skinslapper27
Junior Member
Hi all,
I have been builiding a drum program for my students for quite some time now, and therefore am curious as to what grooves in various styles other drum teachers consider "essential"- important to know to be a session drummer or just a versatile drummer in general.
If one feels so compelled, input categorised into beginner/intermediate/advanced categories would be fantastic and inspire my gratitude immensely! I have laid out a section in which to categorise recommendations below to facilitate easier categorisation
Extra credit for links to examples of each drum groove, or to material of the nature described!
To be clear I am a "trap set"/traditional drum set teacher, therefore am only looking for "essential" drum set grooves, that would be playable on a basic 5-piece drum set, with basic, generic additions such as cowbell/jam blocks etc.; please omit any entries pertaining to other percussion instruments.
Due to the endless stream of preexisting and new subgenres, I have decided to try to "broaden" the genres used in this endeavour, to make achieving this list easier/more practical. As such I found the list below to be a reasonable representation of broad music categories, and thus encompass the bulk of music that a drum set player might play to.
For reference, list of "broad" music genres below taken from here (posted by user "WonderSlug"):
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=72499.0
Note: I have included "Classical" in case others happen to find this genre list useful; feel free to pass it by- there were no drum kits in the classical period!
Thanks to all contributors, I look forward to what you have to say!:
I have been builiding a drum program for my students for quite some time now, and therefore am curious as to what grooves in various styles other drum teachers consider "essential"- important to know to be a session drummer or just a versatile drummer in general.
If one feels so compelled, input categorised into beginner/intermediate/advanced categories would be fantastic and inspire my gratitude immensely! I have laid out a section in which to categorise recommendations below to facilitate easier categorisation
To be clear I am a "trap set"/traditional drum set teacher, therefore am only looking for "essential" drum set grooves, that would be playable on a basic 5-piece drum set, with basic, generic additions such as cowbell/jam blocks etc.; please omit any entries pertaining to other percussion instruments.
Due to the endless stream of preexisting and new subgenres, I have decided to try to "broaden" the genres used in this endeavour, to make achieving this list easier/more practical. As such I found the list below to be a reasonable representation of broad music categories, and thus encompass the bulk of music that a drum set player might play to.
For reference, list of "broad" music genres below taken from here (posted by user "WonderSlug"):
https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=72499.0
Note: I have included "Classical" in case others happen to find this genre list useful; feel free to pass it by- there were no drum kits in the classical period!
Thanks to all contributors, I look forward to what you have to say!:
- 1.) Pop
Typical Top 40 stuff you hear on the radio. Can also include 80's New Wave.
Examples: Madonna, Britney Spears, Aqua, New Order, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran. - BEGINNER:
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2.) Hip-Hop
Anything old school rap, modern rap, or even gangsta rap.
Examples: LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem, Run DMC, The Sugarhill Gang.
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3.) Rock
All types of rock music including classical rock, modern rock, grunge, hard rock, alternative rock.
Depending on how broad you want to make it, one can even include country western and bluegrass, since in a way, they are somewhat really soft rock.
Examples: Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Poison, Seven Mary Three, Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, The Scorpions, Rush, Ben Folds Five. - BEGINNER:
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4.) R&B
Pretty standard typical Motown or soul music that isn't hip-hop or jazz.
Examples: Barry White, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, R. Kelly.
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5.) Jazz
Pretty much self-explanatory.
Examples: Louis Armstrong, Cassandra Wilson, Robert Coltrane.
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6.) Latin
Any Latin artists. Also includes salsa, cumbia, and ranchera music.
Examples: Shakira, Alejandra Guzman, Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias, Alicia Villareal. - BEGINNER:
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7.) Metal
Any metal, including heavy metal, speed metal, death metal, thrash metal, etc.
Examples: Metallica, Megadeth, Motorhead, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Pantera.
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8.) Electronica
Anything that is mostly DJ made on electronic equipment. Includes Techno, Trance, EuroDance, Goa.
Examples: Astral Projection, Ministry of Sound, Moby. Also all those DJ continuous mix albums, like Armin Van Buuren's "A State of Trance" weekly series.
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9.) Classical
Anything regarding the music of the classical composers.
Examples: Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Chopin.
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10.) World
Rythmic beats of various non-American culture
Examples: Brazilian Samba, African Tribal, Reggae, World Fusion, Turkish Dance.
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11.) Other
Anything that can't be broadly applied to the above.
Examples: New Age, Speech, Language LearningDance
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