GCSE Backing Tracks

Drum Styles

Steve Jordan Shuffle

12/8 Blues

Backing Tracks

Rock 75bpm

Funk 100bpm

Funk 122bpm

Dave Weckl Play Along Vol 1 (Rock, Funk, Shuffle, Jazz)

Rock

Rock PDF sheet

Audio examples:

1. Open HH 1
2. Open HH 2
3. Open HH 3
4. Open HH 4
5. Open HH 5
6. 16ths 1  (Try with 4 on floor and with open HH)
7. 16ths 2
8. 16ths 3
9. Half time 1
10. Half time 2

Reggae

Reggae PDF sheet

Audio examples:

1. One Drop
2. 4 on floor
3. Off beat hats
4. Off beat 16ths
5. Triplet hats

Jazz

Jazz PDF sheet

Audio examples:

Basic Jazz Time

Standard Jazz Rhythm

X Stick Pattern

18

19

20

21

22

Funk and R n B

Funk RnB PDF

Use these backing tracks as well…

World Grooves

World PDF

Audio examples

Calypso

Soca

Bossa Nova

Samba (slow/med)

Samba (fast)

Baiao Samba

Batacuda

 

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Rudiments

Grade Notation Guide

Grade 1 Rudiments

Grade 1 Exercises

Grade 2 Rudiments

Grade 2 Exercises

Grade 3 Rudiments

Grade 3 Exercise 1

Grade 3 Exercise 2

Grade 3 Exercise 3

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Grade Pieces – Scores/Backing Tracks

GCSE Performance Pieces

Grade 1

Grade 1 PDF – Gunning for Funk

Demo w/click

Backing w/click

Grade 1 PDF – Soul Babes

Demo w/click

Backing w/click

 

Grade 2

Grade 2 PDF – Cherry Blue

Demo w/click

Backing w/click

Grade 2 PDF – NY NIghts

Demo w/click

Backing w/click

 

Grade 3

Grade 3 – Mean Beanz w/drums

Grade 3 – Mean Beanz backing w/click

 

Grade 3 PDF – Double Bubble Duchess

Demo w/click

Backing w/click

 

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Drumsense Volume 1 PDFs

Fill ins

Fill Ins 1

Fill Ins 2

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8th Note Grooves

8th Note Basic Rock

Snare Drum Independence

Bass Drum Independence

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16th Note Grooves

16th Note Basic

16th Note Snare Drum Independence

16th Note Bass Drum Independence

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Off Beat 8th Notes

Off Beat 8th Notes

Off Beat 8ths Snare Drum Independence

Off Beat 8ths Bass Drum Independence

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Drumsense Audio Links

Basic Rock

Basic Rock #1 

Basic Rock #2

Basic Rock #3 

Basic Rock #4

Snare Drum Independence

Snare drum independence #1

Snare independence #2

Snare Drum Independence #3 

Bass Drum Independence

Bass drum independence #1

Bass drum independence #2 

Bass drum independence #3 

Bass drum independence #4 

16th Note Hi-Hat Patterns

16ths Hi Hat #1

16ths HH #2

16ths HH #3

16ths HH #4

Sanre Drum Independence #1 – https://gscribe.com/share/P8DYvEdBzRGL7tY5A

Snare Drum Independence #2 with 16ths – https://goo.gl/kqy17S

Snare Drum Independence #3 with 16ths – https://gscribe.com/share/nWMg

Bass Drum Ind #1 – https://gscribe.com/share/cN2gFyAvQvqkqno28

Bass Drum Ind #2 – https://gscribe.com/share/t67bw9pQucvj7YTHA

Bass Drum Ind #3 – https://gscribe.com/share/h3B4bqbsfxeq5fgs7

Bass Drum Ind #4 – https://gscribe.com/share/wEoSuRTyr5tX6JcN7

16 bar piece – https://goo.gl/4zqdCq

Paradiddle Groove – https://goo.gl/Umf9A1

Off Beat 8s

Off beat 8th hi hats pattern 1 to 4 – https://gscribe.com/share/ZZQvKLi9Vcx4Uoba7

Off beat 8th note hi hat with 16ths on snare – https://gscribe.com/share/AhZ7M7qM1erPPiV5A

Off beat 8th note with bass drum independence – https://gscribe.com/share/LwttTRdV1F4hspgF8

Fill Ins

4444, 88, 6262 – https://gscribe.com/share/ZvYQxxuf9Z3swkGLA

3346 (use mid tom instead of snare if you have one) – https://gscribe.com/share/xhnx

33334 (use mid tom instead of snare if you have one) – https://gscribe.com/share/gnjk4TeRebfY6kV28

333322 (use mid tom instead of snare if you have one)  – https://gscribe.com/share/FFqVYDPyyqjG5LEw5

333331 – https://gscribe.com/share/NyX4iy57rCXux7978

Accent on Toms

33334 – https://gscribe.com/share/gwk2Bf6KTha8Zrin6

333322 – https://gscribe.com/share/Y8bepULQjRLHyGcS7

333331 – https://gscribe.com/share/BNubUG3uJfMWmVZ46

Accent on Cymbals

3346 – https://goo.gl/Sgh5Qn

33334 – https://goo.gl/xPGKUV

333322 – https://gscribe.com/share/evTFRJiFaQkyzUsv5

333331 – https://gscribe.com/share/obsG11xtobGvv2yW6