Drums Highlights

Learn how to layer drum samples within the Redrum instrument in Reason 4.0 for clearer and punchier kits.

In percussion, the paradiddle is a four-note pattern of the form RLRR or LRLL. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the first note always alternates between right and left.

Drum Lessons: Learn how to count and play eighth notes on the drums.

Are you a beginner or intermediate drummer that would like to learn how to count various time signatures, note values, and sub-divisions? If the answer to either of those questions is yes, you've come to the right place. The video lessons in this section will teach you all the essentials in step-by-step detail!

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you how to properly play the ride cymbal on your drum kit.

In this video lesson, you will learn how to count quarter notes within the 4/4 time signature. This will lay out a solid foundation for learning other sub-divisions of time, including: eighth notes, eighth note triplets, sixteenth notes, sixteenth note triplets, and thirty second notes.

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This video lesson will show you how to spice up simple rock grooves by opening and closing the hi-hats at a specified time within the beat. Jared gives tips and tricks to keep in mind when first playing open-close hi-hat beats, and then demonstrates four patterns that make use of this powerful dynamic drumming technique.

You can create countless variations for one beat using the transformations system when playing the drums.

Drumming Lessons from Free Drum Lessons.com - Learn how to play double bass on the drums.

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you how to do a note fill using the entire kit.

These bass drum comping exercises are designed to build independence within your bass drum foot. They work the same way the snare drum comping patterns do, but are focused around the bass drum. They are great for jazz drumming, but are sure to improve many other areas of your drumming at the same time.

Learn how to close the hi-hat while playing the cowbell pedal with your heel.

In this video drum lesson, you will learn the two most popular bass drum techniques. This includes the heels-up and heels-down methods. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, so it is highly recommended that you eventually learn both methods.

Drum Rudiments are the basic tools of the drummer. All rudiments have very specific sticking patterns, or the pattern and order in which sticks (right or left) are used to strike the drum.