Udemy – Beats Of The Fourth Kind 2024

What you'll learn
After completing Level 1 you will have a broad understanding about what constitutes a Breakbeat and how to sound good while playing it on acoustic drums.
After completing Level 2 you will have the know-how required to execute an authentically-sounding Amen Break using the ''Acoustic Sidechain''.
After completing Level 3 you will learn to play the "Inverted Double Snare Roll" found in many variations of the Amen Break.
After completing Level 4 you will learn an effective method which will allow you to play very fast breakbeats.
After completing Level 5 you will know how to execute various chops/licks/ideas that will work well for playing Jungle/Drum and Bass/Breakcore.
Requirements
You will need to know how to play very basic drum beats in order to understand the information presented here.
The biggest advantage is previous experience of Jungle/D'n'B/breakcore drumming. In this case you have come to the right place.
A deep affinity to this genre of music.
Description
"Beats of The Fourth Kind " is a project aimed at introducing drummers to a specific spectrum of percussive vocabulary , more specifically genres such as Jungle , Drum and Bass , Breakcore etc. (rhythms typically generated by computers and drum machines) . The creator of this project believes that the time has come for drummers of all age/skill range to start exploring the new and exciting possibilities of the above-mentioned styles. B.O.T.F.K offers new ways of deciphering and reverse-engineering electronic drum beats (beats which numerous drummers may find intimidating). It will be noted that this progressively-minded quest regarding the evolution of the art of drumming has its deep roots in the music of the past as well as artists which have already contributed to this new , uncharted territory.Table of contents:Level 1 - Kick , Snare ,Hat(s)Level 2 - The Acoustic SidechainLevel 3 - The Inverted Double StrokeLevel 4 - BlastbreaksLevel 5 - Jungle Chops... and some Extra ContentI'm certain that "Beats Of The Fourth Kind " will provide valuable information for both Beginner as well as Advanced/Pro drummers.Even those who are not into electronic music can find useful tools for their drumming vocabulary in this grab bag of percussive information!Please don't overindulge in the beats/grooves showed in the course as they can prove addictive!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 The Most Sampled Breaks Used in Jungle/Drum'n'Bass/Breakcore
Lecture 3 Drummers Who Inspired Me
Section 2: Level 1 - Kick , Snare , Hats
Lecture 4 Most Common Breakbeats (BreakBeat #1)
Lecture 5 Eight Note Rests on the Hats Part 1
Lecture 6 Eight Note Rests on the Hats Part 2
Lecture 7 Double Kicks
Lecture 8 Most Common BreakBeats (BreakBeat #2)
Lecture 9 Loosened Hats and Stacks
Lecture 10 The 16th Note Issue
Lecture 11 Layering
Lecture 12 The ''Splash-hat'' & The ''Bell Hat''
Lecture 13 Triple Kicks
Lecture 14 Left Foot Kicks
Lecture 15 Sections
Lecture 16 BreakBeat #1 + BreakBeat #2 =
Section 3: Level 2 - The Amen Break & The Acoustic Sidechain
Lecture 17 The Acoustic Sidechain
Lecture 18 The Complete Amen Break
Section 4: Level 3 - Inverted Double Stroke
Lecture 19 The Inverted Double Stroke
Section 5: Level 4 - Blastbreaks
Lecture 20 Blastbreaks
Section 6: Level 5 - Jungle Chops
Lecture 21 3-Stroke Roll & 5-Stroke Roll Unisons With The Kick
Lecture 22 3-Stroke Roll Alternations + 5-Stroke Roll Alternations
Lecture 23 Hitting Empty Space or Muted Cymbal(s)
Lecture 24 Rolling Toms (BreakBeat #1 reference) Part 1
Lecture 25 Rolling Toms (BreakBeat #1 reference) Part 2
Lecture 26 Rolling Toms (BreakBeat #1 reference) Part 3
Lecture 27 Rolling Toms (BreakBeat #2 reference) part 1
Lecture 28 Rolling Toms (BreakBeat #2 reference) Part 2
Lecture 29 Rolling Toms (BreakBeat #2 reference) Part 3
Lecture 30 Double Stroke Roll + Jungle Paradiddle + Six-Stroke Roll Implementation
Lecture 31 Jungle Grid Workout Part 1
Lecture 32 Jungle Grid Workout Part 2
Lecture 33 Starter Chop
Lecture 34 Distributing Effort Among The Two Hands
Lecture 35 Symmetric Jungle-Breakcore Chop
Lecture 36 Metal Chop With a Jungle Twist
Lecture 37 The Double Stroke Roll as a Blast Beat
Lecture 38 Playing Breakbeats with One Hand
Lecture 39 Dotted Notes
Lecture 40 The Acoustic Snare Drum Pitch-Shifter
Lecture 41 Adding The Buzz Roll
Lecture 42 The Backhand
Lecture 43 Snare to the Right
Lecture 44 Chops for Fast Tempo Breakcore
Lecture 45 More Snare Contrast
Lecture 46 Starting The Groove With Snare
Lecture 47 Distorted Snare
Lecture 48 Left Foot Kicks on Off Beats
Lecture 49 Triplet Bursts
Lecture 50 Playing the Block and Tambourine with the Left Foot
Lecture 51 Artificial Audio Cuts
Lecture 52 Some Great Foot Workout Exercises (for while listening to Gabber)
Lecture 53 Trying Out Different Time Signatures
Lecture 54 Sample Yourself if You Happen To Lack Ideas
Lecture 55 Small Drum Kit
Lecture 56 Small-Sounding Hats
Lecture 57 Jungledrummer's Ghost Note Double stroke
Lecture 58 Implementing the Gravity Blast
Lecture 59 16th Notes with the Left Foot
Section 7: Additional Content (Playing Breakbeats on Acoustic Drums)[2007-2020]
Lecture 60 Archive - 2007
Lecture 61 Archive - 2014
Lecture 62 Archive - 2015
Lecture 63 Archive - 2018
Lecture 64 Archive - 2020
Section 8: Additional Content (Playing Breakbeats on Electronic Drums)[2018-2022]
Lecture 65 Archive - 2018
Lecture 66 Archive - 2022
Section 9: Ultimate Message
Lecture 67 Don't forget this.
Advanced and Pro drummers will gain the most benefit although drummers from all levels can find these courses helpful.,Anyone who wants to get deeper into this relatively-underexplored drum style (underexplored due to the fact that it has been performed mainly by drum machines).
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