In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk, of the DrumLessons.com team of instructors, takes you through your first drum fills in 7/8 odd-time signature. These three patterns are a great way of getting you started with 7/8 odd-time signature drum fills. These drum fills will also have you working on your feel for playing in 7/8 odd-time signature, hand-to-foot coordination and playing drum fills with rests. Give this lesson a whirl – you won’t be disappointed. More »

Learning how to play in an odd-time signature can be a bit challenging at first. This is especially true if you’re only used to playing in 4/4 time. In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches you how to play your first 7/8 drum beat and drum fill, and a couple of exercises that will help you develop the feel for playing in 7/8 odd-time signature. He also goes a little bit into how the numbers of a time signature relate to the way you count it out, and to what you see in a measure of music. More »