Lesson time: (1min 8sec)
Sophie Alloway builds your first rock beat one piece at a time, starting with the hi-hat pattern and adding snare and bass drum to make a full groove.
This lesson is part of the course Rockschool Drums Method for Beginners
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Lesson transcript:
In this lesson, we will focus on putting together our first beat.
Feel free to take this foundational beat and expand upon it by adding extra bass drums if you'd like.
Once we have those elements in place, we will be ready to play our first full drum groove.
Remember:
Count Along: 1, 2, 3, 4.
Sophie Alloway is a session and touring drummer at the heart of the London jazz scene. She has performed with Jason Rebello, Yazz Ahmed, Laurence Cottle and Tony Allen, and notably played for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace shortly before he became King.Touring credits include Roots Manuva, the Thriller musical and Paul Stacey (Oasis / The Black Crowes). She is also the drummer in original fusion band Lydian Collective, with over six million Spotify streams.Sophie has recorded sessions at Abbey Road, AIR and Angel studios, and her television appearances include Later… with Jools Holland, Glastonbury and two series of Adrian Dunbar’s drama Ridley. She is featured on Abbey Road Masters: The Drum Sessions and performed for the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024 finalists, broadcast on BBC TV and Radio. Jon Newey of Jazz FM dubbed her the “goddess of groove”. read more
