How To : Play six stroke roll drum rudiment
The six stroke roll is a fun rudiment that is a combination of the single and double stroke rolls. It starts with two double strokes, then adds two single strokes at half the tempo.
The six stroke roll is a fun rudiment that is a combination of the single and double stroke rolls. It starts with two double strokes, then adds two single strokes at half the tempo.
John Antonelli shows us how to play the marching snare drum in this series of videos. Part 1 of 16 - How to Play the marching snare drum. Play the marching snare drum - Part 2 of 16. Click through to watch this video on expertvillage.com Play the marching snare drum - Part 3 o ...more
In this video series, watch as percussion master Alex Spurkel teaches how to play the doumbek African drum. Learn different hits and forms for this African percussion instrument in these quick and easy step by step music lesson and get useful drumming tips to improve rhythm an ...more
Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing the drums for several years, learning the fundamentals of technique, rudiments and music reading is very important. In this installment from his video tutorial series on the fundamentals of snare drumming, Mark Wessels w ...more
Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing the drums for several years, learning the fundamentals of technique, rudiments and music reading is very important. In this installment from his video tutorial series on the fundamentals of snare drumming, Mark Wessels w ...more
In this instructional video series you will learn how to play an off-beat snare drum to a swing beat. Our expert Peter Van Dyck shares techniques for creating a basic drum beat, adding fills, and offers tips and advice on how to begin the process and walks you through some gre ...more
Tom Gauger has played percussion with the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops Orchestras for over 35 years and has also served on the faculty at Boston University and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. In this installment from his series of video lessons dedicated to brea ...more
To play music, your hands should be able to do anything your mind asks of them – and rudimental technique is one great way of making sure that can happen. In this installment from his video tutorial series dedicated to rudimental techniques, Mark Wessels will teach you how to ...more
To play music, your hands should be able to do anything your mind asks of them – and rudimental technique is one great way of making sure that can happen. In this installment from the Vic Fith video tutorial series dedicated to snare rudiments, Dr. John Wooton demonstrates how ...more
Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing the drums for several years, learning the fundamentals of technique, rudiments and music reading is very important. In this installment from his video tutorial series on the fundamentals of snare drumming, Mark Wessels w ...more
In this video series our expert Ryan Larson will show you how to play the twelve bar blues, how to play a blues bass line, and how to transfer a blues bass line. he will also show you how to get the shuffle feel and how to add eighth notes. Part 1 of 24 - How to Play advanced ...more
All hail artist, programmer and human electrocution music-machine, Daito Manabe. He's back, and better than ever: Read more about his process.
The drum beat pattern for jazz drumming is sometimes called 'spang a lang' or 'ride cymbal pattern.' This is a very common, groovy drum pattern. In this video, the pattern is broken down into individual beats using both the ride cymbal and hi hat drums. Part 1 of 2 - How to Pl ...more
A bodhrán is a shallow one-sided Irish drum typically played with a short two-headed drumstick, and if you want to learn how to play this Irish frame drum, you've come to the right place. This two-part video tutorial from Michelle Stewart will show you how to play the "mother ...more
This video lesson will teach you how to play the Songo beat, which is one of the more difficult forms of Latin music. The Songo beats may be a little tricky to play at first, but these grooves are an extremely fun and energetic way to play the drums. The Songo is usually drive ...more
DRUM! Magazine — the leading magazine for drummers and percussionists worldwide — has announced the biggest drumming event ever to take place in Northern California. On Friday, August 13, drummers will descend on the San Jose Repertory Theatre in the heart of Silicon Valley to ...more
Ndugu Chancler is known not only as a world-class drummer and percussionist, but also a producer, composer, clinician and teacher. In this installment from his video lesson series covering many of the most frequently asked questions from his clinic tours across the world, Ndug ...more
Learn how to play drums for the Motown classic "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops in this free cover songs and drum lessons video series. Part 1 of 10 - How to Play "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops on drums. Play "I Can't Help Myself" by the Four Tops on drums - Part ...more
Do you want to learn to play drums for the very first time? Watch Mike Michalkow's step-by-step training video to get started. It will guide you through four simple patterns that form a basic rock drum beat. You can download the sheet music for this lesson online at http://ww ...more
Are you tired of needing seperate synths and drum machines to create your drums and bass / lead lines? If you have a Korg MS-2000 and many other synthesizers, it's possible to program your synth to act like a 16-step drum machine while still being able to play bass and lead li ...more
The first part deals with a latin bass on the left hand along with latin montuno on the right hand. Part 1 of 4 - How to Play salsa piano. Part 2 of 4 - How to Play salsa piano. Part 3 of 4 - How to Play salsa piano. Part 4 of 4 - How to Play salsa piano.
In this video, we learn how to pan your drums in Ableton. First, load an impulse and lay out your drum pattern. Play it back to see how it sounds. Then, pay attention to panning the individual elements of your drum track. When you click on the bottom, you will be able to see w ...more
Drum artist Raquy Danziger teaches the basics of playing a Turkish double dumbek. Raquy demonstrates how the index and ring fingers of the drumming hand should move in counter-harmony to each other, as the first step. Next she shows how to accent every third beat while drummin ...more
In this video, we learn how to use sidechain compression in Ableton Live 8. First, set up your tracks on the software. Open up the compressor and select the sidechain so you can decide how the impulse will sound on the different tracks. From here, change the filter type and an ...more
In this video, we learn how to make a basic dirty south loop arrangement in Reason. First, load up a synth loop from the Dirty South loops. Find one that you like, then find a drum loop for this. After you have loaded this, then load up a sampler to add to this. Play this and ...more
Jam tracks/backing tracks act like an instantly available band: while you play riffs on the lead guitar, backing tracks add the bass line and help ground your beat. This allows you to practice anything from major scales to minor scales. A drum beat is included to keep you stru ...more
Make sure your neighbors don't mind before you learn to play the drums with Mr.G. In this new four part series, he is going to teach you how to play the drums. You'll start with extreme basics, including your grip, to learning a simple 16th note full measure. Watch this, if yo ...more
In this video tutorial, DRUM! Magazine music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates how to play the drum part to "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones on the drums. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate drum players, drummers of all skill levels can play along. Take a ...more
Learn the parts of the drum kit and play a basic beat. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play beginning drums. Part 2 of 2 - How to Play beginning drums.
In this two-part installment from his video tutorial series (in which he covers everything from improving timekeeping to creativity and orchestrations in patterns and drum fills), Brian Ferguson demonstrates how to play a shuffle on the drum, an oft-overlooked triplet-based rh ...more
In this drum lesson, learn to play and count quintuplets. Learn a new cool groove for the drum set.
In this drum lesson for beginners, you'll learn how to play a snare drum. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than to pract ...more
In this video tutorial, DRUM! Magazine music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates how to play "Back in Black" by ACDC on the drums. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate drum players, drummers of all skill levels can play along. Take a look and learn how to play "AC ...more
In this video tutorial, DRUM! Magazine music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates how to play the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" on the drums. While this tutorial is geared towards beginning drum players, drummers of all skill levels can play along. Take a look and learn how ...more
In this video tutorial, DRUM! Magazine music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates how to play "Hard to Handle" by the Black Crowes on the drums. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate drum players, drummers of all skill levels can play along. Take a look and learn ho ...more
In this two-part video tutorial series, DRUM! Magazine music editor Wally Schnalle demonstrates how to play "The Ocean" by the Led Zeppelin on the drums. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate drum players, drummers of all skill levels can play along. Take a look a ...more
Check out this music tutorial video that demonstrates how to play the "Four Sticks" groove on drums. Led Astray drummer "Fronzo" explains his approach to the Four Sticks drum groove. John Bonham of Led Zeppelin played this song with two sets of drum sticks, which is where the ...more
Watch this music tutorial video that shows you how to play "Fool in the Rain" by John Bonham of Led Zeppelin on the drums. Led Astray drummer Fronzo breaks down the half time shuffle to help other drummers trying to play this amazing groove! It may not be exactly what Bonham p ...more
In this how to video, learn to play the slide pedal technique on the bass drum. This tutorial is for intermediate drummers. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play a single pedal slide technique on the drums. Part 2 of 2 - How to Play a single pedal slide technique on the drums.
Hey, Bo Diddley! In this installment from his video tutorial series (in which he covers everything from improving timekeeping to creativity and orchestrations in patterns and drum fills), Brian Ferguson demonstrates how to play the famous Bo Diddley beat on your drumset.
In this drum lesson for beginners, you'll learn how to play quarter notes on the drums. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page ...more
Playing the drums for "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin is a great way to not only learn how to play cover songs on drums, but to practice your drumming technique. Learn how to play "The Immigrant Song" on drums in this free drum lesson video series. Part 1 of 5 - How to Pl ...more
The biggest complaint of most people listening to the bodhran is, "is that ALL the sound it makes?" Well, this video will help you put all those drum doubters in their place, by teaching you how to play the bodhran with dynamics. Part 1 of 2 - How to Play the bodhrán drums wit ...more
In this drum lesson for beginners, you'll learn how to fret and play 16th notes. Regardless of your preferred style of music, if you want to be great, you'll need your head and hands on the same page. And there's no better way to get your head and hands on the same page than t ...more
The song "When the Levee Breaks" on drums involves a quintessential rock beat that's easy to learn and fun to play. Learn how to play drums for this Led Zeppelin song in this free cover songs and drum lessons video series. Part 1 of 6 - How to Play "When the Levee Breaks" by L ...more
Playing the drums can be pretty easy, all you need is a drum set, a decent sense of rhythm and a lot of practice. In this how to video you can learn how to play a basic rock groove using the hi hat and the snare drum. This basic rock groove is a pretty common drum rudiment. It ...more
Dom Famularo's infectious smile and drumming talents make him one of the most sought-after drummers and clincians in the world. In this three-part installment from his video series dedicated to a wide variety of topics–from drum strokes to styles–, Dom demonstrates how to play ...more
The song "Cold Sweat" by James Brown has a classic funk rhythm on drums. Learn how to play "Cold Sweat" on drums in this free cover songs and drum lessons video series. Part 1 of 12 - How to Play "Cold Sweat" by James Brown on the drums. Play "Cold Sweat" by James Brown on the ...more
Neil Peart is a famous drummer from the band Rush. Get tips on Neil Peart drumming techniques and how to play one of the beats from the song "La Villa Strangiato" in this free cover songs and drum lessons video series. Part 1 of 5 - How to Play "La Villa Strangiato" by Rush on ...more
Learn to play the song, "Lodi," by Creedence Clearwater Revival in this beginner-intermediate level drum lesson.
In this drum lesson, you will learn the basic jazz drumming pattern that is the foundation for most jazz drum beats. It requires a fair amount of independence, so you will learn it through progressive steps. This will simplify the entire learning process, and get you playing j ...more
Learn how to play accents (hard hits) and ghost notes (un-accented notes) on the drums. This drum lesson is designed for the beginner or novice drummer.
In this series of video music lessons, expert drummer Alex Kasmirov demonstrates several tips for playing the snare drum. You’ll learn tips on choosing drum sticks, cross stick techniques, how to hit rim shots and how to build dynamics in drumming. You'll also learn tips on ho ...more
Jason Johnson with Revolution Audio shows us some easy steps to creating a basic midi drumbeat using your keyboard. To start, the kick drum is located at C1, this is in a different location depending on the number of keys your keyboard has. The other drums which are included a ...more
Learn to read and play drum music written in the 3/4 time signature. In order to do this drum lesson, you already need to have an understanding of quarter notes, 8th notes, 16ths notes and their corresponding rests. You will also need the Beat Sheet for this lesson. http://www ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to make Dirty South drums in FL Studio. First, you need to get the samples from the 808 drum kit. After you have these, you will load up the tempo, going no lower than 1.5 and doing 16 bars. Then, play the drum sounds until you find some that you ...more
In this video tutorial from DRUM! Magazine, Jeff Bowers demonstrates how to play "American Idiot" by Green Day on the drums. While this tutorial is geared towards intermediate drum players, drummers of all skill levels can play along. Take a look and learn how to play "America ...more
This drum lesson gives a complete overview of ghost notes. In it, you'll learn how to identify and play these subtle notes within dynamic drum beats. You'll also learn the difference between ghosted and non-ghosted notes within a looped beat.
Michelle Stewart of BodhranExpert.com demonstrates to viewers how to treat the skin on a Bodhran drum. The skin on this particular drum is made of goat skin and, much like your own skin, must be treated with a skin-conditioning treatment in order to maintain proper moisture. ...more
Learn to play 12/8ths African drum beats with syncopated rides on the drum set cymbals in this free video series of online drum lessons featuring a professional drummer and drum teacher. Part 1 of 16 - How to Play a 12/8ths African pattern with syncopated ride. Play a 12/8ths ...more