REQ: Jim Payne's School of Funk

Based on his well-known books, his teaching experience at Berklee College of Music and his extensive performing experience playing with James Brown bandleader, Maceo Parker and many others, Jim’s School of Funk is a comprehensive resource and a fun and exciting way to improve your Funk drumming.

Objective
To seriously improve your skills and knowledge of Funk, one of today’s most significant and in-demand styles of music.

The School of Funk is built around an in-depth series of 24 progressive lessons designed for intermediate students. The lessons take drummers step-by-step from the simpler basics to more advanced techniques and grooves.

Lessons in the course

Focus on the Bass Drum
Ghost Notes 1
Ghost Notes 2
Developing Your Groove
Displaced Backbeats
Serious Bass Drum 1
Serious Bass Drum 2
Hi-Hat Patterns 1
Hi-Hat Patterns 2
Hi-Hat Patterns 3
Layered Coordination 1
Layered Coordination 2
Linear Style 1
Multi-Tasking
Layered Coordination 3
Layered Coordination 4
Linear Coordination 2 & Layered Coordination 5
Linear Coordination 3 & "The Oakland Stroke"
Ghost Notes 3
The King Kong - Part 1
The King Kong - Part 2
"Rock Steady" De-Mystified
Slanky
"God Make Me Funky"