Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #60: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums - Part 3

The ability to play at top speed on a single drum is great but that's just the beginning. Unless you plan to be a drum corps snare drummer, you'll need to develop an additional type of speed. You'll need to develop what I call "mobile" speed. This is what allows you to apply the speed you already have on a single drum or practice pad to the entire drumset without adding any additional muscle tension to your movements.

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Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #59: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums Part 2

This series of exercises is designed to help you increase your speed and ease of movement around the drumset. It is based on my concepts of tension free drumming, which allow you to play at maximum speed, power, endurance, and precision while always maintaining exact control over your technique. Correctly applying my concepts, you will be able to move around the drumset with the same skill that you are capable of when playing on a single surface.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #58: Increase Your Speed Around The Drums Part 1

There are two ways to move around the drumset when playing high-speed fills and solos - the easy way and the hard way! The easy way uses economy of motion, which gives you the utmost efficiency. The hard way not only causes you to expend much more energy than is necessary, it can cause physical injuries to your body. This series demonstrates both methods. I leave it up to you to select the method that you prefer!

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #57: Developing the Weak Hand Part 8

Welcome to the eighth and final segment in our series designed to develop your weak hand. If you've been with us from the beginning and practicing as suggested, congratulations! You should have some crazy chops about now! If you missed any of the previous lessons, check them out at DrumMagazine.com before continuing.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #56: Developing the Weak Hand Part 7

Welcome to part seven in our series of exercises designed to develop your weak hand.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #55: Developing the Weak Hand Part 6

Welcome to part six in our series of exercises designed to develop your weak hand.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #54: Developing the Weak Hand Part 5

Welcome to the fifth installment in our series for developing your weak hand.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #53: Developing the Weak Hand Part 4

By now you should be noticing a great deal of progress toward your final goal of being able to play with equal speed, power, endurance, and precision with either hand. This month we'll add another 9 minutes of practice time to your workout!

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #52: Developing the Weak Hand Part 3

This month we continue with our exercises specifically designed to strengthen your weak hand. This will allow you to develop equal speed, power, endurance, and precision with both hands. If you missed last month's lesson, please go to the lesson section at DrumMagazine.com and work on Lesson #51 "Developing the Weak Hand - Part 2" before proceeding to this one.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #51: Developing the Weak Hand Part 2

This month we continue with our exercises specifically designed to strengthen your weak hand. This will allow you to develop equal speed, power, endurance, and precision in both hands.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #50 - Developing the Weak Hand Part 1

The next few lessons are in response to drummers who have asked me for help in developing their weak hand. By practicing the following exercises regularly, you will eventually develop the same level of endurance, speed, power, and control with either hand.

Tiger Bill’s Speed Lesson #49 - Developing Equal Speed in Hands and Feet Part 4

This month we conclude our 4-part series designed to develop equal speed in your hands and feet. If you missed any of the prior three lessons, study them before moving onto this one. The previous lessons can all be found on the drummagazine.com site.