Drum Fills – Adding Punch To Your Standard
Even a standard sixteenth note drum fill can be spruced up by replacing some of the strokes with the crash... read more
Slick, Two-Bar Drum Lick
This lesson builds upon the idea from last week, adding an extra bar of drum fill. This pattern consists of... read more
Quick, Slick Drum Lick
Learn a linear, single-measure drum fill made up of sixteenth notes and a fun sticking pattern. read more
Creating Drum Fills from Linear Beats
This lesson explores the sticking pattern from a few weeks ago. This time, we are orchestrating the idea around the... read more
Monster Drum Fill
Learn an advanced two-measure sextuplet drum fill played between the kick, snare, hi-hat, and floor tom. The sticking pattern consists... read more
Quick Travis Barker Drum Lick
This week's lesson explores a quick drum fill in the style of Blink 182's stickman, Travis Barker. The fill can... read more
Quick, Advanced Drum Fill
This lesson explores a slick single-measure drum lick consisting of sextuplets and sixteenth-note triplets orchestrated around the kit. Every beat... read more
Cool, Fun Drum Fill or Solo Idea
This lesson borrows the sticking pattern from the previous lesson, combining a number of paradiddle variations to create a drum... read more
Six Punchy Short Fills
Short fills are perfect for light transitions or breaking up repeated bars of drum beats. If overused, they can become... read more
A Short But Sweet 32nd Note Drum Fill
Learn a short 32nd note drum fill over beats 1 & 2 and ending on beat 3 with a big... read more
Unique Crash Placements in “Down-the-Tom” Fills
Accenting the down-the-tom fills with crashes brings a new flavor to the classic fill technique. These four drum fill examples... read more
Five Essential Intermediate Drum Fills
This lesson explores five cracking drum fills, all of which have featured in some of the world's greatest rock tracks.... read more
Rock & Pop Drum Fill – Intermediate Level
Learn a two-measure drum fill for intermediate level drummers. The fill is meant to be played at high tempos in... read more
Six Linear “Skeleton” Drum Fills
The term "Skeleton," in drumming, refers to drum parts that use only the snare, bass, and cymbals. In other words,... read more
Twelve “Walking” Beats & Fills
The Walking foot pattern is a lot of fun to play and makes for a great drum solo concept. The... read more
