A Short History of The Drumset

Teacher: Daniel Glass Length: 9 min Category: General, Inspiration, Secrets From the Pros

In this nine minute snapshot of the history of the drumset, you will learn how three basic styles of drumming evolved with examples of each, all played during the same song.

Motivating Yourself and Utilizing Dynamics

Teacher: Cora Dunham Length: 14 min Category: Dynamics, Inspiration, Secrets From the Pros

Queen Cora talks about a variety of inspirations that helped motivate her to enter the Drum-Off and become a better musician and drummer.

Vinnie Colaiuta Inspired Fills With Double Bass

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 26 min Category: Double Bass, Fills, Live Rebroadcast, Vocabulary

These are a few licks in the style of drumming master Vinnie Colaiuta. The consistency and fluidity of these figures is what gives them their character.

Using The Herta as a 2-Count and 4-Count Phrase Pt.1

Teacher: Glen Sobel Length: 6 min Category: Fills, Rudiments, Secrets From the Pros

In this lesson you will learn the basic beat on the snare drum and apply it as a fill.

Using Creative Sounds on the Drum Set

Teacher: Zoro Length: 10 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Vocabulary

Zoro shows you how to produce sound effects using various parts of the stick, including some tricky rim flams and finger playing.

Building Your Speed and Warming Up

Teacher: Tony Royster Jr. Length: 12 min Category: Foot Technique, Hand Technique, Secrets From the Pros

Tony Royster Jr. explains how he warms up, practices effectively, builds his solos, and works on building consistency and speed.

Learning the Art of Soloing

Teacher: Paul Wertico Length: 18 min Category: Secrets From the Pros, Soloing

Paul will give you some insight as to how you can shape your soloing sound and individual voice with some of the choices you make on the drums.

The 3-Stroke Ruff with Double Pedal

Teacher: Glen Sobel Length: 15 min Category: Double Bass, Rudiments, Secrets From the Pros

Starting with basic rock beats, Glen shows you how to add in the auxillary pedal to create a double pedal 3-stroke ruff

Transposing Right Hand for Bass Drum

Teacher: Morgan Agren Length: 7 min Category: Foot Technique, Independence, Secrets From the Pros

Morgan shows a cool trick for practicing complicated patterns between the left hand and bass drum by first playing the bass drum part with the right hand.

Developing 12-Bar Blues Soloing Ideas

Teacher: Gregg Bissonette Length: 5 min Category: Musicianship, Secrets From the Pros, Soloing

Gregg Bissonette shows us some tips and solecistic ideas for playing over a 12-bar blues form.