Moeller Technique - Level 3

CLAUS HESSLER
ABOUT
CLAUS HESSLER
Claus Hessler is THE institution for “Moeller Technique“, a guru of Open-Handed
Playing, master of the rudiments and a proven expert on all questions of the
history of drumming.

In 1969 Claus was born in Laufach/Bavaria. He got clarinet lessons from his father
and took drum lessons at the age of about 10. At the age of 19 he started his
career as a professional drummer and from the very beginning he attached great
importance to teaching.

In 1990 he met the influential jazz drummer Jim Chapin for the first time, who
became one of his most important mentors besides Dom Famularo. Jim Chapin
himself was a student of Sanford Augustus “Gus“ Moeller, after whom the
famous “Moeller Technique“ is named. Together with Moeller Chapin made this
drumming technique popular and taught Claus Hessler for years. In the
international trade press Claus is seen as the legitimate successor to his mentor
Jim Chapin, according to whom Claus has mastered and passed on the “Moeller
Technique“ in its purest form.

“I hardly know anyone who is closer to the real Moeller than Claus Hessler.“
Jim Chapin, 2006

Live and in the studio he worked so far with renowned artists like Mike Stern,
Randy Brecker, Barbara Dennerlein, Rhani Krija, Ack van Rooyen and toured
Europe with Grammy winners New York Voices. At international drum events he
shares the stages with drumming greats such as Alex Acuña, Johnny Rabb, Pete
Lockett and Steve Smith. Furthermore, as one of the best drum educators, he
gives worldwide seminars, workshops, clinics and master classes and is VIP coach
for top international drummers.

His trademark is his individual style, his outstanding technique, his ostinato-
oriented playing as well as his wide stylistic spectrum ranging from Bigband,
Latin and Jazz to Funk, Fusion and Rock.

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Claus is the author of the textbooks “Open-Handed Playing“, “Daily Drumset
Workout“, “Drumming Kairos“ and “Camp Duty Update“. He writes for
international magazines like “Drumscene“ (Australia), “Perkusista“ (Poland),
“Modern Drummer“ (USA) - which nominated him as “Best Educator/Clinician“
in 2016 - and also is a workshop columnist for the biggest German drum
magazine “drums & percussion“.

In 2015 Claus was elected president of Percussion Creativ e.V., the largest
community for drummers and percussionists in Europe. And he was the first
European drummer to be awarded the title “Distinguished Professor“ at
Keimyung University in Daegu/South Korea.

Claus teaches at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Frankfurt,

Berufsfachschule für Musik in Dinkelsbühl, Bundesakademie für musikalische
Jugendbildung in Trossingen and Popakademie Baden-Württemberg in
Mannheim.

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DESCRIPTION
MOELLER TECHNIQUE - LEVEL 3
The third and last course of the Moeller Technique workout is more advanced
and allows you to fine-tune this technique. Claus discusses accents in both hands
and more complex ostinato exercises. He addresses misconceptions about the
use of finger technique within the Moeller method. That aspect was described by
Moeller as the Pull Out Motion. With the Moeller Pumping Motion you learn how
to generate multiple hits with one stroke at lightning speed. This last course
goes in depth and provides ideas and exercises to give you food for thought and
ideas to continue working on the Moeller Technique.

CURRICULUM
LESSONS
1) Accents From Both Hands  5
2) Classic Pumping Motion  6
3) Connecting Technique Patterns and Rudiments  7
4) Pumping Motion Reverse Syncopation  8
5) Pull Out  9
6) Application Of Moeller Pull Out / Open Roll 10
7) Moeller Pull Out with Single Stroke Four  11
8) Single Stroke 4 With Reversed Syncopation 12

PART OF WORKOUT: Moeller Technique

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LESSON 1 Accents From Both Hands

ACCENTS FROM BOTH HANDS 

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LESSON 2 Classic Pumping Motion
CLASSIC PUMPING MOTION  

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LESSON 3 Moeller Technique - Level 2
CONNECTING
Connecting TECHNIQUE
Technique PATTERNS
Patterns and Rudiments AND
by Moeller
RUDIMENTS   

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LESSON 4
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PUMPING MOTION REVERSE SYNCOPATION
Pumping Motion Reverse Syncopation

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LESSON 5 Pull Out

PULL OUT 

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LESSON 6 Moeller Technique - Level 2
APPLICATION OFMoeller
Application Of MOELLER PULL OUT
Pull Out/Open Roll/
OPEN ROLL

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LESSON 7
Moeller Technique - Level 2
MOELLER PULL OUT WITH SINGLE STROKE
FOUR Moeller Pull Out with Single Stroke Four

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LESSON 8
SINGLE STROKE
Single 4 WITH
Stroke 4 With REVERSED
Reversed Syncopation
SYNCOPATION 

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