The world of drumming education has changed quite a bit over the last fifteen years or so. With the advent of the internet – and lately – with the increase of bandwidth and video quality, and with the development of huge libraries of free drum lessons in the form of FreeDrumLessons.com and DrumLessons.com, it became possible to learn how to play drums accurately and thoroughly without the aid of a drum teacher or of buying any sorts of drum books and drum DVDs. In this video, Jared Falk explains how you can use DrumLessons.com and the free drum lessons you’ll find within, to help out your drummer friends and the online drumming community. More »
In this free video drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches you how to count 8th note triplets, and how to relate them to quarter notes, 8th notes, 16th notes, and 32nd notes. He does so by using some simple but effective exercises, beats and fills. Jared also teaches you how to read and write 8th note triplets. More »
In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk shows you how to perform the two essential bass drum techniques behind most of the strokes you’ll be playing on the bass drum throughout the years to come. The techniques we’re talking about are heel-up and heel-down. More »
In this free video drum lesson, DrumLessons.com instructor Jared Falk teaches you how to count 32nd notes, and how to relate them to quarter notes, 8th notes, and 16th notes. He does so by using some simple but effective exercises and fills. Jared also teaches you how to read and write 32nd notes. More »
In this free video drum lesson, DrumLessons.com instructor Jared Falk teaches you how to count 16th notes, and how to relate them to quarter notes and 8th notes. He does so by using some simple but effective exercises, beats and fills. Jared also teaches you how to read and write 16th notes, talks about the importance of counting out loud while practicing, and shows you how to play and notate 16th note rests. More »
After setting up your drum set, you’ll obviously feel the urge to play on it immediately. Before you do so, we encourage you to watch this free drum lesson to learn how to hold the drumsticks properly. In it, Jared Falk discusses and teaches very important concepts regarding hand technique, like proper hand angle, how to build a fulcrum, and how to wrap the fingers around the drumsticks. It’s important to build a correct grip since day one, because it will help you avoid injuries, and play and practice accurately. More »
The video in this free drum lesson has Jared Falk teaching you guys how to count 8th notes, and how to relate them to quarter notes. He does so by using some simple but effective exercises, beats and fills. Jared also teaches how to read and write 8th notes, talks about the importance of counting out loud while practicing, and shows you how to play and notate 8th note rests. More »
With this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches you how to count quarter notes through cool exercises, beats and fills. He teaches you how to read and write quarter notes, talks about the importance of counting while you play, and shows you what quarter note rests are as well. This is the perfect lesson for you to be introduced to drum theory and notation. More »
The free drum lesson on beginner broken 16th note drum fills introduced you to a whole new world of 16th note based rhythmic ideas. With this free drum lesson, DrumLessons.com instructor Jared Falk expands on that new world of rhythmic possibilities by showing you how to combine the rhythmic figures of the beginner lesson into one-bar linear drum fills. More »
If you’re reading this, you must be well aware of one of the most popular drum fills out there by now, the constant 16th note single stroke roll drum fill. This pattern is a cool and simple one to use, and can actually give birth to a ton of different drum fills if you spread the strokes around the drum set. In this free drum lesson however, Jared Falk takes you away from that constant pattern by subbing some of the strokes with rests, for coming up with three broken 16th note drum fills. More »
