lessons

Practice Pad \ Jazz \

Danny Gottlieb: Cobb Comping

Danny Gottlieb lays out some jazz comping genius by Jimmy Cobb. He recommends listening to and studying Jimmy's time feel, cymbal beat, and soloing.

Lesson of the Week \

Kenny Aronoff’s Pre-Show Warm Up Routine

Drums

Kenny Aronoff demonstrates his warm-up routine, which integrates rudimental patterns played with the hands over an ostinato played with both feet.

Practice Pad \ Fusion \

Schnalle Method: Dropping In Doubles

Wally Schnalle gives us some licks he's been having fun with lately to practice. They're based in sextuplets with some commonly used stickings.

Drum Parts \

Daniel Erlandsson: Cruelty Without Beauty

Here’s your chance to learn Daniel Erlandsson’s drum parts on Arch Enemy’s “Cruelty Without Beauty,” from the band’s album Khaos Legions.

Practice Pad \ Groove \

Inverted Sixteenth-Note Grid Reversed

Terrence Higgins teaches us how to use the bass drum as a shifting accent in addition to inverting accents with a 4-2-1 grid pattern. Got it? Good!

Practice Pad \ Groove \

Rich Redmond: Linear Hand Patterns

Here are some exercises Rich Redmond warms up with before shows, and are also great for developing grooves and solos from Stick Control.

Practice Pad \ Fusion \

Tom Brechtlein: Groovin’ The Fill

You don’t have to rely only on rolls to play a fill. In this lesson we look at altering your groove to create fills on your full kit.

Artist Analysis \

Defining Metal Moments Of The Last 20 Years

Here's a compilation of the most defining metal moments in the last 20 years. Check out the drummers who made them happen and how to play them.

Practice Pad \ Speed \

Speed Drumming: Tension-Free Footwork

Our speed drumming expert turns his attention to foot technique, demonstrating how to play with your legs, heel-up, and heel-down without tension.

Practice Pad \ Fusion \

Peter Erskine: Brazilian Basics For Drum Set

If you’ve always wanted to play Brazilian rhythms with authenticity but haven’t known where to start, Peter Erskine has a few choice ideas for you.