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Coordination

Linear Drumming

No two limbs at once. The funk vocabulary that sounds impossible.

Levels
L4–L7
Instructor
Tommy
Includes
play-alongs
5 lessons1h 19mPDF per lesson

5 lessons

What you'll play.

  1. 01

    What Linear Means

    The rule, the sound, and why it grooves.

    Level
    L4
    Duration
    10 min
    Tempo range
    70–110 BPM
    Tags
    funk
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  2. 02

    Linear Eighths & Sixteenths

    Sticking patterns as grooves.

    Level
    L4
    Duration
    16 min
    Tempo range
    70–110 BPM
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  3. 03

    Linear Hi-Hat Openings

    Adding open hats into linear phrases.

    Level
    L5
    Duration
    15 min
    Tempo range
    80–110 BPM
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  4. 04

    Garibaldi-Style Grooves

    Ghost-noted linear phrasing in the Oakland tradition.

    Level
    L6
    Duration
    20 min
    Tempo range
    80–105 BPM
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  5. 05

    Linear Fills That Land

    Ending linear phrases on the one, every time.

    Level
    L7
    Duration
    18 min
    Tempo range
    80–120 BPM
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