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When You Can’t Play Your Own Drum Beat

When You Can’t Play Your Own Drum Beat Learn how to play a really cool drum beat When You Can’t Play Your Own Drum Beat Welcome to this drum lesson. Do you know that feeling when you can't play your own drum beat? It happens to most of us at some point.This is a tricky little drum beat that I came up with spontaneously and then couldn't figure out how to play it a second time! Have you ever done that?Eventually I broke it down and got my head around it so here is the breakdown for you. You can…

When the Levee Breaks Drum Breakdown

When the Levee Breaks Drum Breakdown Learn how to play the whole of this John Bonham classic This Is The When the Levee Breaks Drum Breakdown Welcome to the When the Levee Breaks drum breakdown. Here we will learn how to play When the Levee Breaks on the drums.You are probably familiar with this song because it is a classic Led Zeppelin song and one of John Bonham's iconic drum beats.Much has been said about the amazing drum sound and how it was achieved at Headley Grange with the drums at the bottom of a stairwell and some help from…

What Can Drummers Learn From P!nk & Miley Cyrus?

What Can Drummers Learn From P!nk & Miley Cyrus? We are checking out a fun rhythmic trick used in some big songs What Can Drummers Learn From P!nk & Miley Cyrus? Wait, what? A drummer website talking about P!nk & Miley Cyrus? Can this be t rue? YES! In this drum lesson we check out a fun little rhythmic technique that appears in Pink's ' 'Never Gonna Not Dance Again', Miley Cyrus' 'Flowers' and Theo Katzman's 'Be The The Wheel'. They are all at it and we should understand what it is. We also check out a similar musical device…

Tom Drum Grooves

Tom Drum Grooves Learn how to play powerful tribal tom tom drum beats This Is The Tom Drum Grooves Lesson Welcome to the tom tom drum grooves. Here we will learn how to play some very powerful drum beats.Drummers often think of the toms as nice ornamentation when playing drum fills. We move around them as fast as we can and then get back to the drum beat.But the toms are the most melodic part of the drum kit. Some drummers even tune them to specific notes. And we can utilise that melodic aspect to create some amazing drum beats.Just…

Drum Practice Planner Journal

Drum Practice Planner Journal This can transform your drum practice This Is The Drum Practice Planner Journal Welcome to the drum practice journal. This drum book is a great tool to help you progress on the drumkit.Of course there are always new fangled digital options but sometimes old skool is the best. And for me nothing beats being able to make notes as text or notation, chart your progress, track your goals to keep you very focussed.This allows you to maximise your progress at the drum kit. Doing this means that even drummers with limited practice time can make more…

Five Great Rock Beats

Five Great Rock Beats Learn how to play some incredible rock drum beats This Is The Five Great Rock Beats Drum Lesson Welcome to the five great rock beats drum lesson. Drummers are always on the lookout for new drum beat ideas and often the best starting point is to study our favourite songs.And that’s exactly what we do in this drum lesson. We will break down some of the best rock drum beats from:Led ZeppelinNirvanaThe SurfarisAerosmithIn doing so we will study the approach to beats from Dave Grohl, John Bonham, Joey Kramer and Ron Wilson.That can’t be bad!Not only…

5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome

5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome Learn how to make beginner drum fills sound great This Is 5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome Drum Lesson Welcome into this drum lesson where we break down 5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome. These ideas will elevate your drum fills to a much higher level but they are quite simple when we break them down.Below is the full video lesson and you can grab the notation for each fill below the video.We will start with the most basic beginner drum fill that you can…

Five Great Rock Fills

Five Great Rock Fills Learn how to play five epic drum fills from famous rock songs This Lesson Shows You Five Great Rock Drum Fills Welcome to the five great rock fills drum lesson. Us drummers are always on the search for new drum fill inspiration and often the best starting point is to study our favourite songs.And that's exactly what we do in this drum lesson. We will break down some of the best rock drum fills from:MuseNirvanaJimmy HendrixPhil CollinsSoundgardenIn doing so we will study the approach to fills from Dave Grohl, Dominic Howard, Mitch Mitchell, Matt Cameron and…

What Are The Three Levels of Funk Drumming?

What Are The Three Levels of Funk Drumming? Learn how to turn a rock beat into a funk beat This Is The Three Levels Of Funk Drumming This drum lesson answers that age old question pondered by academics since the dawn of time....What are the three levels of funk drumming?Funk is a genre that many drummers love because it is so focused on the groove, on the rhythm, and therefore on the drum beats.Most of us learn a basic rock drum beat when we start drumming. But with a few small steps that can take that humble rock beat and…

Playing Ahead And Behind The Beat

Playing Ahead And Behind The Beat Learn how to play ahead and behind the metronome This Is The Drummer Timing Course Welcome to this drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play ahead and behind the beat.As drummers we spend a lot of time learning how to play with a click and lock in tight. This is really, really important. But once you feel that you've mastered the click we can go a step further. And so I want to introduce these concepts to you in this drum lesson. Don't worry if you haven't yet mastered the click, it's…