In this short video, Mike Klee discusses how to play doubles on one bass drum! There also downloadable exercises to... read more
Tom grooves are cool. They can sound powerful, tribal, happy, you name it. This is a syncopated tom groove that... read more
Learn a linear, single-measure drum fill made up of sixteenth notes and a fun sticking pattern. read more
The third lesson in our exclusive Musicians Institute lesson series, this time we explore exercises that are designed to help... read more
Each of the fills below share a basic, accented sixteenth-note pattern. Accents are played every third sixteenth note. In fills... read more
In this lesson you will learn how to read and play around sixteenth rests. To do this lesson, you should... read more
This lesson explores variations of the technique originally taught in That Funkin' Five Stroke Roll video lesson. read more
This groove builds from last week's "Samba Foot" drum lesson. This beat continues the samba foot pattern, but also... read more
Learn the intro groove from the hit Blink 182 song Bored To Death and some ways to orchestrate the pattern... read more
This lesson explores a linear, 32nd-note drum fill for intermediate to advanced drummers. read more
This is the full video example of the song "Dirty Little Secret" by The All American Rejects. The full... read more
In this week's lesson we have got another great sounding drum fill idea that works great in any mid-tempo or... read more
In this weeks lesson we have got a sweet 16th note drum fill or groove idea using single strokes around... read more
Learn some great short fill and linear fill techniques like in the song The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic!... read more
Learn how to play this classic Bonham/Gadd/Smith 32nd Note Drum Lick. Purchase a transcription of this lesson. (http://www.JOHNXDRUMS.com/Pages/Video_lessons.html). Check out... read more
