Free Drum Lessons
Two Most Common Patterns In Drumming
This lesson takes a step back to examine the grooves we play, breaking down and discussing two of the most used patterns in drumming. Being able to recognize and play these patterns will help you to grasp new grooves more quickly.
The Pad - Exercise 1
The first of a series of Practice Pad exercises designed to build speed, control and coordination when you're away from the kit. Get down to the basics!
The Pad - Exercise 2
The second of our series of Practice Pad Exercises, this pad workout focuses on double strokes.
The Pad - Exercise 6: Flam Chops
This week, we're tackling the flam. Here are some fun flam exercises to build your flam chops.
Funky Swiss Army Drum Fill
If we change the phrasing of this Swiss Army Triplet, it becomes an impressively syncopated sounding pattern. No longer do each of the flams fall directly on a downbeat.
That Funkin' Five-Stroke Roll - Drum Lesson
The five-stroke roll is more than a snare drum rudiment for playing marches. Use it to funk up an already funky groove in a quite slick and surprisingly simple way.
And You Thought I Didn't Paradiddle
Breaking up the paradiddle by placing half at the beginning of the measure and half at the end creates a unique sound because the natural repeat-feel of beat one conceals the paradiddle. This lesson explores the technique.
Slammin Flam n Accent
Learn a powerful drum fill built around the flam accent. Bring rudiments to life around the kit with this technique.
Drum Rudiments Crossword Puzzle
Reinforce your students' knowledge of drum rudiments with this fun crossword puzzle for drummers.
The 26 Standard American Drum Rudiments
The National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD) originally published The 26 Standard American Rudiments in 1933. The Percussive Arts Society, in 1984, added 14 rudiments to the American Standard Rudiments, creating the 40 International Snare Drum Rudiments.
