Latest Drum Lessons | Page 29 of 62 | Total Drummer

Flamiest Flam Accent Drum Fill

Flamiest Flam Accent Drum Fill Learn how to play a fun flam accent inspired drum fill This Is The Flamiest Flam Accent Drum Fill Welcome to the flamiest flam accent drum fill. Ok that's not technically a thing....except it is now!But this is definitely a really fun drum fill that makes good use of the flam accent.The flam accent is a three note pattern involving a....yes you guessed it.......flam. That is then followed by two softer notes.This rudiment naturally lends itself to triplet subdivisions but we are going to play it over 16th notes which creates a really interesting phrasing.If…

The Best Drum Rudiment | Most Versatile Rudiment?

The Best Drum Rudiment Is this really the best drum rudiment? The Best Drum Rudiment Here we are looking at the best drum rudiment. Rudiments are awesome and give us the sticking patterns that we need to unlock our creativity on the drum kit. Rudiments are part of our language and without them we can't speak as eloquently on our instrument. And that is why we must be proficient with the core rudiments if we want to be the best we can on the drums. But which is the best rudiment? Well in reality there isn't really a 'best rudiment'…

Bass Drum Speed Drum Lesson

Bass Drum Speed Lesson Develop faster bass drum speed with this exercise This Is The Bass Drum Speed Lesson Welcome to this bass drum speed drum lesson. This teaches an exercise that effectively develops your bass drum speed. It also helps build your bass drum endurance. This comes from a bass drum speed and endurance course that goes much deeper on developing your bass drum speed.WARNING!I'm sorry to tell you that there is no magic bullet that will give you instant speed on the bass drum. I am truly sorry if you are searching for that because it doesn't exist.…

Bass Drum Speed and Endurance Drum Course

Bass Drum Speed and Endurance Drum Course Learn how to play faster kick drums in beats and fills This Is The Bass Drum Speed and Endurance Drum Course Welcome to the bass drum speed and endurance course. Here we are developing a practice routine with very specific exercises.If you put the work in on these exercises with small but frequent practice sessions then you will develop faster bass drum speed and more endurance.If you've ever felt your leg getting tired when drumming then this will help you feel fitter and able to play drums for longer.And if you've ever felt…

How To Create A Drum Part

How To Create A Drum Part Learn how to write a drum part for songs This Lesson Teaches How To Create A Drum Part Welcome to this drum lesson that shows you how to create a drum part.Although it might seem that great drummers are blessed with creative genius, that is not always the case. Many drummers have a creative process that they follow to create perfect drum parts.In this drum lesson we break down that creative process and show you how you can quickly work through a system to come up with great drum parts for songs.This is a…

Eight Ways To Play Five Four On The Drums

Eight Ways To Play Five Four On The Drums Learn how to play drums in odd time signatures. This Is The Eight Ways To Play Five Four On The Drums Drum Lesson Here we will learn eight ways to play five four on the drums.It often seems confusing when playing drums in odd time signatures but it doesn't need to be. We are just dealing with a different length of bar and we need to learn how to count it.Once we can count it we then need to decide how to construct a groove inside that bar.When we play in…

How to Play Rock and Roll on Drums

How to Play Rock and Roll on Drums Discover the hidden secret to 1950s rock and roll drummingWelcome to this drum lesson that breaks down how to play Rock and Roll on drums.We are talking about 1950s rock and roll drumming. This was an amazing transitional phase of musical history where we moved from the swing music before it to the rock music that came after.And part of that evolution was the straight eighth note rock beat that we live and breathe in modern music.Yes you heard that right....before the rock and roll period we didn't have the straight 8ths…

Five Really Easy Drum Fills That Sound Amazing

Five really easy drum fills that sound amazing Learn easy fills that sound complicated Let's learn five really easy drum fills that sound amazing Here we have five really easy drum fills that sound amazing. Yes it’s true they really are simple to learn but as always you must start slow, learn the pattern correctly and gradually speed the patterns up. Sometimes when we see drummers that we admire it seems like they can play a million things in a million different ways and it can feel overwhelming. But many drummers have a few staple techniques and concepts that they…

How to Play La Bamba on the Drums

How to Play La Bamba on the Drums Learn how to play this classic Rock and Roll drum beat This Is The La Bamba Drum Lesson Here we will learn how to play La Bamba on the drums.We are looking at the Ritchie Valens version from 1958. Originally this was a Mexican folk song but Ritchie brought it to the masses in the midst of the rock and roll era.His heritage was Mexican and he wasn't sure initially about fusing this traditional song with the new rock style. But of course he did it and it was a huge success.The…

How To Drum Like Travis Barker

How To Drum Like Travis Barker Learn how to play drums like Travis from Blink 182Welcome to the course where we will learn how to drum like Travis Barker.Travis was the drummer for most of the career of American pop/punk heavyweights Blink 182.Travis built a huge following of drum fans who emulated his style which combined fiery punk speed with excellent command of rudimental skills.He brought all his technique and creativity together to create really interesting and unorthodox drum beats.In this course we break down four of Travis' best loved drum beats. This is challenging but it's worth it because…