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Drum Programming Masterclass, Part 1: Rhythms & Patterns
Get ready to compete with the top beat makers.
What you are going to learn
Master making beats in multiple styles, genres, and with any software.
Here is a list of some of the questions we will answer:
- Tools of the trade
- Working on the Audio Grid and MIDI Grid
- The Bar
- The Pulse
- The 8th and the 16th
- Meter
- "Counting" Bars
- Reading Drum Patterns
- Percussion Elements
- Cymbals
- Where to find good, free, samples (My favorite sites!)
- Forming the Groove
- Variation
- Modulation
- Genre
- Feel
- Swing
- The "Basic Pattern"
- Off Beats and Down Beats
- Dynamics
- Syncopation
- Humanism
- ... And much more!!!
Dr. J. Anthony Allen
Music PhD, Producer, Composer, Instructor, Professor, Author, & Ableton Certified Trainer.
About
Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated online instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. He currently teaches at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, Slam Academy, and Punkademic Courses.