Learning Guides: The learning guides offer a guide to learning the drums with the resources on OnlineDrummer.com. A learner can follow this guide to properly develop drumming skills. Enjoy! We currently only have a learning guide for the beginning and beginner-intermediate level drummer.
Learning To Read Series: Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests This "Learning To Read" video drum lesson series is designed to teach you how to read drum music. Becoming fluent in reading drum music can be very beneficial to your drumming career.
Learning To Read Series: Eighth Notes In this lesson you will learn how to read and play eighth notes. This lesson will also introduce you to accents. Before you do this lesson you need to have an understanding of quarter notes & rests, repeat signs, measures and 4/4 time signature.
The Geek Technique This lesson introduces a technique that can be used as a warm-up or stretch. It also helps to insure proper wrist strokes. Earn your "Geek-status" with this lesson.
Learning To Read Series: Eighth Rests In this lesson you will learn how to read and play around 8th rests. In order to do this lesson you already need to know quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes and 4/4 time.
Learning To Read Series: Dynamics1 In this video drum lesson you will learn to read and play the dynamic markings piano, forte, crescendo and decrescendo.
Accents on Parade This is a practice beat sheet to work on the reading skills you have learned so far. This beat sheets helps you to work on accenting. Make sure you are alternating sticking!
8th Rest Sticking Challenge This is a practice beat sheet to work on the reading skills you have learned so far. This beat sheet introduces a new technique: clicking your sticks together.
8th Rest Walking, Drum Stick Talking This is a practice beat sheet to work on reading skills you have learned so far. Some of these exercises are a bit challenging, so take it slow!
Get Down This beat sheet is an interesting piece that will help pave the way for full drum set playing. This is a piece designed to work on coordination. Take your time.
Learning To Read Series: Sixteenth Notes In this lesson you will learn how to read and play sixteenth notes. In order to do this lesson you need to be comfortable with quarter notes & rests, eighth notes and 4/4 time.
Paradiddle In this lesson, learn the rudiment called the "Paradiddle." It gives you a brief introduction to the paradiddle and what can be done with it.
Learning To Read Series: Sixteenth Rests In this lesson you will learn how to read and play around sixteenth rests. To do this lesson, you should be comfortable with playing 16th notes and the 4/4 time signature.
3 on a hand (Resource not yet created)
Learning To Read Series: 8ths Connected To 16ths In this lesson you will learn how to read and play 8ths notes connected to 16th notes. To do this lesson you should already be comfortable with 8th notes and 16th notes.
The Double Paradiddle Learn the double paradiddle rudiment and a technique to "spice it up" a bit.
Blue Wool Snare Solo This is a practice beat sheet to work on your reading skills. Everything in the beat sheet has been discussed in previous lessons. Try your hand at playing this solo.
The Buzz Roll Learn what the buzz roll is and some techniques to help you learn to play it.
Learning To Read Series: 3/4 Time Learn to read and play drum music written in the 3/4 time signature. In order to do this lesson, you already need to have an understanding of quarter notes, 8th notes, 16ths notes and their corresponding rests.
Learning To Read Series: Basic Drum Set Music In this drum lesson you will learn to apply what you already know about reading single-drum music to reading multiple drum music, or drum set music. In order to do this lesson, you should already have an understanding of quarter notes and 8th notes.
Congratulations! If you've made it this far, you have made it to the beginner-intermediate level, a great accomplishment!
Where the Note Lies (Resource not created yet)
This lesson explains how to look ahead and the importance of looking ahead in the music for better site reading skills.
Learning To Read Series: Basic Drum Set Music 2 In this drum lesson you will learn how to read and play the open hi hat technique. This is an extension to "Basic Drum Set Music 1," so be sure that you are comfortable with the topics discussed in that lesson before moving on to this one.
Learning To Read Series: Basic Drum Set Music 3 In this drum lesson learn how to read and play the toms, ride cymbal and crash cymbal on the drum set. This lesson also touches on making sticking choices and preferences when playing and reading a drum set beat.
Beat Sheet: Show Time Practice your skills with this beat sheet. This beat sheet is a short drum set solo. This solo starts out with a basic groove and works off the groove throughout the entire piece. A neat jam!
Learning To Read Series: Dotted Halves and Quarters Learn to read and play dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes. In order to do this lesson you already need to have an understanding of quarter notes, 8th notes and 16th notes and their respective rests. You will need the Beat Sheet in order to do this lesson.
Warm-Up: Making A Milkshake Learn a drum beat/warm-up/fill that uses the doulbe paradiddle as the main pattern
Learning To Read Series: Dotted Eighth Notes Learn to read and play dotted eighth notes. In order to do this lesson you will already need to have an understanding of quarter notes, 8th notes, 16th notes and their corresponding rests.
Beat Sheet: Drum Set Time 4 Practice your previously learned skills with this beat sheet. This is the fourth of a series of drumming music sheets (series title: "Drum Set Time") that is designed for the beginner drum set player to build skills into a beginner-intermediate level drum set player. This fourth beat sheet is a level 2/5 and contains more complex patterns than Drum Set Time 3. It's meant to build coordination with 8th note rock rhythms.
Drum Fill Basics (resource not created yet)
Learn the foundation of drum filling: when to use them, how to use them and why to use them.
Beat Sheet: 3 Then Fill Practice your previously learned skills with this beat sheet. This is a short drum solo that places focus on developing fill-technique. Playing three measures of a beat and then incorporating a drum fill, this solo doesn't use any tom fills, but rather creates the needed transitions using only the snare, hi hat and bass drum.
Learning To Read Series: First and Second Endings (resource not created yet)
Learn how to read and play 1st and 2nd endings in drum music.
Learning To Read Series: Dynamics 3 (resource not created yet)
Learn to read and play the dynamic markings fp, pf sforstanza and more
Learning To Read Series: 8th Note Triplets In this Learning To Read Drum Lesson Series video drum lesson, learn how to read and play 8th note triplets on the snare drum and between the snare drum and the rim.
Beat Sheet: Troy of Troy Practice your skills with this snare solo. Including quarter notes and rests, eighth notes and rests, sixteenth notes and rests, eighth note triplets, accents and dynamics, this piece is sure to give you a run for your money!
Learning To Read Series: Sixteenth Note Triplets In this Learning To Read Series Video, learn how to read, count and play the 16th note triplet. Make sure you get the Beat Sheet in order to follow along with this video.
Beat Sheet: Sixteenth Note Triplets 2 This is the second beat sheet in the "Sixteenth Note Triplet" series designed to hone a drummer's reading/playing skills. With multiple surface playing between the rim and snare, this music is sure to turn some heads.
Paradiddle-Diddle (resource not created yet)
Learn to play the rudiment, Paradiddle-Diddle
Pinwheel - Warm-up Learn the Pinwheel, a great warm-up exercise or technique to use in your drumming.
876 Warm-up Learn a quick warm-up to help loosen up the wrists, speed up your hands and strengthen your drumming mind.
Learning To Read Series: The Flam (resource not created yet)
Learn how to read and play the Flam rudiment.
Learning To Read Series: The Flam Accent (resource not created yet)
Learn how to read and play the Flam Accent rudiment.
Playing Along With A Metronome Learn about the importance of playing along with a metronome and learn some techniques to help improve your metronome-playing abilities.
Beat Sheet: The Down A rockin' drum set solo for the beginner-intermediate level (2/5) drummer. Bang the crashes, work out the hats, and cruise on the snare as you jam this piece. Includes eighth notes and quarter notes in some tricky combinations.
Beat Sheet: Eight of a Time Practie your previously learned skills with this piece. This drum set solo works out 8th note grooves in some solid patterns. Enjoy!
Goal Oriented Practice This lesson talks about a practice strategy that may help you to spark that motivation and to really start seeing improvements in your drumming!
Learning To Read Series: Basic Drum Set Music 4 (not created yet)
Learn how to read and play sixteenth notes on the snare between 8ths on the hi hat, a must-know technique in drumming!
Lodi by Creedence Clearwater Revival It's time for your first song! Learn to play Lodi by Creedence Clearwater Revival, a great way to to propell you into the next level!
Congratulations! If you've made it this far, you have made it to the intermediate level, a wonderul accomplishment! You are really getting there!
