Be Sharp Music

2-Bar Linear Grooves 🥁

The first bar stays locked in, while bar two cycles through different broken 16th-note linear variations—giving each phrase its own twist without losing the original groove.

Remember: with linear drumming, no two limbs hit at the same time. Every note gets its own space.

Jazz Comping 🥁

This study layers snare, kick, and left-foot hi-hat over a consistent jazz ride pattern to create some challenging, musical comping phrases.

Snare Solo 8 🥁

How well do you know your rudiments? 👀

This solo strings together a mix of different rudiments to create one flowing, musical phrase—putting your stick control, dynamics, and rudimental vocabulary to the test.

How many can you recognize?

Drop your answers in the comments! 👇

The 5-Stroke Roll 🥁

What you see vs. what you play.

This study breaks down how the 5-stroke roll is written and interpreted, exploring both the traditional version and its triplet-based variation.

Understanding the notation is one thing—getting those doubles smooth, controlled, and musical is where the real work begins.

Rhythm Reading 🥁

This study combines a variety of broken 16th and 32nd-note figures, challenging your timing, subdivision awareness, and ability to switch smoothly between rhythmic subdivisions.

Then take it to the kit and see how many grooves, fills, and phrases you can create from the rhythms.

Jazz Comping 🥁

This study layers snare, kick, and left-foot hi-hat over a consistent jazz ride pattern to create some challenging, musical comping phrases.

The trick? Keep that ride cymbal flowing while the other three voices move freely around it.
Let the limbs have a conversation!

Trap Beats 🥁

This study mixes broken 16th-note and 32nd-note triplet hi-hat figures with 808s, cowbell, and toms to create some unpredictable trap-inspired grooves.

Triplet Rhythm Reading 🥁

This study works through a variety of broken eighth-note and 16th-note triplet figures, challenging you to stay locked into the triplet grid as the rhythms change.

Bossa Nova with Fills 🥁

This study starts with a standard 2-bar Bossa Nova groove, followed by four different fill variations—all while the feet maintain the same consistent pattern underneath.

The challenge? Let the hands move freely without disturbing that foundation in the feet that locks in with the bass player.

Which fill is your favourite - 1, 2, 3, or 4?

Linear Groove with Fills 🥁

Linear drumming means no two limbs strike at exactly the same time—each kick, snare, and hi-hat note gets its own space, creating a clean, flowing feel.

This study starts with a linear groove, followed by four different fill variations that build naturally from the same idea.

Which variation are you picking—1, 2, 3, or 4?