In this lesson, we start with foundational groove and then embellish it by moving strokes to the toms. This... read more
This Tuesday we're going over the chorus from No One Knows. A couple weeks ago we worked with the... read more
This lesson explores some ideas for half-measure triplet tom fills. All of these patterns use alternating sticking (i.e. R... read more
This is a nice way to voice a drum fill made up of sextuplets. The sticking is RLRLKK and... read more
Backbeats have a strong influence on the feel of your grooves. They can make your groove sound energetic, up,... read more
In this weeks lesson we have a look at an epic sounding and cool looking drum fill that was... read more
Courtesy of Drum! Magazine, August 2011 Issue, this beat is the main beat for the song "You Are A... read more
Learn the classic 8 bar drum break played by Roger Taylor in the song Under Pressure by Queen and... read more
This lesson explores some of the rhythms from Dawn Richardson's latest release, “Rhythm Reader.” These foundational rhythms can be... read more
Keeping in-line with this week's Wednesday Pad Exercise, this fill pattern is syncopated. read more
The intro to Superstition by Stevie Wonder is one of the drum grooves that is instantly recognizable. Studying this... read more
Learn to read the dynamics markings piano, forte crescendo and descrescendo in this drum lesson. You should already... read more
Learn some of the classic tom fills from the song Down Under by Men at Work. read more
Throughout 2016, our lessons teaching drum fills and drum fill concepts remained very popular. So, we figured we'd start... read more
This lesson explores moving the Ostinato around the kit to create a new sounding groove without really playing a... read more
