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Summary: Learn how to play swing beats on bass and snare drums from a professional drummer in this free jazz music lesson video.
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Peter Van Dyck Peter Van Dyck is a professional drummer and drum teacher. He received his training from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree... read more
Ok. Now I'll demonstrate playing the snare drum on beats one, two and four; and the bass drum on beat three; over the swing ride pattern. One, two, three, four. Once we get a grip on this we can play it at a faster tempo. One, two, three, four. And this is the snare drum on one, two, four and the bass drum on three.