Free Drum Lessons
How To Play Royals by Lorde
Break away from those straight eighth note or sixteenth note grooves. The groove from Royals applies some creative hi-hat techniques that you can pull from time to time.
Drum Fill from Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin
Exploring the techniques from my favorite drum fill in the song Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin, this lesson seeks to dissect the fill and teach you to apply the concepts to your own drumming.
The Pad - Exercise 5
Our 5th The Pad Exercise concentrates on syncopation. Appreciate those Es and Ahs!
The Pad - Exercise 7: Two Surfaces
This week's The Pad exercise takes the sticks to two surfaces. You can use a second practice pad to replace the rim strokes. If you don't have a second pad, setting up an old book or pillow works, too.
The Pad - Exercise 9: Ghosts
This weekend is Halloween. It's only fitting that this week's pad exercise focuses on ghost strokes.
The E's and Ah's of Drum Fills
Putting a strong emphasis on the syncopated strokes (i.e. the “E” and “Ah”) in a drum fill gives the fill a … well, more syncopated feel.
Stopping Short
Pulling a concept form the chorus of Headstrong by the band Trapt, this lesson focuses on stopping short. A coool technique to add a unique flavor ...
Drum Fills - Adding Punch To Your Standard
Even a standard sixteenth note drum fill can be spruced up by replacing some of the strokes with the crash and bass. In this lesson, we first take a look at some drums-only, sixteenth-note drum fills. Then, we add the punch with the crash and bass.
