How Thomas Pridgen Warms Up

Teacher: Thomas Pridgen Length: 9 min Category: Featured, Foot Technique, Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Thomas Pridgen is one of the World's most technically and musically proficient drummers. He shares a warm-up routine to get your hands moving.

Warming Up With Grooves and Dynamic Control

Teacher: Adrian Cota Length: 10 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Dynamics, Secrets From the Pros

Adrian Cota, drummer for Cody Simpson, discusses his warm-up routine, including the importance of the right balance between groove and rudiments.

Develop Your Finger Control and Ghost Notes

Teacher: Zoro Length: 6 min Category: Finger Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Zoro (Lenny Kravitz) is known by his peers as "The Minister of Groove" and he shares his view on this style and its history.

Develop Your Dynamic Range Using Unisons, Groups of 8

Teacher: Thomas Lang Length: 2 min Category: Dynamics, Musicianship, Secrets From the Pros

This lesson focuses on developing better control of using dynamics while you play, one of the most underestimated elements of music used by drummers.

Expand Your Dynamic Range, Control and Musicality

Teacher: Thomas Lang Length: 4 min Category: Dynamics, Musicianship, Secrets From the Pros

Thomas Lang shares a lesson about how to approach practicing your dynamic range, which is essential in order to be a musical drummer.

Freddie Gruber Discusses Buddy Rich’s Inside Release®

Teacher: Freddie Gruber Length: 1 min Category: Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Freddie Gruber explains to Don Lombardi the technique of Buddy Rich. Together they examine Buddy's stick motion and concept of the "Inside Release®."

Developing Grace Notes and Accents With Your Left Hand

Teacher: Peter Szendofi Length: 5 min Category: Dynamics, Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Peter Szendofi covers how to apply grace note technique to your left hand and uses the shuffle as an exercise of building the proper sound and endurance.