Phrasing in 3 (while you are playing in 4/4) is a great way to break up the flow of your solos. This extended lesson gives you some longer phrase variations based on the 3-count triplet fill from Minutes of Drums Episode 5.

Minute of Drums Episode 4 featured another great comping idea that Tony Williams played on "Oliloqui Valley" from Herbie Hancock's Empyrean Isles record. Here are some variation ideas, moving the phrase around the measure.

Tony Allen's drumming is full of nuance, and the groove covered in Minute of Drums Episode 3 is no exception. In this extended lesson, you'll learn a few subtle variations that Allen uses throughout the original track.

Building off of the syncopated paradiddlediddle idea from Minute of Drums Episode 2, in this extended lesson you'll learn a 4-bar phrase along with a couple of variations.

Introducing my new lesson series following up on the ideas covered in my Minute of Drums videos. These lessons offer a more in-depth study of the material with extended transcriptions, variations, and ideas on how to integrate the new material into your vocabulary. Episode 1 features variations on a Tony Williams comping phrase from the track “Oliloqui Valley” of Herbie Hancock's 1964 album Empyrean Isles.