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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Drum Triggers* (*But Were Afraid To Ask)

BY MIKE SNYDER Drummers have triggered electronics from acoustic drums for more than 30 years (yes, we did have running water and electricity back then too), b... Read More...

How To Build Your Own Soundproof Home Studio for Drums

BY GINO ROBAIR One of the toughest things about being a musician — and a drummer in particular — is finding a suitable place to practice. Most of us end up bei... Read More...

Back 2 Basics: Drum Setup and Tuning

BY TOMMY IGOE Most drummers I know think a conversation about drum setup and tuning is about as exciting as watching paint dry. But when you think about it, th... Read More...

How To Write Drum Charts

BY ANDREW LENTZ Necessity is the mother of invention” is a saying that Liz Ficalora – a Nashville-based session artist, producer, author, and drum instructor –... Read More...

DIY: How to Re-Wrap Your Own Drum Shells

BY SCOTT ROCKENFIELD So you love the way your old drums sound, but they’ve begun to look a little ragged. Don’t worry — you can give them a new lease on life b... Read More...

How To Build A Snare Drum From Scratch

BY BILL DETAMORE Every drummer has at some point turned a snare drum upside down and peered through the transparent bottom head, wondering why anyone would con... Read More...

How To Transcribe Drum Parts

From DRUM! Magazine’s July 2017 Issue | By Andy Ziker No one at Mesa Community College, where I was a student in the late ’80s, would have guessed that I’d so... Read More...

How To Get Started On The Cajon

From DRUM! Magazine's January 2018 Issue | Text, Photos And Music By Mark Powers The cajon has a deep history, with its Peruvian and Cuban roots stemming back ... Read More...

Social Media And Your Drumming Career: It’s About Monetization

BY PHIL HOOD When Yoyoka, an eight-year-old Japanese girl, stunned the world with her stellar drum cover of Led Zeppelin's "Good Times, Bad Times" last year sh... Read More...

6 Tips on Building Your Drumming Career with Social Media

BY PHIL HOOD A drummer friend recently asked me if she should be promoting herself more often online. It’s a tough question because the answer is, “it depends.... Read More...