Carter Beauford: Under the Table and Drumming

Course details

Learn drumming from a world-class musician. Carter Beauford, world-famous drummer for the Dave Matthews Band, performs along with the rhythm tracks from six of the band's best songs, including "Ants Marching" and "Satellite." Carter covers such topics as left-hand lead and open-hand approaches, fills, double-bass drums, drum set and cymbal setup, time feel, background and influences, and more. He also discusses the early days of the Dave Matthews Band. These lessons are valuable for drummers of all levels, as well as any musician who plays or programs drums.

Topics include:
Verse vs. chorus
Hi-hat triple patterns
Cymbal setup
Fills
Left-hand lead and open-hand approach
Mixing styles

Concepts

Volume One

#41 - Performance

Learning #41

Conversation
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Reggae groove
Sax solo groove
Hi-hat triplet patterns

Techniques

Background and influences
Hi-hat approach
Satellite hi-hat groove
Funk groove with broken hi-hat
Say Goodbye - Conversation
Say Goodbye - Performance
Technique
Drum sound and cymbal setup
Double-bass drums
Two-step groove
Tripping Billies - Performance
Volume one conclusion and credits

Volume Two

Ants Marching - Performance
Ants Marching - Conversation
Fills
Four-stroke roll - Example 1
Four-stroke roll - Example 2
Four-stroke roll - Example 3
Timpani crossover
Left-hand lead and open-hand approach
Mobility and open-hand approach
Triplet pattern
Satellite chorus part
Left-hand bell patterns
Left-hand lead on bell
Latin left-hand lead
Developing left-hand lead and open-hand approach
Satellite - Conversation
Satellite - Performance
Dave - Conversation
Mixing styles
Overall approach
50 Ways and Lover Lay Down
Lie in Our Graves - Conversation and performance

Conclusion

Volume two conclusion and credits