How to Play Jazz Drum Solos and Fills

Making Solos and Fills Actually Feel Good
What You’ll Learn
Where This Takes You
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JAZZ DRUM SOLOING COURSE
Solos used to scare me too. In this course, I break down the tools that finally made them feel good about soloing. Things like leaving space, playing with dynamics, throwing in syncopation, messing around with call-and-response and more.
You'll learn how to create endless ideas and trade some fours and eights so you don’t get lost. Then we'll stretch into longer solos that play like music instead of random drum filler.
You'll learn how to create endless ideas and trade some fours and eights so you don’t get lost. Then we'll stretch into longer solos that play like music instead of random drum filler.
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JAZZ DRUM FILLS COURSE
Fills don’t have to be awkward. Here I show you the sticking patterns and feels that make fills flow. We’ll play around with one-bar and two-bar ideas, and I’ll give you a bunch of examples you can try right away.
Think of it like building your drum fill vocabulary. You’ll have solid fills in your back pocket, but also the freedom to make up your own when you like.
Think of it like building your drum fill vocabulary. You’ll have solid fills in your back pocket, but also the freedom to make up your own when you like.
JAZZ DRUM SOLOING LESSONS
01 COURSE INTRODUCTION
Learn the purpose of drum soloing
- INTRODUCTION 02:54
02 DRUM SOLOING TOOLS
Learn 11 tools you can use to make your solos smooth, creative and musical.
- SPACE 03:12
- REPETITION 02:28
- DYNAMICS 02:44
- ACCENTS 02:49
- SYNCOPATION 03:00
- CALL AND RESPONSE 01:58
- BEBOP FEEL 04:39
- ARTICULATION 07:46
- PITCH 06:02
- CONTRAST 06:29
- MARKING THE SONG FORM 06:47
03 NEVER GET LOST AGAIN
Learn the musical cues that will help you start and end your solos with confidence.
- HOW TO NOT GET LOST 24:37
04 BUILD YOUR SOLO VOCABULARY
Learn 9 creative ways to come up with endless drum soloing ideas.
- BEBOP PHRASING 05:41
- MOTIVES 14:20
- RUDIMENTS 11:54
- GROOVING 07:06
- THE SONG MELODY 12:15
- OTHER SONG MELODIES 05:54
- BORROWING FROM THE SOLOIST 07:09
- BORROWING FROM THE RHYTHM SECTION 05:21
- SINGING 09:52
- FILLING IN BETWEEN THE NOTES 14:46
05 TYPES OF JAZZ DRUM SOLOING
Learn the 5 primary ways we solo on the drums in Jazz music.
- TRADING FOURS AND EIGHTS 16:37
- PRACTICING FOURS WITH MOTIVES 14:28
- TRADING FOURS PRACTICE 10:03
- TRADING EIGHTS PRACTICE 09:51
- FINISHING YOUR 4'S 09:40
- TRADING FOURS WITH BRUSHES EXAMPLE 01:07
- TRADING EIGHTS AND FOURS EXAMPLE 03:20
- CHORUS SOLOS 10:56
- BUILD A CHORUS SOLO 14:07
- TRADING FOURS AND CHORUS SOLO EXAMPLE 02:17
- TRADING EIGHTS AND SIXES EXAMPLE 03:20
- CHORUS SOLO #2 EXAMPLE 01:06
- CHORUS SOLO #3 EXAMPLE 01:22
- CHORUS SOLO #4 EXAMPLE 01:52
- CHORUS SOLO #5 EXAMPLE 01:07
- OPEN SOLOS 18:49
- OPEN SOLO EXAMPLE 03:42
- OPEN SOLO #2 EXAMPLE 04:51
- VAMP SOLOS 06:48
- VAMP SOLO EXAMPLE 01:56
- ARRANGEMENT SOLOS 05:00
- ARRANGEMENT SOLO EXAMPLE #1 00:29
- ARRANGEMENT SOLO EXAMPLE #2 00:59
06 COURSE CONCLUSION
Final thoughts and inspiration for soloing.
- CONCLUSION 01:26
JAZZ DRUM FILLS LESSONS
01 THE STICKING PATTERNS
Learn the basic sticking patterns for the course.
- INTRO AND PARADIDDLE STICKING PATTERNS 14:41
- ROLL STICKING PATTERNS 07:10
- FLAM STICKING PATTERNS 03:54
- SINGLE STROKE STICKING PATTERNS 04:39
- TRIPLET COMBINATION STICKING PATTERNS 04:56
- ROLLING DRUM FILLS PART 1 - 11:51
- ROLLING DRUM FILLS PART 2 - 13:51
- UNISON STICKING PATTERNS 02:17
- OTHER STICKING PATTERNS 05:22
02 CHANGING THE PATTERNS
Learn to tripletize, straighten and displace the sticking patterns.
- MODULATING THE STICKINGS 19:24
03 DRUM FILL LENGTHS
This section covers how to play the most-used drum fill lengths in Jazz drumming.
- PURPOSE AND LENGTH OF DRUM FILLS 09:32
- TWO-COUNT DRUM FILLS 15:15
- ONE-MEASURE DRUM FILLS 17:38
- TWO-MEASURE DRUM FILLS 14:44
- TWO-MEASURE DRUM FILL DEMOS 10:53
- DRUM FILL TRANSITIONS 04:43
04 EXAMPLE DRUM FILLS AND CONNECTING FEELS
Learn 33 drum fills that I play across the drum kit. Also learn to combine tripletized and straightened feels in your drum fills, a bonus sticking pattern and how to play creative drum fills in any style.
- 33 DRUM FILL EXAMPLES 09:59
- CONNECTING DRUM FILL FEELS 08:27
- BONUS DRUM FILL - TAP DRAG TAP 07:21
- SUPER SWINGING DRUM FILL 10:05
- CREATIVE DRUM FILLS 11:18
- PLAYING FILLS "IN THE POCKET" 04:50
05 COURSE CONCLUSION
Final thoughts and inspiration for drum fills.
- CONCLUSION 02:34
Jazz Drum Solos and Fills Pack
Jump into Jazz drum solos and fills and start playing stuff that feels smooth, confident, and musical every time you sit at the kit.
The Jazz Drum Solos and Fills Pack
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This course pack saves you time and money by focusing on the most important skills for how to play Jazz drum solos and fills like a pro.
By the end of these online drum lessons, you'll play creative and musical drum solos and fills.
By the end of these online drum lessons, you'll play creative and musical drum solos and fills.
- 9 hours of online drum lessons
- 49 drum lesson videos with PDF's
- 11 drum practice tracks with 6 drum scores
- 2 Drum solo practice videos
- 14 video examples from real gigs playing drum solos and drum fills.
- Drum Lab Monthly Drum Class
AFFORDABLE
PAINLESS
Learn with a relaxed, step-by-step method at your own pace.
You can also track your progress and see how much you have accomplished. Example below is from the Brushes Mastery Course.
You can also track your progress and see how much you have accomplished. Example below is from the Brushes Mastery Course.
Jazz Drums Total Lessons Pack
From clueless to gig-ready! Start from scratch and groove your way up to advanced Jazz drumming. Grab all my courses to go from your first beat to stealing the show!
Get both the Soloing and Drum Fills Courses too!
Get both the Soloing and Drum Fills Courses too!
Need a little more help with how to play Jazz drum solos and fills?
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Von Baron
Jazz drummer, educator, composer
About YOUR TEACHER
Performing regularly on stage and in the recording studio for 35+ years, Von Baron is one of the busiest drummers in Japan.
Playing with Stanley Jordan, Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Geoff Keezer and many others gave Von the opportunity to hone his Jazz drumming skills.
It's with this real world experience, Von created this course to give you a solid foundation for your Jazz drumming.
Playing with Stanley Jordan, Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Geoff Keezer and many others gave Von the opportunity to hone his Jazz drumming skills.
It's with this real world experience, Von created this course to give you a solid foundation for your Jazz drumming.