This is the second live lesson we filmed with Cobus Potgieter to announce The Cobus Method. The Cobus Method will teach you how to play drums by ear, just as Cobus has. With this video, you’ll get to know a little bit more about Cobus Potgieter and his career, as well as learn how to play some of his most popular drum beats and drum fills. More »

This is the first live lesson we filmed with Cobus Potgieter to announce The Cobus Method. The Cobus Method will teach you how to play the drums by ear, just as Cobus has. With this video you’ll get to know a little bit more about Cobus Potgieter. You’ll get to know when and why he began playing drums; what were the first songs he played along to; what are his drumming influences and some of the best moments he has had since he became famous with his YouTube covers. More »

This next free drum lesson is a great place for learning your first drum fills, or to add new patterns to your ever growing collection of drum fills. In the video, Jared Falk shows you five basic quarter note drum fills, and goes about teaching you how to better practice them so you can achieve your drumming goals a lot faster. More »

Learning 8th note drum fills has never been easier with this free drum lesson. In this video Jared Falk walks you through five cool sounding drum fills that are sure to spice up your drumming, and give you further inspiration for you to come up with your own. In the video, Jared also explains how quarter notes and 8th notes relate. More »

In this free video drum lesson, DrumLessons.com instructor Jared Falk teaches you how to play five beginner tom-tom drum beats that you can use to get acquainted with this concept. Jared also goes over some tips on how to use these exercises to practice 4-way coordination. More »

Punk rock was initially developed in the mid 1970s. It’s a fast, hard-edged style of rock music, which albeit having a very simple instrumentation behind it, requires a lot of energy, power, and speed to be played authentically. In this free video drum lesson, Dave Atkinson introduces this style of drumming to you through five basic punk rock drum beats you’re sure to enjoy. Each punk rock beat is displayed at a slow speed, enabling you to see exactly what’s being played. Dave also takes the time to play the patterns with play-along loops, so you can check how they sound when used in context. More »

Linear beats, and fills for that matter are patterns whose strokes never overlap. This means that they lack unison figures. In this free drum lesson, Dave Atkinson teaches you how to play five beginner linear drum beats. He does so by showing you exactly how they should sound and how to best work on mastering them. More »

The drum set is a very physical instrument. That’s why it’s so important that you warm up thoroughly before a gig or a practice session. This will help you avoid injuries and make your playing that much more relaxed, fast, and controlled.

In this free drum lesson, Dave Atkinson teaches you how to play five cool warm-ups especially designed for your feet. Even if you don’t have a double bass pedal or two bass drums, you can still use these exercises with your hi-hat pedal and single pedal combo. More »

In this free drum lesson, Dave Atkinson teaches you how to play five double bass drum fills he came up with. These exercises are geared towards beginner drummers. Try them out no matter at what level you are now. You’ll not only brush on essential double bass drum fills, but get new ideas for developing your own as well. More »