Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums.com Course Outline Advanced Sextuplet Chops Online Course by Nick Bukey Copyright Notice No part of this course may be reproduced or transmitted in any form whatsoever, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informational storage or retrieval system without expressed written, dated and signed permission from the author. All copyrights are reserved. FEEL FREE TO COPY MY CHOPS BUT NOT MY COURSE! Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 1 Nick is well trained in virtually all styles of music and has a strong knowledge of music theory and a high level of musicianship. Session Drummer and Music Educator from Newcastle Australia. versatile and musically literate drummers. He runs a Drum School focused on developing well rounded. Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 2 .Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. He is also an experienced school teacher holding a Bachelor of Education/Arts (Honors) from the University of Newcastle. He has 20+ years of drumming experience and 15 years of teaching experience.com About the Author/Producer Nick Bukey is Musician. I didn’t need to sit through 5 minutes of introductions and have an instructor explain to me what a sextuplet is and how to count various basic rhythms. As an experienced and musically literate drummer. I arrived at this 7-step method of presenting my material and attempted to create a system and course that I would want to follow.com Rationale Background This course was created after many of my original YouTube lessons gained traction on social media midway through 2015. I would painstakingly sift through a 15-20min tutorial looking for the ‘nuggets of gold’ (the demonstration and the transcription). Lesson Format The lesson format was created out of much of my own frustration with watching various online drumming lessons and tutorials.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. I just want to see the demonstration. This is the background and reasoning behind creating this course of 7-step video lessons. Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 3 . I was inundated with comments and positive feedback about the lesson content as well as the simplistic lesson format. the transcription as well as see the pattern slowed down with a metronome in the background. After a bit of experimenting. practice and internalise. I decided to analyse and break down some of the patterns that I actually use in my playing and create an advanced course. I’m not the most natural of players and rely more on a systematic approach to drumming. My aim is to present to you a variety of fun. you should be able to improvise freely and create your own patterns and phrases. I also decided to get creative and write new patterns and linear sequences to push my own playing as well. The chops. Instead of creating a course for beginners on the development of chops (that will probably come later).Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. After you have spent enough time developing your technique and playing these fills. I like to see things written down and when I started teaching. licks and fills presented in this course are nothing new or special (I’m sure similar permutations have been played many times before by players much more proficient than myself). I like to break patterns down into their simplest form and cut and paste the ideas together into sequences. transcribing and writing music. but the uniqueness lies in how the material it is organised and presented.com Content There is a wide variety of content available online at the moment but the area of ‘drum chops’ or ‘gospel chops’ is not particularly well covered. Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 4 . challenging and inspiring linear fills that you can copy. I found that my playing began to excel and I was able to improvise and create musical ideas at a much higher level. 1. Breaking It Down – Phrasing Exercise 3.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. Fill Applications II – 1 Bar Fills 7. Demonstration 2.com 7-step Lesson Structure Overview The lessons in Section 1 of this course follow the same 7-step lesson structure. Putting It Together I – Triplet Combination Exercise 4. Putting it together II – Sextuplet Combination Exercise 5. The Finished Product Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 5 . Fill Applications I – 2 Beat Fills 6. It is further converted into triplets and placed in an exercise with a one bar rest in between each section. Example Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 6 . Example 2. Demonstration – The featured Lick/Fill/Chop is played @ 95 or 100 BPM after 2 bars of a drum groove and repeated several times from two angles. Breaking It Down – Phrasing Exercise The featured Lick/Fill/Chop is then broken down into four manageable phrases so it is easier to learn.com Lesson Structure - Explanation 1. The phrasing exercises are played at 70 BPM.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. com The PDF lesson also contains a summary of the sextuplet phrases in 2/4 as well as the triplet phrases in 4/4 that are not included in the video lesson. Example Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 7 . Putting It Together II – Sextuplet Combination Exercise Phrases 1-4 are then converted back into their original form as sextuplets and placed into an exercise. Example 4. 3.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. Putting It Together I – Triplet Combination Exercise Phrases 1-4 are placed into a combination exercise so the transitions between the phrases can be worked on. Fill Applications I – 2 Beat Sextuplet Fills Each sextuplet phrase is then applied as a 2 beat fill within 2 bars of groove. Example 6. The Finished Product The featured Chop/Lick/Fill is played again in its final form @ 95 or 100 BPM as a demonstration. Fill Applications II – 1 Bar Sextuplet Fills Phrases 1+2 and 3+4 are then combined into 1 Bar Sextuplet fills.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. Example 7.com 5. Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 8 . 4. 3.com Section 3 – 3 Piece Sextuplet Chops 4-Step Lesson Structure (Fast-tracked) 1. Demonstration @ 95 BPM Breaking It Down – Super Slow Putting It Together – Sextuplet Combination Exercise @ 60 BPM The Finished Product @ 95 BPM Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 9 . 2.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums.com Section 1 – Featured Chops Lesson 1 – Introduction – 7 Step Method Explanation Lesson 2 – The ‘4 Stick Cross’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 3 – The ‘Smooth Rider’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 4 – The ‘Hallmark’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 5 – The ‘Slick Slider’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 6 – The ‘McIntyre Mudshake’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 7 – The ‘Fay Smelter’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 8 – The ‘Go-to Gavin’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 9 – The Trail Blazer’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 10 – The ‘Caramel Kick’ Sextuplet Chop Lesson 11 – The ‘Angry Bird’ Sextuplet Chop Section 2 – Combination Fills 1-5 + Phrase Banks Lesson 12 – Combination Fills 1-5 + Phrase Banks Lesson 13 – Shredding Section 3 – 3 Piece Sextuplet Chops Lesson 14 – Introduction + The ‘4 Stick Cross’ #2 Sextuplet Chop Lesson 15 – The ‘Kick Wrangler’ 3 Piece Sextuplet Chop Lesson 16 – The ‘LR Swiper’ 3 Piece Sextuplet Chop Lesson 17 – The ‘Pocket Rocket’ 3 Piece Sextuplet Chop Lesson 18 – The ‘Fill Dunphy’ 3 Piece Sextuplet Chop Section 4 – Improvising + Bonus Material Lesson 19 – Improvising Lesson 20 – Conclusion + Bonus Material Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 10 . Thank you for purchasing this product and may it bring you many hours of inspiration and help you develop some serious chops.com Getting Started You are now ready to start working your way through the lessons in this course.Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums. You may find some of the Chops/Lick/Fills easier or more difficult than others depending on your experience and prior knowledge. Time to get started! Nick Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 11 . com Bonus 1 – The ‘Show Stopper’ Sextuplet Chop Bonus 2 – The ‘3 Piece Shredder’ Sextuplet Chop Bonus 3 – The ‘Barney Rubbler’ Sextuplet Chop Bonus 4 – The ‘Doberman’ Sextuplet Chop Nick Bukey Drums | Advanced Sextuplet Chops | Course Outline 12 .Copyright – Nick Bukey 2016 | nickbukeydrums.com Credits Musical transitions and background music by Sam Litchfield (Litche) [email protected] Bonus Lessons Bonus Lessons not included in this course that follow the same format are available @ nickbukeydrums.