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1930s Swing Drumming

1930s Swing Drumming Learn how to play big band drumming This Is The 1930s Swing Drumming Course Here we will learn how to play 1930s swing drumming. This is such a cool style of drumming and I think this really benefits us as drummers no matter what genre we usually play.We will break down classic songs such as Sing, Sing, Sing with Gene Krupa on drums. But we'll also study different approaches to set up fills, band hits, reading charts and break down whole songs such as In the mood by Glen Miller and Let's dance by Benny Goodman.Scroll down…

Early Heavy Metal Drum Beats

Early Heavy Metal Drum Beats Learn how to play the drum beats of John Bonham, Bill Ward and Ian Paice This Is The Early Heavy Metal Drum Beats Course Here we will learn how to play early heavy metal drum beats.Thus was the dawn of heavy metal when the drummers got harder and louder and rock became heavy rock.The thundering grooves, the darker lyrical content and the huge riffs started us on that journey that has just kept on going ever since.And yet we still talk about the drummers from this period as our favourites.Part of that might be that…

1950s Rock and Roll Drumming

1950s Rock and Roll Drumming Learn how to play rock and roll on the drums This Is The 1950s Rock and Roll Drumming Course Welcome to the 1950s Rock and Roll drumming course. Here we will learn how to play 1950s rock and roll on the drums.This was a really exciting period in musical history when the foundations of rock were being laid down. Rhythmically it was a big period of change and we had a unique tension between straight and swung rhythms within the bands.We discuss that phenomenon as break down songs such as Rock around the clock, Tutti…

New Orleans Drum Beats

New Orleans Drum Beats Learn how to play funky second line drumming. This Is The New Orleans Drum Beats Course Here we will learn how to play New Orleans drum beats.The drum beats of New Orleans exist due to a mix of cultures that make New Orleans so artistically rich. There is a very distinctive feel that comes from New Orleans musicians and this is very evident in the drum grooves.This drum course delves into the second line style grooves. We look at what they are, how they feel and break down different sticking patterns.There are also full notations and…

Blues Drumming Course

Blues Drumming Course Learn how to play blues drums with this comprehensive blues drum course. This Is The Blues Drumming Course Welcome to the blues drumming course. Here we will learn how to play blues drums.In this drum course we break down key blues grooves such as blues shuffles, six eight blues, Bo Diddley beat, Steve Gadd blues, texas blues beat, chicago blues beat and rumba blues.There are full song charts and playalong tracks to get you feeling those swinging grooves and learning how to play musically within them.Scroll down to start the blues drumming course. Click to access the…

Pop Punk Drumming

Pop Punk Drumming Learn how to play pop punk drumming with Green Day, Blink 182 and The Offspring. This Is The Pop Punk Drumming Course Welcome to the pop punk drumming drums course. Here we will learn how to play the drum beats and fills from the 1990/2000 pop punk genre.This brought us bands such as Green Day, The Offspring and Blink 182, and it is these bands that we break down in this drum course.This took the punk attitude that grew popular in the 1970s but gave it a brighter, poppier edge.The drumming was fast and furious so it…

How To Play A Rock Drum Solo

How To Play A Rock Drum Solo Learn how to play a rock drum solo This Is The Rock Drum Solo Lesson Here we will learn how to play a rock drum solo.This is based on classic rock solos from the 1970s but really these appear in every decade and will continue to do so because they are effective.But the inspiration for this came from drummers like Simon Kirke with Free, John Bonham with led Zeppelin, etc.We break down the ideas very slowly so that you can learn to play a rock drum solo no matter what stage you are…

Fire and Water Drum Solo

Fire and Water Drum Solo Learn how to play a classic Simon Kirke drum solo This Is The Fire and Water Drum Solo Welcome to the Fire and Water drum solo drum lesson. We are breaking down the drum solo that Simon Kirke plays at the end of this track.It's a classic rock drum solo from the era and there are some tasty drum solo licks in there, but overall it is not technically difficult so anyone can have fun learning this drum solo.We break it down very slowly and follow the provided sheet music so you can understand every…

Independence Drum Exercise

Independence Drum Exercise Learn how to play a four limb independence drum beat This Is The Independence Drum Exercise Welcome to this independence drum exercise. Independence is crucial for any drummer because we use all of our limbs and this lesson goes deep on four limb independence.But this isn't just an exercise. It's a very useable drum beat that work really well in funk and, as you'll discover on the lesson, we also found it works well in New Orleans Second Line grooves as well.Developing your four limb independence will make you a much better drummer who can easily learn…

How To Play All Right Now On Drums

How To Play All Right Now On Drums Learn how to play a classic Free song on drums. How To Play All Right Now On Drums Welcome to the drum lesson where we will learn how to play All Right Now on drums.This was a huge hit for the UK band Free in 1970 on the Fire and Water album. It features a quarter note hi-hat groove with syncopated bass drums.It also has a tricky section which we tackle using snare rolls in the lead up to the famous guitar solo.It then has some iconic drum fills that are actually…