lessons

Practice Pad \ Funk \

Herman Matthews: Love What You Do

We learn how to play some funk grooves to try with the left hand on hi-hat, or the entire kit as a left-handed person would arrange it.

Practice Pad \ Fusion \

Tom Brechtlein: Bad-Ass Fills

Tom Brechtlein gives us some fills inspired by Elvin Jones and Tony Williams to be played in a half-time shuffle or medium tempo, Elvin-type groove.

Drum Parts \

Abe Cunningham: “Leathers” By Deftones

Learn how to play drummer Abe Cunningham's parts on Sacramento rock outfit, Deftones' seventh studio album, Koi No Yokan.

Lesson of the Week \

Stanton Moore: Even More Anti-Ghost Notes

Learn which notes you can play before or after major notes in a groove, to get more insight into what works and what doesn't.

Practice Pad \ Fusion \

The Schnalle Method: Linear Grooves

Drummers bat around the term “linear drumming” quite a bit, but only a few actually know what it means. Wally Schnalle comes to the rescue.

Practice Pad \ Metal \

Matt Byrne: Slamming Syncopations

This month, we’re going to throw four over five. What do I mean by that? Simple. Here are some variations on pretty cool patterns that I’ve been messing around with between the kick and snare.

Practice Pad \ Jazz \

Peter Erskine: When Limbs Unite

Practice these jazz coordination and independence exercises to help perfect playing contrary and opposing rhythms between four limbs.

Drum Parts \

How To Play “Hollow” Like Sean Kinney

Nate Brown walks us through the techniques Sean Kinney employs on the song “Hollow” from Alice In Chains’ latest CD The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here.

Artist Analysis \

Alex Van Halen’s Hot Licks

We take a look at iconic drummer, Alex Van Halen's best moments by breaking down his chops on songs like "Hot For Teacher" and "House Of Pain."

Practice Pad \

Travis Barker: Crash Course Warm Ups Part 2

In his second installment of the Crash Course, Travis Barker delves further into warm-ups for your hands with a series of practice pad exercises.