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LINEAR JUNGLE GROOVESby Johnny RabbIn these exercises we will focus on linear jungle grooves. No twoinstruments are played at the exact same time. All of the notes are onseparate planes. If you have studied linear funk patterns, then you will bevery familiar with these exercises. It is important to practice the fragmentsfirst to become comfortable playing them by them selves before movingon. Once you’re comfortable, begin practicing the exercises slowly andgradually speed up the tempo. Think of each exercise as a linear funkgroove when practicing at a slow or medium tempo.Practice Tips:Combine any four linear fragments to create your own original linearjungle grooves. Always use a drum machine or metronome to keep yourtime and groove solid!When you’re practicing these exercises, try to do it one measure at a time.Then when you’re comfortable, add the second measure and create thetwo-bar loop.DOUBLE KICK DOUBLESby Thomas LangDouble stroke rolls don’t necessarily have to be played with your hands allthe time. Playing doubles with your feet for example will strengthen yourmuscles and help you to built up your foot control.When I play doubles on the bass drums, I accent the 2 nd stroke just likewith the hands. It makes them more even and tighter. To be able to usedoubles in a musical way, I also started to incorporate accents anddynamics into these patterns because without them, they sound boringand flat.When you’re practicing these exercises, always use a drum machine ormetronome to keep your time and groove solid. Start at a slow tempo andbuilt up your speed over the time.Exercise 1: Double strokes played on a double kick pedalExercise 2: Double strokes played on a double kick pedal with varioushand patternsExercise 3: Double strokes played as 16 th note tripletsKey:Exercise 1:Exercise 1:Exercise 2:Exercise 2:Exercise 3:Exercise 4:Exercise 5:Exercise 3:Exercise 6:“Double Kick Doubles” are taken from Thomas’s instructional DVD “Creative Control” byHudson Music (used with permission).Exercise 7:“Linear Jungle Grooves” are taken from Johnny’s book “Jungle/Drum’n’Bass for the acousticdrum set” by Warner Bros. Publications (used with permission).meinlcymbals.com · 47