These lessons deal with all types of drumming techniques. Have you ever wondered How Buddy Rich could play so fast? A big part of his secret was efficiency of motion.
In these lessons we’ll dig into efficient stick technique. This is important no matter what sort of music you want to play on the drums. We’ll learn how to allow the drumsticks to do a lot of the work for you by bouncing them off the drum-head. You’ll learn how to develop your wrists and fingers so you can play faster. We’ll also talk about using your arms in a very efficient manner that will help you play accents quickly, and with little effort.
We’ll learn how to modify your grip to play a “smooth as glass” buzz roll. We’ll learn how to develop clean, powerful double stroke rolls.
We’ll discuss the differences and advantages to French Grip verses German Grip, and Matched Grip verses Traditional Grip.
You’ll learn brush techniques and various methods of sticking to move around the drums.
We’ll cover foot technique as well. You’ll learn how to develop control over the bass drum pedal along with speed. We’ll cover hi-hat techniques to get a consistent sound.
Today I’m going to show you some exercises for increasing your speed around the drum-set. First a little background on the subject. For many years… Read More »6 Exercises For Increasing Speed Around the Drum-Set
Today were going to talk about going to talk about the “Linear Drumming And Non-Independent Drum Beats,” referred to by Bob Moses, in his book, Drum… Read More »Understanding Linear And Non-Independent Drum Beats
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The flam is one of the most basic drumming rudiments. Basic flams are simple to learn, and add a much fuller sound to your playing.… Read More »Learning The Flam Drum Rudiment