Peter Erskine: Accented Triplet Illusions

Most drummers learn how to play triplets on the snare drum to every bass drum quarter-note. But things become interesting when you add accents.

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How To Play Accents With Fast Fingers

Our speed drumming expert, Tiger Bill Meligari, moves to the next step in achieving fast fingers by adding accents to his tension-free technique.

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Speed Lesson: The Key To Effortless Accents

In his latest speed drumming lesson, Tiger Bill reveals the trick to playing accents effortlessly at fast tempos – by anticipating them ahead of time.

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Ralph Humphrey: Intensive Technique

An important and practical way to build your technical vocabulary is to use hand exercises, as well as foot patterns, and apply them as orchestrated phrases on the drum set.