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5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome

5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome Learn how to make beginner drum fills sound great This Is 5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome Drum Lesson Welcome into this drum lesson where we break down 5 Simple Ways To Make Beginner Fills Sound Awesome. These ideas will elevate your drum fills to a much higher level but they are quite simple when we break them down.Below is the full video lesson and you can grab the notation for each fill below the video.We will start with the most basic beginner drum fill that you can…

Five Great Rock Fills

Five Great Rock Fills Learn how to play five epic drum fills from famous rock songs This Lesson Shows You Five Great Rock Drum Fills Welcome to the five great rock fills drum lesson. Us drummers are always on the search for new drum fill inspiration and often the best starting point is to study our favourite songs.And that's exactly what we do in this drum lesson. We will break down some of the best rock drum fills from:MuseNirvanaJimmy HendrixPhil CollinsSoundgardenIn doing so we will study the approach to fills from Dave Grohl, Dominic Howard, Mitch Mitchell, Matt Cameron and…

What Are The Three Levels of Funk Drumming?

What Are The Three Levels of Funk Drumming? Learn how to turn a rock beat into a funk beat This Is The Three Levels Of Funk Drumming This drum lesson answers that age old question pondered by academics since the dawn of time....What are the three levels of funk drumming?Funk is a genre that many drummers love because it is so focused on the groove, on the rhythm, and therefore on the drum beats.Most of us learn a basic rock drum beat when we start drumming. But with a few small steps that can take that humble rock beat and…

Playing Ahead And Behind The Beat

Playing Ahead And Behind The Beat Learn how to play ahead and behind the metronome This Is The Drummer Timing Course Welcome to this drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play ahead and behind the beat.As drummers we spend a lot of time learning how to play with a click and lock in tight. This is really, really important. But once you feel that you've mastered the click we can go a step further. And so I want to introduce these concepts to you in this drum lesson. Don't worry if you haven't yet mastered the click, it's…

Could YOU Be A Session Drummer? CHALLENGE

Could YOU Be A Session Drummer? Learn how to rock like a pro session drummer This Is The Session Drummer Challenge Could YOU Be A Session Drummer? Can you handle this drummer challenge? This drum lesson will test you on a important skill for all session drummers to master. Challenge yourself now with this drum lesson.One of the key skills you need when playing other people's music is the ability to play what they, or the producer, wants. And you need to be able to play it with perfect timing and great feel.This is harder than it sounds and the…

Develop Your Internal Metronome

Develop Your Internal Metronome Learn how to develop metronomic timing Let's Develop Your Internal Metronome Welcome to this drum lesson where we will develop your internal metronome.You are probably aware that a modern drummer must be able to play in time with a metronome. It is not just a practice tool anymore. Most recording sessions are done to a click and many live shows are now performed with a metronome to sync backing tracks and other aspects of production.But did you know we can develop our timing in a much deeper way?That's exactly what we are doing in this drum…

Mixed Subdivisions Drum Lesson

Mixed Subdivisions Drum Lesson Learn how to play fills and grooves whilst changing gears. This Is The Mixed Subdivisions Drum Lesson Welcome to the mixed subdivisions drum lesson. Here we will learn how to play between different note values within a bar.This is sometimes described as switching gears and having command of these rhythmic shenanigans allows you to play very interesting drum beats and fills.Just imagine that every beat and fill you play is all sixteenth notes. It would get very predictable and boring. But after this lesson you will be able to flow between:Quarter notesEighth notesEighth note tripletsSixteenth notesQuintupletsSextupletsThese…

Quintuplet Drum Beats

Quintuplet Drum Beats Learn how to play quintuplet drum beats and fills This Is The Quintuplet Drum Beats Lesson Welcome to the quintuplet drum beats and fills lesson. Here we will learn how to play quintuplet drum beats. What the heck is a quintuplet beat you ask? Well let me start by saying that it is not the most common rhythm type. You definitely won't need this groove in a top 40 covers band! So these are definitely not essential grooves but they are a lot of fun and they are really interesting. So for me that's enough of a…

Do They Know It’s Christmas Drum Breakdown

Do They Know It's Christmas Drum Breakdown Learn how to play Do They Know It's Christmas on the drums This Is The Do They Know It's Christmas Drum Breakdown Welcome to the Do They Know It's Christmas drum breakdown. Here we will learn how to play the drum parts for this Christmas classic.We're all very familiar with the well played Christmas song 'Do they know it's Christmas'. Penned by Bob Geldof and recorded at Sarm West studios in London in 1984, it was a charity project to raise funds to tackle famine in Africa. It was recorded by a troop…

AABA Song Form For Drummers

AABA Song Form For Drummers Understand a common song form This Is The AABA Song Form For Drummers Lesson Welcome in. Here we will learn how to understand the AABA song form for drummers.In this drum lesson we break down a common song structure and how to play it on the drums. It's essential to understand these common song forms so that we can play comfortably within the music.....and know where we are within the tune!You might wonder why a drummer needs to understand the 'musical' aspects of a song. Can't we just groove along and 'feel it'? Well yes…