3a – Four Stroke Ruff | Exercise Only

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 1 min Category: Rudiments

The four stroke ruff takes you back to the bounce stroke in the long roll. Simply displace them and you will have the four stroke ruff. Squeeze the finger to close the ruff but stay relaxed. It will feel like two drop motions, but the sticking will be the four stroke ruff.

5b – 7-Stroke Roll and 5-Stroke Roll | Drum Set Exercise

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 12 min Category: Rudiments

The 7 stroke roll is thought of as four/eight time signature and is played with rebounds as learned in previous lessons. The 5 stroke roll is a 3/8 over 2/4 rhythm. You not only learn how to play, you also learn a lot about rhythm.

5b – 7-Stroke Roll and 5-Stroke Roll | Drum Set Exercise

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 12 min Category: Rudiments

The 7 stroke roll is thought of as four/eight time signature and is played with rebounds as learned in previous lessons. The 5 stroke roll is a 3/8 over 2/4 rhythm. You not only learn how to play, you also learn a lot about rhythm.

7a – Swiss Triplets | Exercise Only

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 4 min Category: Rudiments

You will learn how the Flam Accent No. 2 when played one way leads to the Swiss Triplet. The exercise 2 video switch ends with a review of this lesson and lesson 12 showing the continuity of these rudiments in Murray’s system.

3a – Four Stroke Ruff | Exercise Only

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 1 min Category: Rudiments

The four stroke ruff takes you back to the bounce stroke in the long roll. Simply displace them and you will have the four stroke ruff. Squeeze the finger to close the ruff but stay relaxed. It will feel like two drop motions, but the sticking will be the four stroke ruff.

2a – Double Paradiddle | Exercise Only

Teacher: Chad Wackerman Length: 2 min Category: Rudiments

These lessons let you apply the system using a series of rudiments. Remember it is not the sticking that is important, it is the way you use your body to produce the right and left hand strokes. Always think musically, listen to Chad closely.

Learn Your First Rock Beat

Teacher: Chad Smith Length: 9 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Rock, Secrets From the Pros

This lesson is from Chad's course "Basic Rock Drumming Chads Way." Chad breaks down the foundation of a back beat and how to get the right sound.

How Stick Grip Affects Your Sound and Style

Teacher: Thomas Pridgen Length: 8 min Category: Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Pridgen discusses how holding the sticks can influence the style of your music.

The “Squeeze” Technique Using Singles and Doubles

Teacher: Javier Barrera Length: 15 min Category: Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Javier shows his concept of the bounce stroke and use of fingers to snap the downstroke.

The Outside Release Motion (4-Stroke)

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 9 min Category: Technique

This 4-stroke motion will be used in a lot of the rudiments that we will be learning later on.  The 4-stroke motion consists of a downstroke, 2 bounce strokes and an upstroke.