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The focus of this lesson is to teach you several exercises that will help you develop basic control over the double pedal. The examples revolve

The focus of this lesson is to teach you how we can use some of the basic concepts that the 40 essential rudiments revolve around

This lesson is an introduction to one of the 40 essential rudiments, the double paradiddle. We are going to learn what the double paradiddle is,

In this lesson I will teach you what I consider to be the 4 most common hi hat variations that we need to be able

In this lesson we are going to learn how we can use different note values to practice and develop our technique, and timing, using the

This is lesson 2 from a series focused on playing dotted 8th note ideas over the single paradiddle played as 16th notes. In this particular

This is lesson 1 from a series focused on playing dotted 8th note ideas over the single paradiddle played as 16th notes. In this particular

In this lesson we are going to incorporate the double bass to enhance the illusion of a metric modulation that we learned to create in

This is lesson number 2 in a series that is all about learning how to use implied metric modulation behind the kit. In this lesson

This lesson is part one of a series of lessons that are going to be focused on explaining and exploring the topic of implied metric

In this lesson we are going to combine the single paradiddle, and the first inversion of the single paradiddle to create a very fun, musical,

Today?s lesson is a technique exercise that I call ?the diddle turn-around?. The purpose of this exercise is to help us feel more comfortable moving

This lesson is part 2 of the series titled ?intro to 16th note grooves?, with emphasis on our snare drum. In this lesson we will

This lesson is an introduction to learning how to play 16th notes with the snare drum to create more interesting sounding grooves. I will explain

Today?s lesson is focused on hand technique, and it is all about developing our ability to play 3 consecutive strokes with each hand. This is

Correctly playing and subdividing 8th note triplets is a very challenging task, especially with the bass drum. As challenging as it may be, it is

Today?s lesson is all about the double stroke roll. I will teach you a very simple but very fun and challenging way to apply the

In this lesson we will be focusing on improving our bass drum technique. I will teach you a creative way to use artificial groupings with

Today?s lesson is a follow up of the lesson ?hi hat control Part 1?, in which we explored the most common rhythms that we play

In this lesson I will teach you how we can use the single paradiddle to strengthen our sense of time and our subdivision over a

In today?s lesson we are going to be superimposing a grouping of 5 eight note triplets inside the polyrhythm of 3:4 to create a groove.

As I?m sure you already know, probably the most important thing we need to have as drummers is good time, a good, consistent sense of

This lesson titled ?your first drum lesson, groove variations? is the direct follow up of the lesson titled ?your first drum lesson?. In this lesson

This lesson titled ?your first drum lesson? is exactly that, a lesson geared toward people who want to play the drums and have never had

In this lesson I will teach you one of my all time favorite technique concepts. The pyramid is a very entertaining way to push our

The goal for this lesson is to give you a short introduction to using groups of three 16th notes on the drum set. First I

In this series I will share with you several steps that I like to follow to turn a rhythmic idea into many different fills. Throughout

This lesson is part three of a series of lessons that focus on our bass drum placement. In this lesson we will talk about all

This lesson is part two of a series of lessons that focus on our bass drum placement. In this lesson we will talk about all

This is lesson one of a series in which I will teach you two different ways of practicing and developing a good placement of 16th

In this lesson I will teach you what I consider to be the three most basic, and yet most important foot hi-hat patterns that we

In today?s lesson I will teach you how we can use? a strong quarter note pulse over odd time signatures to help our grooves be

In this lesson I will teach you the meaning of time signatures in music, how time signatures work, and how we use them to better

In this lesson we are going to talk about two handed sixteenth note grooves on the drum set. I will teach you the basic mechanics

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