Drums Highlights

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.

Knowing all the important drum related terms is valuable if you want to talk about drums in an online discussion forum or at your local music store. Learning all the correct terminology ensure you are able to communicate with other drummers in a clear and concise manner, and will give you more confidence as a musician.

Chris Traylor teaches you the standard 4/4 rock beat for the drums.

Learn how to create triplet based transformations when playing the drums.

Chris Traylor shows you how to perform a single stroke roll on the drums.

This video lesson includes six drum beats that are designed to build bass drum independence. They are musical patterns that can be used in a rock playing situation, but are here for the purpose of developing your bass drum foot. Work through them slowly at first, and eventually increase the speed as you gain more control.

Learn about some alternative stick ideas to use when playing the drums. Rather than using a traditional drumstick, you can try one of these examples!

In this section, Chris Traylor teaches you how to play open hi hat shuffles on your drums.

This drum lesson gives a complete overview of ghost notes. In it, you'll learn how to identify and play these subtle notes within dynamic drum beats. You'll also have the opportunity to see the difference between ghosted and non-ghosted notes within a looped beat.

Here you'll learn a triplet based solo based on the concepts we have learned so far.

Learn how to replace a drum head - How to Tune a Snare Drum.

Learn how to play drums step by step, and how to vary the bass drum