Applying Andy Ziker’s Funked Up Hi-Hats

By placing an emphasis on the “up” stroke, you create a unique syncopated groove. This technique can be used with... read more

Todd Walker demonstrates a funk groove in 4/4, while playing around the backbeat. The kick and snare, have 25% "Drumagog"... read more

If you don't have this transcription handy I can pretty much guarantee you'll lose your bearings during the intro of... read more

Learn a simple technique to spice up your beats. read more

This week's lesson is a nice little 2 bar tom groove that is fairly simple and sounds a bit like... read more

Check out this one-handed fill using 32nd notes, sixteenths and sixteenth-note triplets in 4/4 time. Todd Walker does it again! read more

Learn a short 32nd note drum fill over beats 1 & 2 and ending on beat 3 with a big... read more

This lesson explores 5 great drum fills simple enough for a newer player but slick enough for everyone to enjoy. read more

This week's Monday lesson explores accented sixteenth-note patterns that can be expanded around the kit to create a lot of... read more

This short, snappy drum fill is a fun way to develop good technique and works great as an opening idea... read more

This week's lesson examines the main chorus groove and fill from Shut Up and Dance by Walk The Moon. This... read more

In this video lesson, we are going to take a look at the cowbell groove from the track 'Feeling This'... read more

In this Tuesday lesson sponsored by Jammit, learn some of the fills from the classic hit by Judas Priest Another... read more

In this lesson, learn a drum break and the main groove from Rusty Cage. The full sheet music is available... read more

This week's lesson goes over the drum part for the guitar solo portion of Jump by Van Halen. Eddie Van... read more