive 16th notes in
the hi hat.

Some say the rhythm of Partido Alto begins on the second eighth note of the first measure, like this:

 

 

 

Choose a Lesson Lombardo #1 Lombardo#2 Killer Timbale Solo Bernard Purdie #1 Bernard Purdie#2 Why You Drum Uruguay Samba de Angola Brasil Lessons Double Bass Cowbell! Latin Hand Patters Latin Rudiments 5:2 Hand Exercise Changuito Melodic Exercises Cascara Funk Make It Funky! Basic Brasil Articles of Independence Candombe Hand Ex. Palo DrumSet James Brown FUNK Another Palo Lesson Odd Note Groupings More Musical Groupings Interesting Stickings NY Mozambique MI Class New Ride Pattern

 

stewme.html

Musical Odd Note Groupings using Triplets.	More Musical Odd Note Groupings using Triplets.	Interesting Sticking Ideas	New York Style Mozambique	MI Class	New Ride Pattern
Candombe Hand Exercise	Lombardo Lesson #1	Lombardo Lesson #2	Groovin' Independence	Basic Brasilian Rhythms	Double Bass Cowbell Lessons
Latin Hand Patterns	Latin Rudiments	5 against 2 Hand Patterns	Changuito Melodic Independence	Cascara Funk Lesson	FunkyTwist!
Make It Funky!	More Brasilian Lessons	Why You Drum!	Articles of Independence	Dave Lombardo Power Grooves lesson	Candombe
Killer Timbale Solo	Memphis Soul Stew	Memphis Soul Stew.2	Palo Drum Set Lesson	Palo Drum Set Lesson.2	Get That Funk Outta Here!!

 

Back to Top