This free drum lesson is the best place to start learning your first patterns in 5/4 odd-time signature. The three 5/4 drum beats taught by Dave “The Canuck” Atkinson in the video are quarter note and 8th note based. They are demoed at two different tempos so you can have an idea of how they sound when played at slow and fast tempos. More »
Showmanship techniques are not an essential aspect of playing drum set. But let’s face it, they are a hell of a lot fun to play and showcase. With that in mind, DrumLessons.com instructors Cobus Potgieter and Jared Falk filmed this video to teach you how to develop a sweet showmanship technique that revolves around the double stroke roll. If you think drum rudiments are boring and useless, you’ll be running to the drum rudiment section on DrumLessons.com even before you’re done watching this free drum lesson. If we’re not right about this, we’ll give you free lifetime access to the remaining free drum lessons featured on this website. We promise! More »
The herta is a hybrid drum rudiment from the single stroke family of drum rudiments. It’s made up of two fast singles followed by two slower singles. It’s often described as being a single stroke double or a single stroke drag, since the two fast singles sound pretty much like a double or a drag, respectively. In this free drum lesson, South Africa’s drummer extraordinaire Cobus Potgieter, alongside his trustworthy side kick Jared Falk, teaches you how to play and practice the herta, and how to apply it specifically within drum fills. 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 »
In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches three 16th note linear drum fills geared towards the intermediate drummer. These drum fills introduce two new themes. The first one is the use of cymbals instead of tom/snare shots. This is a great way of incorporating new textures into your tom/snare based linear drum fills. The second theme comes in the form of spreading single stroke rolls between one hand and the bass drum foot, which is great for further developing your 4-way coordination. More »
Linear patterns – whether in drum beat or drum fill format – are patterns that are played without overlapping strokes. You won’t find any unison figure in this type of pattern. In this free drum lesson, Jared Falk teaches three linear drum fills – known as hand-to-feet combinations – that you can use to further enrich your drum fill library and get used to playing this type of idea around the drum set. During the video, Jared goes into some detail about how to use these three drum fills for coming up with linear patterns of your own as well. More »
This is the last free drum lesson in the three-lesson series on 7/8 odd-time signature drum fills. The three advanced 7/8 drum fills Jared Falk teaches you how to play in this free drum lesson are 16th note triplet and 32nd note based. These drum fills are extremely musical and incorporate hand-to-feet combinations and cymbals. More »
This free drum lesson is the second installment in a three-lesson series on drum fills played in 7/8 odd-time signature. In this video, Jared Falk teaches three intermediate 7/8 drum fills and discusses how these drum fills – or any other pattern for that matter – should be practiced. These drum fills incorporate 32nd notes, hand-to-foot combinations, and some cool cymbal patterns. More »
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 »
