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My Favourite Set Up Drum Fill

My Favourite Set Up Drum Fill Learn My Favourite Set Up Drum Fill This Is A Set Up Drum Fill Welcome to this drum lesson where you will learn my favourite set up drum fill.Set up fills are a common rhythmic device to making a band hit or ensemble stab more impactful.This might be a big note in a big band piece where every instrument hits a figure together to create a huge accented note.Rather than that note appearing out of nowhere, the drummer might set it up with a drum fill that leads into it.You could create all sorts…

Treat Drum Teaching Like A Business – Become A Drum Teacher

Treat Drum Teaching Like A Business If you don't do this, you won't have a successful drum teaching business. Treat Drum Teaching Like A Business Question: Why do most drum teachers fail?[REMINDER]: Have you booked your free drum teacher training yet? If not click here.The answer is that they fail to treat their business as......well....as a business.The problem is that us drummers are creatives, we are artistes, we are visionaries. We are not sales people. And in fact sales feels at odds to our core values.I have the same issues myself but I have learnt how damaging that is if I…

Ain’t Gonna Miss Her Now She’s Gone

Ain't Gonna Miss Her Now She's Gone Have fun with a New Orleans Second Line Drum Track This Is The Ain't Gonna Miss Her Now She's Gone Drumless Track Welcome to the drumless track 'Ain't Gonna Miss Her Now She's Gone'.This is a fun drumless track in the New Orleans second line style. It's a slow one at 65bpm so it allows you to work on your second line grooves without too much pressure.It's a very funky style and you could just play a slow funk beat with this so don't worry if you're not familiar with the second line…

How To Drum Like Ernest Berger

How To Drum Like Ernest Berger Learn how to play disco drums like Ernest Berger from Heatwave This Is The Ernest Bilbo Berger Drum Course Welcome to a disco drums course. Here we will learn how to drum like Ernest Berger.Ernest was a drummer from Czechoslovakia who powered the disco band 'Heatwave'. He's not a well known drummer to anyone outside of the disco genre but he performed on many huge disco tracks such as Grooveline, Too hot to handle, and Boogie nights.Heatwave also had Rod Temperton in the writing their songs, who you might have heard of as a…

Only Cool Dudes Can Play This Drum Beat

Only Cool Dudes Can Play This Drum Beat Learn how to play a funky New Orleans style groove This Is The Second Line Style Drum Groove It's scientifically proven that only cool dudes can play this drum beat. This is THE test to find out if you are a cool dude.This is a big moment in your life but if you're brave enough to stare cool dudeness in the face then let's get started.This is actually in the style of the New Orleans second line drum beats. It has a very groovy, slightly swung feel which gives it a cool…

Easiest Drum Fill to Sound Like Bonham, Grohl, Howard

Easiest drum fill to sound like Bonham, Grohl, Howard Learn how to play drum fills like Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Led Zeppelin and Muse This Is The Bonham, Grohl and Howard Drum Fill Welcome to a drum lesson where we will learn the easiest drum fill to sound like Bonham, Grohl, Howard.Just in case this needs clarifying we're talking about John Bonham from Led Zeppelin, Dominic Howard from Muse and Dave Grohl both with Nirvana and Queens of the Stone Age.These are awesome bands with awesome drummers and they all used this same type of fill that we…

Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill

Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill Learn how to use a rudiment to create a very cool drum fill This Is The Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill Welcome to the paradiddlediddle rudiment fill drum lesson.The paradiddlediddle is an amazing rudiment that can be used in so many creative ways. Here we will use it to create a really fun drum fill.This rudiment drum fill sounds more complex than it is but in the drum lesson we will break it down so it becomes easy to learn.If you want to learn this Paradiddlediddle Rudiment Fill and then go deeper with rudiments, you might also like:Rudiments for…

Holy Diver Drum Notation – Dio

Holy Diver Drum Notation Learn how to play this Dio classic track on the drums This Is The Holy Diver Drum Notation Welcome to the Holy Diver Drum Notation. This is the full drum sheet music for Holy Diver by Dio.Holy Diver was the name of Dio's first album which contained Ronnie James Dio who had recently left Black Sabbath and brought with him the drummer Vinnie Appice (brother of Carmine Appice).It was released in 1983 as the title track of the album and the lead single. It wasn't hugely successful commercially but it has endured as one of Dio's…

Benefits of Teaching Drums

Benefits Of Teaching Drums Why should you bother to start a business teaching drums? Benefits Of Teaching Drums Question: What are the main benefits of teaching drums?[REMINDER]: Have you booked your free drum teacher training yet? If not click here.Let's explore that question. I think having strong 'WHY' is crucial for starting and growing your drum teaching business. And therefore understanding the benefits of teaching drums helps give you a strong 'why'.The reason I say this is because you will face struggles, frustrations and problems. You will get demoralised, you will want to quit. And the thing that gives you the…

Do You Need To Be A Good Drummer To Teach Drums?

Do You Need To Be A Good Drummer To Teach Drums? Exactly how good do you need to be to start teaching drums Do You Need To Be A Good Drummer To Teach Drums? Question: How good do you actually need to be at drumming before you can become a drum teacher?[REMINDER]: Have you booked your free drum teacher training yet? If not click here.The answer might surprise you.This is often one of the big worries that drummers have before they become a drum teacher. And it's very common for them to assume that they are not good enough drummers to…