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This lesson showcases a bunch of un-necessary drumming beats and techniques. While they’re fun to watch, they’re mostly useless when it comes to real music.
But still, as you continue to study and play drums, you’ll know there’s more to it than just keeping time or playing what you should. Sometimes you want to let loose and just play.
These beats will challenge you – and you’ll have a ton of fun. Good luck!
Whatever the level your strongest limbs are at, your drumming will suffer greatly if you neglect the weakest ones. You see, you’re as fast and controlled as your weakest limbs. The more you work on developing your weaker hand and weaker foot, the more speed and control you’ll acquire. This will not only reflect on your facility with those limbs but also on your drumming as a whole. More »
In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches you how to incorporate the one handed roll into your drum beats. Some of the exercises you’ll find within work great for rock-based music. This free drum lesson includes examples for heavy-metal and bossa nova as well, so you can see how applicable and musical the one handed roll can actually be. More »
The one handed roll (also known as freehand technique) is a great technique for playing a very fast single stroke roll with only one hand. In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches you how to play the one handed roll and a couple of exercises that you can use to practice this technique. The one handed roll is broken down for you with slow motion video as well, so you can see exactly how Jared’s arms behave when applying this technique to the snare drum. More »
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In this video, Jared plays along to an awesome track that was recorded for the Drumming System 2.0. There are over 100 play-alongs in that package, and this one in particular is helpful for practicing odd-time.
Playing 5/4 is actually quite simple when you get comfortable with that extra beat per bar. Once you have that down, it’s really fun. Make sure you click the link above to get the MP3 and check out the Drumming System if you have a chance.
Being able to play fast, powerful double strokes on the bass drum with one foot is amongst the holy grails of drumming. Techniques like the slide and the heel-toe have been taught over the years as the cornerstones of bass drum double strokes for louder styles of music. However, in the midst of the bass-drum-double-stroke craze, drummers neglected an important aspect of bass drumming: bass drum triple strokes. More »
Adding drum fills to your playing and doing it with confidence can be quite difficult at times. Timing and creativity issues are sure to arise at a given point, whether you’re practicing new drum fills or trying out some of your own creations. To help you improve your ability to play drum fills we came up with this cool, free drum play-along. This is a great free drum play-along to practice any drum fill you like, especially those that are one-bar in length. More »
The triple paradiddle expands on the single paradiddle by adding two sets of singles to its basic shape. Since the single paradiddle is one of the drum rudiments that’s most used for drum set applications, practicing the triple paradiddle will empower you with loads of new options when it comes to creating new ideas based on the single paradiddle. More »
In this drumeo free drum lesson, Sean Browne, Yamaha Drums Canada rep, takes you through some of the coolest features the brand new Yamaha flagship electronic-drum system, the Yamaha DTX-950K, has to offer. More »
