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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.

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Peter Erskine: When Limbs Unite

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

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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."

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Tre Cool: Prime Cuts From Uno

We take a look at Tre Cool's drumming on some tunes from the Green Day backbeat's latest album, ¡Uno!, a creative interplay with vocals.

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Herman Matthews: Advice For Auditions

Herman Matthews gives us some tips on how to give a great audition no matter what, and how to be confident in any situation.

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Rich Redmond: Filling In The Gaps

Rich Redmond gives us a useful concept for playing different and interesting-sounding fills.

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Stanton Moore: The New Orleans Guaguanco

Stanton Moore gives us a lesson that mixes New Orleans mambo with Cuban guaguanco, creating a fun groove to experiment with a solo or breakdown.

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Danny Gottlieb Salutes The Great Paul Motian

Danny Gottlieb gives us some of Paul Motian's great drum licks to practice with a song from the Bill Evans trio, "Gloria's Step" (one of his favorites).

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Rich Redmond: Classic Rock Fills

Rich Redmond teaches us how to swing some classic rock fills.

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Pete Parada Of The Offspring: Dividing By Zero

We learn how to play "Dividing By Zero," from the Offspring's latest album, Days Go By with a little help from drummer Pete Parada.