Stick Control vs. The Half-Time Shuffle

This week, Patrick takes exercises from the ubiquitous Stick Control drum book and moves them around the kit. This... read more

Designed to focus practice on quarter notes and rests, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and accents, this drumming sheet music... read more

This beat sheet is the 2nd beat sheet designed as an introduction to drum fills, a great start for... read more

This is the fifth beat sheet in a series designed to devlop jazz drumming skills. Starting from simpler beats... read more

The fourth edition of our The Pad exercises focuses on accenting while using alternating sticking. read more

This sheet music accompanies Andy Zikers article on Free and Controlled Stroke Warm-Ups, techniques for warming up using selective... read more

This week Patrick lays down a slick linear groove with a clever hi-hat pattern. read more

This week's installment of Patrick's rudiment mixology swishes the single drag tap and lesson 25 rudiments around the kit. read more

This is the third of a series of drumming sheet music designed to build coordination in playing rock beats... read more

In this exercise, Patrick Marsepoil shares a 16th note paradiddle-diddle lick to keep you grooving this week. read more

This is an excerpt from Volume 2 of Tim Sawyer's Percussion360.com read more

Patrick continues laying down grooves with groups of 5s and 7s. read more

Teaching the drummer whole notes and half notes, this drumming sheet music is designed for the beginner snare drummer... read more

This is the seventh beat sheet in a series designed to devlop jazz drumming skills. Starting from simpler beats... read more

Continuing with the rudiments on drum set series, Patrick shares some explosive, syncopated concepts for the double paradiddle and... read more