🥁 This ONE Snare Trick Instantly Improves Your Groove (Intermediate Lesson #9)

Most beginner drum grooves start by placing the snare drum on beats 2 and 4, and rightly so! But how do we break up this predictable snare pattern into something more musical and interesting? In this lesson, I’ll show you how introducing "off beat" snare drums can instantly make your grooves sound more musical, expressive, and less predictable. This is one of the fastest ways to move from “basic beats” to something with a more advanced groove and feel. 🥁 What you’ll learn: – What “off beat” actually means – Single plus double!! off beat snare grooves – How to introduce it without losing timing – How to ensure your off-beats are precisely placed in the groove – Practical groove examples you can use straight away 🕒 Chapters: 00:00 Intro/initial demo 00:23 Building it up using a more basic groove 01:00 "3 Section" breakdown of the groove 03:21 CAUTION! - how to avoid the risk of clashing sticks 04:00 "3 Section" breakdown of the groove (continued) 04:42 How to put off beats in different positions within the groove 05:21 DOUBLE off-beat snares!! - demo +"3 Section" breakdown 07:36 How to build up then apply in the "real world" 📚 DLD DRUM SCHOOL - THE 5 “ESSENTIAL” DRUM REFERENCE VIDEOS These 5 "Essential" DLD drum reference videos are the REAL secret to “Doing it Like a Drummer”!! Really worth watching/applying these to help take your drumming to a higher level: 1) How To Set Yourself Up At The Drums - 6 Point Checklist -    • 🥁 How to Set Yourself Up on the Drums: A Q...   2) The 6 Golden Rules Of Drumming -    • 🥁 How To Quickly Become A Better Drummer. ...   3) How To Hold and Control Your Sticks – The Grip -    • 🥁 Get a Grip (Literally)!! How To Hold You...   4) Effective Practise WITHOUT A Drum Kit – Air Drumming -    • 🥁 How To Practise The Drums WITHOUT A Drum...   5) How To Use Your MOUTH To Link Your Brain And Body -    • 🥁 How To Use Your MOUTH For Improved Drumm...   ❤️ Support the Channel If you appreciate this channel and want to support me: ☕ Buy me a coffee / show your thanks: https://www.paypal.me/dlddrumschool Here's a link to our "Beginner Drum Lessons" playlist:    • Beginner Drum Lessons - DLD Drum School   Here's a link to our "Intermediate Drum Lessons" playlist:    • Intermediate Drum Lessons - DLD Drum School   🎵 FREE drumless practise backing tracks: Check out the full FREE "DLD Drumless Backing Tracks" Playlist here:    • Drumless Backing Tracks (DLD Drum School)   🎵 Join our Patreon family:   / dlddrumschool   • Get FREE “DLD Drum School Essentials” PDF • FREE drumless backing tracks • FREE recommended list of backing tracks PDF • Early access to all new videos (1 week ahead of public) • Be first to hear about all our exciting future plans (watch this space)! 📱 Follow Us Links coming soon — stay tuned for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X! 🎧 Gear We Use • Drum kit: Roland VAD-507 V-Drums • Drum sticks: ProMark Classic Forward 5A – wooden tips • Audio interface: Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 • Microphone: DJI Mic 2 • Cameras: 5× Panasonic HC-VX980 4K Video Cameras • Video editing software: Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 • Audio recording software: Cubase 12 • Audio editing software: Cyberlink AudioDirector 365 • Laptop: Lenovo ThinkBook 15IIL, i7, SSD, 32GB RAM 👍 Don’t forget to Like, Subscribe, and Comment if this helped you, and as always remember: Everything you do, “Do it Like a Drummer!” 🥁