What are drum fills? How can they be used in a musical context? In this free video drum lesson, Jared Falk answers these questions and teaches five beginner drum fills. They are broken down slowly, so you can see exactly how to play them and how they sound. As an added bonus, each drum fill is demonstrated in a musical context. This free drum lesson includes two versions of the track Jared plays along to in the video – one with the drum tracks removed and an alternate version with a metronome added in. Use them for practicing these or any other drum fills you’d like. More »
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 »
Since most drummers’ lead hand and foot are on the same side of the body, playing different patterns between them is the first big issue beginner drummers usually face when first starting out. Having gone through this issue himself, Jared Falk knows as much about how frustrating this can be as how to overcome it. If you’re a beginner drummer facing independence issues, you’re in luck. 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 »
Christmas is just around the corner. In the spirit of this holiday season, we decided to endow you with a very special Christmas drum play-along and a fun video to go along with it. In order to wish you a merry Christmas and a very happy 2013, we got all the DrumLessons.com and Drumeo office staff to the studio to record their performance of this Christmas drum play-along. We don’t all play drums, so bare with us. Happy holidays and hope you have fun. More »
