New Orleans Style Drumming

Name: New Orleans Style Drumming
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Duration53m

Modules12

LevelIntermediate

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (0h 53m)

- 01. The New Orleans groove & feel
  Free lesson
  3:38
- 02. Pat Levett demonstrates some New Orleans Style Drums
  Free lesson
  2:34
- 03. Adding a bass drum pattern
  2:34
- 04. Second Line drumming
  4:37
- 05. New Orleans Rock & Roll - Fats Domino
  4:53
- 06. The Dirge - Funeral March
  3:24
- 07. The Rebirth Groove
  4:04
- 08. Mardi Gras Indians
  5:54
- 09. New Orleans Funk
  7:48
- 10. Zydeco Music
  3:55
- 11. Allen Toussaint
  5:09
- 12. Fill-ins & creative ideas
  5:00

About this course

Pat Levett walks you through the drumming of New Orleans - where these grooves come from, and the rhythms and patterns that make them sit the way they do.

By the end you'll be able to play across the Crescent City tradition: second line and the dirge, Fats Domino rock and roll, and the funk of Allen Toussaint. More importantly, you'll be able to fold this phrasing into your own playing.

History runs through the course, but the focus stays on the kit - a deep set of ideas you can carry into any modern style.

Who it's for

Intermediate drummers ready to widen their groove vocabulary
Returning players rebuilding feel after time away
Self-taught drummers curious about roots of modern grooves

What you'll learn

Lay down an authentic second line groove
Shift between dirge, funk and rock and roll feels
Weave New Orleans phrasing into your own playing

What you'll need

A drum kit, acoustic or electronic
Comfort with basic grooves and reading simple patterns
A few minutes most days, regularity over long sessions

Meet the Guru

Pat Levett

After graduating on drums from the Guildhall School of Music in 1999, Pat has performed and recorded with Liane Carroll, the James Taylor Quartet, Tim Minchin, the Ronnie Scott's All Stars, Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters), Earl Thomas, Paddy Milner, the Phil Stevenson Trio, the Downtown Dukes, 24 Pesos, the Puppini Sisters, Sandi Thom and Bernard Purdie, amongst others.

He has toured extensively across America, Russia, Asia and Europe, playing many well-respected venues, festivals, TV and radio slots. Pat also plays chromatic harmonica and is a featured soloist on two albums by Will Grove-White (Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain).

His own projects include 'The Coalminers', dedicated to playing New Orleans funk and soul, and 'June Afternoon', an organ trio featuring Ross Stanley and Nat Martin.

In his New Orleans Style Drumming course, Pat unpacks the grooves, feel and second-line vocabulary that define the city's sound, so you can lock into authentic funk and soul behind the kit.

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