Warm-ups, Workouts and Teasers
A selection of exercises and alternative approaches to different drumming concepts.
What is Blended Learning in Drumming?
Discover Blended Learning in Drumming The Best of Both Worlds: Blended Learning When learning the drums, nothing beats the personal guidance of an experienced tutor who understands your unique goals and challenges. But what if you could enhance your learning even...
Free Beginner’s Intro To Drums
Drumming is a fantastic way to express yourself, boost your mood, and even get a bit of a workout! If you’re curious about learning the drums but aren’t sure where to start, this guide is for you.
Boosting your drum practice
Try some of these creative methods for boosting you drum practice to help ensure that your musical development is both efficient and enjoyable.
The Power of Group Drumming
We all know there’s something deeply powerful about drumming. But even more magic happens when you take that energy and share it with others in a group setting.
Creativity in the drum practice room
Top tips for a balanced approach to drum practice Should a drummer be creative in the practice room or should practise time be only about focus, control and discipline? Some people say practising and rehearsing should be considered as different things. Here at...
Brazil-inspired rhythms
Exploring drum rhythms from Brazil and their application on the drum kit. Including Forró, Samba and Bossa Nova.
Developing fluidity on the drum kit
Practical steps towards playing drums more fluidly. There are a couple of elements to developing greater fluidity on the drums. Here are some tips.
Rethinking Rudiments
Spice up your drum practice routine with a splash of creative coordination. This is a rudiment workout with a twist.
Warm-up workout for the weaker hand
This is a great workout.
It uses singles, doubles and paradiddles, in sixteenth notes and in triplet eighth notes.
It works harder on the weaker hand.
Drumming with backing tracks and sample pads
In this article Dan Peranic gives us an insight into the world of working with backing tracks and triggering samples on live gigs. He explains a great approach to constructing effective drum grooves whilst using samples and he discusses the merits...
The 3 ‘H’s – Head, Hands and Heart
This article follows on from the previous ariticle about the 3 'M' Words which apply to learning a new pattern on the drums. You may want to recap the concepts on that page as a point of reference. See Creative approaches to drumming – the 3 ‘M’ words The 'Head, Hands...
The drum rudiments
A guide to Drum Rudiments Think of the drum rudiments as the "building blocks" of drumming. Their purpose is something roughly equivalent to a pianist or a guitarist learning and practicing their musical scales on their instrument. The rudiments are important to help...
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