Monday Drum Lessons – OnlineDrummer.com

Each of the fills below share a basic, accented sixteenth-note pattern. Accents are played every third sixteenth note. In... read more

The lesson takes a step back from the traditional format and explores the intricacies of music notation strategies. ... read more

This lesson explores the pickup and drum fills in the intro of All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix... read more

This lesson explores the tom groove used in Should I Stay or Should I Go, including some ideas for... read more

Do you have trouble making up drum fills on the fly? If so, you're not alone. A lot of... read more

This lesson strays from the common application of drum fills where toms and snare strokes are at the heart... read more

Learn a simple technique to add some flare and pop to the end of your drum fills. This lesson... read more

This drum lesson explores a couple of drum fills and grooves from the song Run by Foo Fighters, as... read more

This lesson explores a slick alternative to playing in 4/4. The grooves are designed to be very similar to... read more

Each set of four drum fills below share the same rhythms but re-orchestrate those rhythms around the toms and... read more

Drummers are often locked into the technique of playing a crash cymbal on beat 1 when coming out of... read more

We've all spent time learning new drum beats, and that's great. However, we often learn a groove and then... read more

The term dynamics refers to how loudly or softly the music is played. Without changes in dynamics, music can... read more

This lesson walks through the creative cross-over grooves used in the 2nd verse and pre-chorus of the song Believer... read more

This lesson explores the main tom groove used in the song Hard Times by Paramore and introduces an off-beat... read more