Some basic rock grooves for beginners to get started, and also to get exposed to a variety of artists from the 20th and 21st century.

Learn the quintessential grooves, artists and drummers from Rock n’ Rolls first decade, organized in chronological order.

The 60’s were a prolific period for the development and diversification of the Rock and Roll genre.  I had a hard time narrowing down essential songs and grooves, so I broke it into two parts.  Click the image above to check out Part 1 that includes my choices from 1960 through 1965.

15 of my favorite usages of the open Hi-Hat in grooves dating back to the 1960’s.  Organized (subjectively) from easiest to hardest.

15 more of my favorite usages of the open Hi-Hat in grooves dating back to the 1960’s.

12 must know funky/fusion/boogaloo standards for the aspiring jazz drummer.

I have played music in the “Fake” New Orleans (N.O. of Disneyland) for nearly 30 years.  While I played my share of Dixieland music, I also got a chance to play some funky New Orleans inspired grooves.  Here are 18 transcriptions of my favorites!

Head over to the Groove Camp page to get 39 various essential and concise groove transcriptions.  I hand these PDF’s out often at Jazz camps, because modern “Jazz” drummers are expected to know grooves in all styles!

Zoro is a hero of mine not only for his drumming, but also because he does his homework!  For this set of 23 groove transcriptions, I did my homework too – I included his transcriptions from the orignal poster released circa 2007, and then show my work (interpretation), along with some additional sections of the songs that I also wanted to learn/teach.  

As the Jazz Drumset coach for Chino Hills High School, I have been developing a comprehensive curriculum to prepare young jazz drummers for the next level –  be it college or gigging  (You can check out the groove quotient of that curriculum by clicking on the image above).  There you will find four PDF’s with a total of 40 grooves every aspiring jazz drummer should be familiar with.