Hard Times – Tom Groove

For this week's lesson we have got a cool 2 measure drum beat played predominantly on the snare drum... read more

In this week's lesson we have got a really sweet sounding tom groove that is made up of solid... read more

John Xepoleas teaches a great sounding jazz fill using the paradiddle-diddle. read more

Slapping the open hi-hat on the up-beats throughout the chorus really lights this song up. Further building that fun... read more

Break away from those straight eighth note or sixteenth note grooves. The groove from Royals applies some creative hi-hat... read more

The first lesson of our new Friday Fill series focuses on a versatile groove taken from the song Chocolate... read more

In this lesson, learn a cool drum beat that uses syncopated hi-hat, snare and bass drum strokes. read more

Taylor Hawkins is known for his fast-paced, explosive drum fills. This week, we're going over two of those fills... read more

Because triplets are phrased in threes (as the name "triplet" implies), playing them in groups of two creates a... read more

In this weeks lesson we have a look at a cool sounding groove that sounds kind of like 'The... read more

Moving your right stick to the snare instead of the hi-hat can produce a unique sounding groove. You can... read more

Taking a look at playing in the 5/4 odd time signature, Alex Ribchester teaches how to incorporate some of... read more

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

For this week's lesson we start off with a 16th note sticking pattern between the hands and foot on... read more

For this week's drum lesson we have got a nice little drum fill that can be played as either... read more