Creating Your Own Fills

This is a Steve Gadd style linear rhythm with some 32nd note double chucked in there for an extra... read more

Learn a cool 3 over 4 polyrhythmic independence exercise to have some fun with. read more

Learn a technique used by Tico Torres in the song Livin on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. read more

The Rosanna Shuffle is one of the most iconic drum beats of all time. The groove was played by... read more

In this drum lesson, learn a funky beat played in 9/8, techniques for counting 9/8, and also some cool... read more

This lesson explores the intro to Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson and some techniques for applying the... read more

In this weeks lesson we have got fun little workout for our hands on the practice pad. The aim... read more

Sometimes when you need a more energetic feel, alternating sixteenth-notes on the hi-hat are just the thing called for.... read more

This lesson explores adding a syncopated crash on the "&" of beat 4. read more

This lesson introduces 7/8 timing using Patrick Marsepoil's latest ebook, "7/8 Beats: Odd-Time Coordination." read more

This week we're going over the bridge groove and fills from Drops of Jupiter by Train. This is a... read more

The herta patterns is a fun-to-play, versatile pattern that can be applied to create head-turning drum fills and beats. read more

In this weeks lesson we have a go at a  drum fill or beat idea in which we are... read more

This lesson explores a groove and variations inspired from a technique that Keith Carlock used in a drum solo... read more

This lesson focuses on expanding the Swiss Army Triplet rudiment into a cool groove & drum fill. read more