Free Drum Lessons
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.
The 26 Standard American Drum Rudiments
The National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD) originally published The 26 Standard American Rudiments in 1933. The Percussive Arts Society, in 1984, added 14 rudiments to the American Standard Rudiments, creating the 40 International Snare Drum Rudiments.
Rolling Through the Week - Practice Pad Challenge
Challenge your students with this one-week plan to increase roll BPM by 10! Spending time developing the open-stroke roll technique goes a long way. Having a crisp, clean open roll not only feels great - it can be implemented on the drum set to create big-league embellishments, beats and fills. Remember to focus on playing cleanly and consistently.
Drum Fills From “1 ah”
This lesson explores the improvised drum fills from the "1 ah" drum lesson, providing notation, counting, sticking and extra examples.
Five Classic Drum Fills
Learn 5 classic drum fills from the songs "Listen To The Music," "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," "Free Fallin'," "The Promised Land," and "Volunteers." An emphasis is placed on the underlying techniques used in the fills.
