Get ready to practice as Chris Traylor gives you a great exercise for triple fills on the drum kit.

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

Depending upon the type of shuffle, you're either going to stomp the high hat onthe 2 and 4 like on a swing tune, though there is also a type of shuffle where you can stomp on all four beats

Now that you have had a little practice, Chris Traylor explores different sounds while playing the drums.

In this section Chris Traylor continues to share pointers on different hi hat techniques for playing the drums.

Here Chris Traylor shows you how you can enhance a simple rock beat to spice up your drum skills.

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you how to incorporate the crash cymbal into your drum playing.

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

Are you ready to rock? In this section, Chris Traylor guides you through different hi hat techniques for your drum kit.

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

What is a drum fill? Simply put, it is a short rhythmic idea played by the drummer to fill a space at the end of a vocal or instrumental phrase.

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you hi hat rock beats on the drums.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Chris traylor shows you how to hold your drum sticks correctly when playing your kit.

Chris Traylor explains how to properly tune your drum kit in order to achieve the perfect result.

Chris Traylor explains all about the 5 piece drum set and the different parts of the kit.