The single paradiddle-diddle is the last pattern from the paradiddle family of drum rudiments and the main pattern featured in the “Motown drum fill” – one of the greatest drum fills of all time, which was made famous by the great late Motown house drummer “Benny” Benjamin. The single paradiddle-diddle incorporates features from the single paradiddle and the double paradiddle. In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron takes the single paradiddle-diddle to the practice pad and breaks it down for you, so you can see exactly how to execute it. He then takes the single paradiddle-diddle to the drum set to demo a couple of drum beats and drum fills that make use of it. More »

Thanks to Lionel Duperron and this free drum lesson, learning how to play the triple paradiddle has now become much easier. In this video, Lionel breaks down the sticking pattern of the triple paradiddle on a practice pad, so you can learn how to play it accurately. He then takes the triple paradiddle to the drum set, where he shares some ideas on how to incorporate it into your drum beats and drum fills. More »

The double paradiddle is the next pattern from the paradiddle family of drum rudiments that Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play here. With this free drum lesson, you’ll learn how to practice and play the double paradiddle, and how to apply it to the drum set through a couple of drum beats and drum fills. More »

The single paradiddle is one of the most popular drum rudiments. It opens a lot of cool possibilities on the drum set, since it helps you to alternate easily between leading hands. The single paradiddle is one of the few rudiments that almost every drummer on the planet knows how to play.

In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play the single paradiddle, and how to apply it to the drum set through a couple of creative drum beats and drum fills. More »

The seventeen stroke roll is the last pattern from the drum roll family of drum rudiments that we have to teach you. In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron breaks down the seventeen stroke roll on a practice pad, showing you exactly how to play it accurately. You’ll learn how to use the seventeen stroke roll within drum fills and drum beats as well. More »

The fifteen stroke roll is the next stepping stone on your way to become a master of the 40 drum rudiments. In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron, of the DrumLessons.com team of instructors, shares some valuable tips on how to play the fifteen stroke roll and teaches you how to use it within drum beats and drum fills. More »

With this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to practice and play the thirteen stroke roll, a pattern from the drum roll family of drum rudiments. This lesson includes drum set applications for the thirteen stroke roll that you can use on your everyday playing, or as inspiration for coming up with your own thirteen stroke roll drum beats and drum fills. More »

In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play the eleven stroke roll, a pattern from the drum roll family of drum rudiments. Give this lesson a try if you’re interested on learning how to play the eleven stroke roll. Don’t worry if you don’t like practicing drum rudiments on a practice pad. This free drum lesson features drum beats and drum fills incorporating the eleven stroke roll. This way, you can practice the eleven stroke roll with your whole drum set. More »

This free drum lesson is on one of the drum rudiments from the drum roll family, the ten stroke roll. In the video, Lionel Duperron teaches you how to play and how to practice the ten stroke roll effectively, so you can make the best out of your practice time. The 40 drum rudiments aren’t meant to be played on a practice pad only, so you’ll learn how to apply the ten stroke roll to the drum set through a couple of drum beats and drum fills as well. More »

In this free drum lesson, Lionel Duperron takes you to the practice pad to show you exactly how to play and practice the nine stroke roll – one of the drum rudiments from the drum roll family. He then moves to the drum set, unveiling the nine stroke roll’s hidden potential as the main inspiration for designing drum beats and drum fills. More »