Jazz Drum Fill Lesson - Better Fill Flow

This is a Jazz drum fill lesson that takes basic paradiddle sticking patterns to another level of creativity. This drum lesson will introduce you to some of the most important rhythmic concepts every drummer needs to know to play their best.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:00 Paradiddles
3:30 Getting back to the groove
6:50 Play the music
7:54 Single Paradiddle-Diddles
9:34 Getting back to the groove
12:30 Paradiddle-Diddle 7
14:25 Getting back to the groove
17:04 Play the hi-hat on 2 and 4
18:00 Infinite drum fills
18:26 Conclusion
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[@CharlesTPrimm]

Wow fantastic! Great instruction, much appreciated mate.

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks Charles and I hope to also see you in the course my friend 🤙

[@chrisc9300]

Awesome! Great stuff! Thank you

[@jazzdrumschool]

Glad you enjoyed and hope to see you at Jazz Drum School too: jazzdrumschool.com/ Keep swinging 🤙

[@voronOsphere]

Excellent Lesson! Thanks! Subbed!

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for the kind words and I’m glad it was helpful! I hope you’ll also check out my Jazz Drum Fills course to take these concepts and your drum fills to new creative heights: jazzdrumschool.com/course/drum-fills Keep swinging my friend🤙

[@wannabeadrummer]

Great lesson, will be practicing this exercise

[@jazzdrumschool]

Excellent! There's a lot to chew on in this lesson and thanks for watching. I hope to also see you in the Jazz Drum Fills Course to go even deeper and learn those other 30 + sticking patterns: jazzdrumschool.com/course/drum-fills Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@jcushon]

Nice! Clear stickings to follow with in-depth explanations with slow breakdowns, well played.

[@jazzdrumschool]

Sensei thanks so much! I'm always tryin' my best to take those things that we've been playing for years that are actually really complex and make them simple. Wew! 😅

[@themole2024]

Fabulous Von! I have been struggling with where to start fills. The 'a' of 1 seems to flow very nicely. Thanks so much.

[@jazzdrumschool]

Great Fred! I'm glad it was helpful. You can also try staring on the "a" of 2, 3 and 4. So many ways to slice it and the more flexible you can become with where you start your fills, the more you can really respond to the music. I hope to see you in the Jazz Drum Fills Course to go deeper: jazzdrumschool.com/course/drum-fills Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@jerodbosh7630]

Thanks for the lesson. Subd

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for the comment and for watching! I hope to also see you in my Jazz Drum Fills course soon: jazzdrumschool.com/course/drum-fills Keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@thibodaux3424]

That 7 note pattern... The paradiddle diddle plus a bass drum... RLRRLLK RLRRLLK is a challenging one because it doesn't fit the triplet or 16th note grid like the others. It's faster than triplets but slower than 16ths because it's only 14 notes occupying the same amount of space

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for sharing and for watching! I've written all of what I'm playing out on the PDF's that go with the course. I believe you are on the Groove Pass so you can also download those and see how I explain things in much more detail. I totally understand what you are saying. It's really less important to count the strokes and more important to feel the overall shape of the pattern over 4/4. Then it won't seem so complicated. Odd groupings open up another avenue of creativity for us as drummers and actually can be very musical rather than sounding like a math problem. I have always been a fan of music first and music Math second. If I'm going to use an odd grouping, it has to both fit the music around me and feel natural. If it feels like I'm forcing a different feel onto an existing one, it never works well from my experience. Feel free to contact me directly at the School through the message system too. I'm always happy to hel you my friend 🤙

[@dylamswanson4578]

Can I find your gigs online

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks for watching and the question! I play mainly in Japan and if you live here or are planning to visit, do let me know! Here’s the link to my performance schedule page: vonbaronmusic.com/live-dates/ It’s basically my Instagram feed but the most up-to-date place I share my gigs. Hope to see you at a show and keep swinging my friend 🤙

[@davidpage3400]

How can I get the pdf ?

[@jazzdrumschool]

David thanks for watching and for the question! It’s available in the course when you enroll. If you need a hand with your drum fills, I’d love to help you out at Jazz Drum School: jazzdrumschool.com/course/drum-fills Keep swinging my friend🤙