New courses: Jazz Drumming 1 and Linear Drumming 1
Two new courses have joined the Rhythma library. Both follow the same idea as the rest of the catalogue: one small, clear step per lesson, graded against your actual playing, building towards a groove you can loop at the end.
Jazz Drumming 1
Section titled “Jazz Drumming 1”If you have only ever played rock and pop time, swing can feel like learning to walk again. Jazz Drumming 1 takes it apart into eight short lessons at a relaxed 70 BPM:
- Swing Ride Pulse — the ride cymbal pattern on its own, until it feels like one continuous line.
- Hi-Hat On 2 And 4 — add the foot. This is where most people’s time starts to wobble, so stay here as long as you need.
- Feathered Bass Drum — quiet quarter notes on the kick, felt more than heard.
- Snare Comp On 4 and 5. Snare Comp On The And Of 2 — your first comping figures, placed against the ride.
- Two-Bar Comping Phrase — stop thinking in single bars.
- Ride Bell Color — a little bell for shape, used sparingly.
- First Jazz Time Loop — everything together at 75 BPM.
The goal is not to play a lot. It is to keep the ride steady while your left hand and feet start saying something.
Linear Drumming 1 — free for everyone
Section titled “Linear Drumming 1 — free for everyone”Linear drumming means only one voice plays at any moment: kick, snare or closed hi-hat, never two at once. The result is fluid, funky patterns that sound far busier than they are, and it is great for independence because every limb has to know exactly where its notes are.
Linear Drumming 1 builds these patterns over eight lessons at 60 BPM, starting with a stream of sixteenth notes in the hands and gradually handing notes to the kick:
- Sixteenth Hand Stream
- Split Hands: Hat And Snare
- Kick Replaces The Downbeat
- Two-Beat Linear Phrase
- Linear Snare Backbeat Shape
- Linear Kick Movement
- Four-Bar Linear Phrase
- Linear Groove Loop
Every lesson in this course is free, so you can try it without a Pro subscription.
Where to find them
Section titled “Where to find them”Open the Library in Rhythma and look for the two new course cards. If you are new to reading the feedback after each attempt, Reading your results explains what the score and timing markers mean.
Happy practising!
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