This is an important lesson for every beginner to watch about basic stick technique. That is, HOW you hold the drumsticks and HOW you actually play on a drum. This should be the first lesson you watch if you are getting started on the drums.

This is an important lesson for every beginner to watch about basic stick technique. That is, HOW you hold the drumsticks and HOW you actually play on a drum. This should be the first lesson you watch if you are getting started on the drums.
Reading music for the drums is a huge benefit to your learning and practicing. Whether you are a beginner or experienced drummer, it’s easy to learn how.
Learn to keep time with an 1/8th note backbeat.
The first 4 beats that every newbie should learn.
You're off to a great start with the 4 basic grooves you learned in the first lesson. In this lesson you will learn 4 new beginner grooves that have a "syncopated" rhythm in the Bass Drum. This means there is emphasis off the beat, so you will play the Bass Drum when you count "and".
Learn how to play the Crash Cymbal along with basic grooves.
6 drum fills for absolute beginners.
Simple exercises to increase your hand and foot coordination.
Welcome to one of the most important lessons on the entire site! If you only completed this one lesson on 1/8th note grooves and nothing else, you would already have what it takes to play a countless number of songs. These 24 groove patterns are literally the foundation of most modern music on the drums.
1/16th notes for beginners. Learn how to count this rhythm and play some simple drum fills with it.
Basic backbeat grooves with additional notes on the Snare drum.
Rhythms that combine 1/16th notes with 1/8th notes.
Groove patterns with the Snare on every beat.
1/8th note grooves with a 1/4 note backbeat.
Two-bar 1/8th note groove patterns.
In 4/4 time, there are eight 1/8th notes in each bar. The backbeat helps us to hear all 4 beats, but what if you organized the notes a little differently? In this lesson, the groove patterns you learn will follow a 3-3-2 sequence. Add that up you have your eight notes in the bar, but the grooves sound very different from what you are used to.
Basic backbeat grooves in 6/8 time.
Beginner one-bar 1/8th note fills.
Basic 1/8th note drum fills that start on beat 2.
Learn to play short fills starting on beats 3 and 4.
A review of basic 1/8th note fills and exercises to practice them all!
1/8th note fills using notes and rests.
Learn how to play Flams and and practice them musically with 10 easy Flam fills.
Buzz strokes are a basic technique that every drummer should know.
Learn the essential Paradiddle rudiment.
Learn how to add the Crash to beat 4 of an 1/8th note groove.
Learn to play the Crash on beat 3 with an 1/8th note groove.
Learn to play the Crash Cymbal on beat 2 while playing a groove pattern. You will crash along with the Snare Drum.
The absolute basics of jazz drumming.
Learn to play 1/8th note exercises with accented notes.
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