Dahni Ride

I am a drum instructor.

I have been obsessively playing drums since I was 15 years old, which means I've been playing for 23 years now.

I am at my best when I'm playing and teaching some kind of rock music. I
can and do enjoy playing and teaching other styles though, such as:
Latin, hand drums (I love my Irish Bodhran), Jazz, and combining any and
all of these styles to produce anything I want. Drums have and continue to
be an adventure from which I will probably spend the rest of my days exploring.

Here is a lesson from 2/22/07 - Enjoy!:


Here is a lesson from 3/23/06/06:

Here are a couple of really simple odd-time beats that you can start messing with.
All you need to do is to be able to count to 5 e-v-e-n-l-y
(1-2-3-4-5-1-2-3-4-5...)

and to 7 e-v-e-n-l-y
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7-1-2-3-4-5-6-7...)

The hi-hat or ride (top line) is playing on each of the numbers you are counting.

The middle line is the snare drum.

The bottom line is the bass drum.

GOOD LUCK!

From3/23/06




Here is a lesson from 2/22/06:



From2/4/06



If you don't know how to play triplets, simply count to 3 and start over...keeping the same tempo (speed) for each number (1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3)

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Paradiddles are cool...it's true!

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8/31/06
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Quintuplets...expand your mind!