Technique: Stress and Unstress, 3-Stroke Motion

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 10 min Category: Hand Technique, Technique

This is our first 3-stroke motion.  The down stroke is our stress note, which is followed by two unstress notes: the tap and tap-up stroke.

Allowing the Stick to Bounce

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 8 min Category: Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Ralph is a working professional drummer, teacher and clinician in Los Angeles. Here he demonstrates the basic rebound motion.

Technique: Down, Tap, Tap, Tap-up Stroke

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 6 min Category: Hand Technique, Technique

Now we will add one more tap stroke to complete our 4-stroke motion.  Staying relaxed and letting the stick bounce is paramount to executing this technique properly all the way through.

Foundational Bass Drum Technique

Teacher: Colin Bailey Length: 6 min Category: Foot Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Drummer Colin Bailey has had a distinguished career. He has played with many of the worlds greatest musicians in all areas of the business.

Technique: Outside Release Motion® (4-Stroke)

Teacher: Ralph Humphrey Length: 9 min Category: Hand Technique, 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.

Fundamental Hand Technique With Joe Morello

Teacher: Joe Morello Length: 14 min Category: Finger Technique, Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Joe Morello talks with Don Lombardi and Ralph Humphrey, discussing how he holds the stick and uses fingers and wrist turns.

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.

Essential Bass Drum Techniques

Teacher: Bruce Becker Length: 1 hr 4 min Category: Foot Technique, Live Rebroadcast

Bruce Becker discusses the importance of posture and body position for a better handle on Bass Drum technique.

Building Your Bass Drum Technique

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 30 min Category: Foot Technique, Independence, Live Rebroadcast

This lesson focuses on building bass drum dexterity and accuracy.

Easy Ways To Approach The Moeller Method

Teacher: Bruce Becker Length: 36 min Category: Hand Technique, Live Rebroadcast

Bruce Becker breaks down the Moeller Method, one of the most legendary and important methods of technique that will help your drumming immensely.