PSRS PRACTICE ROOM
Welcome PSRS into your home, if you dare.
ALL INSTRUMENTS
PRACTICE TIPS
Learn 5 tips on how to make your practice session more effective and more fun. Also, a few tips on how to build good habits.
HOW TO USE PSRS DRUM TRACKS
Tips on how to use our drum jam tracks to improve your rhythm, feel and groove.
Rock Histoury 101
Band Coach/Tour Guide Extraordinaire Brett takes you on a custom rock history tour using Google Earth.
bass
SIX NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW
Ability Level : Beginner
Learn how to find six commonly used bass notes, using the dots on the fretboard. Use the DRUM JAM TRACKS to practice!
FINDING OCTAVES
Ability Level : Beginner
Learn a simple formula for finding octaves on the bass, to help make your basslines FUNKY. Also, BASS FACE.
Use the DRUM JAM TRACKS to practice!
DRUMS
basic back beat
Ability Level : Beginner
Our first ever PSRS video lesson, hosted by a slightly younger Fabrice. Learn how to play a basic back beat in 4/4 time. Oldie but goodie.
bass drum variations
Ability Level : Beginner/Intermediate
PSRS Paris Band Coach Jean walks you through two bass drum variations to “spice up your groove.”
16th note drum fill
Ability Level : Beginner
PSRS Paris Band Coach Jean teaches a 2 bar drum fill, using 16th notes. Also, Pink Floyd.
ghost notes
Ability Level - Intermediate
More “spicy” tips from Jean. This time, learn how to get groovy with snare ghost notes. Also, Jean raps with James Brown - spooky.
GUITAR
OPEN STRING NOTE NAMES
Ability Level : Beginner
PSRS Founder Jason teaches you the open string note names, as well as an easy way to remember their order.
STRUMMING PATTERNS
Ability Level : Intermediate
PSRS Band Coach Fabrice shows you four different strumming patterns, great for improving your rhythm skills and adding more variation to your playing. Use our DRUM JAM TRACKS to help you practice!
THE PENTATONIC SCALE
Ability Level : Intermediate
PSRS Band Coach Tom teaches a root position Am Pentatonic and finishes with an EPIC jam. As always, jam along with our DRUM JAM TRACKS!
PALM MUTING
Ability Level : Intermediate
PSRS Band Coach Fabrice shows you how to palm mute and teaches a strumming pattern. Also, he sings his new punk song “Listen to Those Guys”.
As always, use the DRUM JAM TRACKS!
LEGATO TECHNIQUE : SLIDES
Ability Level : Intermediate
Join PSRS Band Coach Tom in his kitchen to cook up some tasty licks! Part One of his series on Legato Techniques. First up, SLIDES! Also, Chuck Berry.
LEGATO TECHNIQUE : HAMMER ONS
Ability Level : Intermediate
Back to Tom’s Kitchen for the second instalment of his Legato Techniques series: HAMMER ONS! Also, Sabbath.
LEGATO TECHNIQUE : PULL OFFS
Ability Level : Intermediate
The third installment in Tom’s Kitchen Legato Techniques: PULL OFFS! Also, Tom takes a swim with Lenny Kravitz.
D and G Triad chord shapes
Ability Level : Intermediate
PSRS Band Coach Fabrice shows you how to use different chord shapes to help bring variation and musicality to your chord progressions. Also, Fabrice jams with The Strokes.
piano
triad inversions
Ability Level : Intermediate
PSRS Founder Jason talks you through how to play different inversions of triad chords and offers up a few different chord progressions to practice. Use our DRUM JAM TRACKS to make it more fun!
vocals
mic technique
Ability Level : All
PSRS Founder Jason gives you a few basic tips on how to perform with a microphone. A big shout out to Taylor Swift for helping out.