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		<title>Best of&#8230;  Drum lessons online</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of the year when we delve into the archives and pull out some of the best bits from our free online lessons. Popular topics in 2011 Most viewed topic: A career in drumming Most educational topic: Drum lessons Most commented topic: Lifestyle / Practise routine Review of the year Besides our one-to-one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get a grip: How to hold drum sticks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article we will be taking a little look at the secret art of holding a drum stick! Don&#8217;t forget that drum sticks are not the only type of drum-hitting impliment you can use. Brushes, rutes and rods can be used instead of sticks. Drums are full of tones and textures all itching to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The performing drummer&#8217;s guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello drum community! For the past 6 months months I have been very busy. I’ve been doing lots of things with my band &#8211; releasing our debut album, recording, touring, and playing live radio sessions. I wanted to share some of those experiences. In this special edition of our blog, Elephant Drums teacher Dan Peranic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drumming for Film and TV</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:08:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Choreographing a Drummer. One of the services we provide is drum coaching for films, TV, adverts and other visual media. It involves training actors who have not played drums before to look like a convincing drummer on screen. Essentially, it&#8217;s drumming &#8216;choreography&#8217; &#8211; just like training a dancer to do the right moves, except instead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Playing grooves using triplets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Triplets are groups of 3 notes. They are used in many different forms of drumming, whether constructing drum fills, solos or grooves. In this article we&#8217;re going to look at using triplets to construct a groove. Andy Burt gives us an introduction to triplets and how to count, play and apply them in a groove [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Great songs to play drums to</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been asking our students and our &#8216;likers&#8217; on our Facebook page to name their favourite tracks to play along to. Below are the results. This list is growing so we will add new suggestions over time &#8211; feel free to contribute to the list by adding your favourite drumming songs by leaving a comment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Plan&#8221; &#8211; drumming practise regime</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to improve your drumming skills faster? Have a go applying the following system: THE PLAN Let&#8217;s start by sketching out an effective Practise Plan/Routine. This is of utmost importance for some serious improvement! Grab a pen and some paper or Smartphone/Laptop. This is where you&#8217;ll be monitoring your work and progress. PHASE ONE – [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paradiddle Mania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this edition of the blog, we&#8217;ll explore further into the world of drum rudiments. Previously we talked about single strokes and double strokes in the context of drum rolls (click here to read the article). The paradiddle is a versatile rudiment because it utilises both the single stroke and the double stroke within a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enemy Number 2: Fear</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picture this: You are in your practise room.  Everything sounds immaculate.  Hands and feet are comfortable, you feel you can play anything you want.  You are on fire! Just then your mate comes in and says he wants to film you and suddenly everything comes down like a deck of cards.  Hands are not flying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rudimentary Rolls</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8216;highlights&#8217; of the drum rudiments: Part 1 &#8211; Rolls. The single stroke roll The single stroke roll is a sticking pattern alternating between right and left hand. Make sure you play just one clean note on each hand, and as you build speed (after all, it is called a &#8216;roll&#8217;) try to maintain relaxed [...]]]></description>
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