Awesome Independence Exercise – Grooves
This lesson explores one of my favorite exercises/warm-ups. This groove is a great way to work on your ghost strokes and double kicks. With all four limbs playing different patterns, it's an awesome independence workout, as well.
Fun 4 Bar Paradiddle – Herta Practice Pad Exercise
This week we are back on the practice pad with this fun four measure sequence that combines paradiddles and hertas.
Sixteenth-Note Triplet Fills and Exercises
These exercises serve as a great workout for improving coordination, dexterity, and timing around the kit. They also make unique-sounding, punchy drum fills to use within your own playing.
Flamtastic Practice Pad Exercise
For this week's lesson I have put together an 8 measure practice pad sequence that utilizes the flam in a number of different ways. There are three sticking patterns to practice that include the flam tap, flam triplets, etc. As well as the practice pad, the sequence will also sound great when played on the drum kit.
DOUBLE STROKE PRACTICE PAD EXERCISE
Learn a great practice pad exercise to help build your double strokes in both hands.
Cool Paradiddle Practice Pad Exercise
For this week's lesson we have got a fun little paradiddle workout on the practice pad. The exercise consists of 3 sticking patterns in which we add two extra notes, one of them being an accent after every sequence to give us a fun and unique way to create equality between the hands.
Put this Warm-up in Your Grooves
One of my favorite go-to warm-ups, this pattern can also double as a slick technique to use within your drum beats.
Fuller Motion Drum Set Warm-up
Learn a drum set warm-up designed to get a fuller range of motion.
Single Bass Pedal Exercises
I receive a lot of questions asking for ways to help unlock the hi-hat hand from the bass drum foot. The answer is – repetition. The more you play these types of patterns, the easier it will be to keep consistent hi-hat strokes while playing 16th notes on the bass drum.
6/8 Tom Groove & Kick Drum Workout
In this weeks lesson we have got a 6/8 drum beat on the toms that is going to double up as a kick drum exercise.
Practice Pad Workout – For Developing Hand Speed
In this weeks lesson we have got fun little workout for our hands on the practice pad. The aim is to improve hand speed and promote good technique with the fingers, while learning a cool pattern that will sound great when applied to the kit.
Winter Warmups – Brain Workouts For Behind The Kit
In this lesson, learn a couple warmups that challenge you both physically and mentally to get the juices flowing!
Alfred's Beginning Workbook For Snare Drum
Chart-Topping Drum Fills
Alfred's Beginning Workbook For Snare Drum
Chart-Topping Drum Fills
Double Stroke Pad Exercise
Drummer Todd Walker performing a lesson using a basic practice pad exercise with,"Double Strokes" within three note value. (Eighth Notes, Eighth Note Triplets & Sixteenths).
Paradiddle Practice Pad Workout
In this weeks lesson I am going to show you how to play a 4 bar/measure combination of paradiddles . It is a fun little exercise I have put together for you to have a go at on your practice pad.
Warmup #1 with Mike Klee
This is a progressions of exercises designed to give your hands a gradual warmup before practicing or a gig. Sheet music is included in the video so just grab the pad, turn on the video, and get cookin'! You will have it memorized by just a few times through. Enjoy!
