Playing Double Strokes With A Single Pedal

Teacher: Greg Garman Length: 6 min Category: Fills, Foot Technique, Secrets From the Pros

In this lesson, Greg Garman explains a simple pattern that will increase your fill diversity and hand and feet coordination.

How To Be A Professional Rock Drummer

Teacher: Glen Sobel Length: 54 min Category: Being Prepared, Live Rebroadcast, Practice Tips, Rock, Vocabulary

Glen Sobel (Alice Cooper) breaks down the process of auditioning and shares some grooves and fills he's used in his career.

Developing 16th Note Grooves Using Hands & Feet – Pt.1

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 26 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Independence, Live Rebroadcast

This is the start of a series of advanced lessons developing independence around the set.

Developing 16th Note Grooves Using Hands & Feet

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 23 min Category: Beats / Grooves, Independence, Live Rebroadcast

We will be adding an extra element to our independence exercise by introducing the concept of playing ghost notes on our snare drum.

Expand Your Vocabulary With Paradiddle Accents

Teacher: Adam Kuns Length: 32 min Category: Hand Technique, Live Rebroadcast, Rudiments, Vocabulary

This exercise will engage all four limbs as an independence exercise as well as a stick exercise. It will also expand your use of the paradiddles around the kit.

Expanding Rhythmic Interpretations & Vocabulary

Teacher: Brendan Buckley Length: 58 min Category: Independence, Live Rebroadcast, Vocabulary

Brendan took a break from his current tour with Tegan and Sara to spend some time with us and share some advice on improving your rhythmic phrasing.

Exploring Musical Ideas For Improvisation And Soloing

Teacher: Zoro Length: 12 min Category: Musicianship, Soloing

Zoro (Lenny Kravitz) teaches you how to apply the fundamental elements of music to your playing and improvisation.

Add The 7 Stroke Roll And Subdivisions Into Your Playing

Teacher: Zoro Length: 13 min Category: Fills, Rudiments, Soloing, Vocabulary

Zoro (Lenny Kravitz) shows you how to subdivide and incorporate the seven-stroke roll into your playing. He also discusses the importance of finding a good teacher to help you grow.

Reading: Quarter and Eighth Notes in 2/4, 3/4 and 5/4

Teacher: Joe Porcaro, Ralph Humphrey Length: 13 min Category: Reading

Continuing with odd time signatures, this lesson introduces eighth notes in odd times. Joe and Ralph also have some fun at the end of this lesson when Don makes them sight read a chart.

Independence: Basic Rock Beat #2

Teacher: Val Sepulveda Length: 9 min Category: Independence

In Lesson 2, Val will show you the next step by demonstrating the next rock beat.