All I’m trying to describe is a way to gain independence keeping your ghost note pattern. It’s about generating groove and being able to play what you want, or what the music calls for without killing the underlying groove. It’s not about just willy-nilly throwing ghost notes in. They need to stay within and maintain the groove. The exercises in this lesson are teaching us patterns to practice which we should be playing in a way to maintain the groove.

I just watched a Drumeo lesson with Larnell Lewis talking about his groove builder. What I just found out that I’m basically doing that with high-hat and snare and ghost note patterns while changing the bass drum pattern. I love his idea of improvising for a bar or 2 and then repeating it. Your high-hat and snare stay the same and improvise the kick. You can to this with each limb. It’s about working out your independence so you don’t crash and burn when you “feel” like playing something, but don’t have the coordination to actually play it. The groove will suffer.

Brenden, I totally understand where you are coming from. (Piano-Pianissimo,ostinato ) Right-on. I am glad you are this technically versed.
Now throw it all out the window. Ghost notes are about feel. you can play them technically all day and thats what you get sterile, clinical notes. Try listening to some of the James brown drummers or Bernard purdie. then you’ll understand.
this comes from the soul not the head. Dig me?