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Lesson time: (1min 28sec)
Sophie Alloway works through a groove where the snare drops out on beat two in the second and fourth bars, using steady eighth-note hi-hats to keep your timing locked.
This lesson is part of the course Rockschool Drums Method for Beginners
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Lesson transcript:
In this next example, there's a little variation on the snare drum in that it's missing on beats two in the second and fourth bar.
Key Points:
The hi-hats really help here, especially now that we're playing eighth notes on the hi-hats. That'll help us keep time.
1, 2, 3, 14.
You might have noticed that I decided to play a slightly heavier hi-hat sound on that one, just so that you could hear the difference.
Questions to Consider:
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
