How to Play Shuffles and Shuffle Variations
By Brad SchlueterCan’t play a convincing shuffle? You might as well cross a whole range of potential gigs off your bucket list. Shuffles play a crucial role in ... Read More...
Lessons
Mike Johnston’s 10-Day Plan For Faster Hands
Here’s a road-tested program guaranteed to increase your hand speed. Too good to be true? Only one way to find out.By Mike Johnston | Photography By Robert... Read More...
First Drum Lesson: Start With These 5 Essential Rudiments
By Brad SchlueterRudiments are the drummer's alphabet, which is why there were just 26 standard rudiments for many years. Rudiments are just sticking combi... Read More...
Vital Chops: How to Play Like Steve Smith
By Brad SchlueterSteve Smith has always been a serious drummer. He has made a careful study his craft, drawing inspiration from the great drummers who came... Read More...
Heavier Than Hell: How to Play ‘Black Dog’ and 5 Other John Bonham Beats
BY BRAD SCHLUETERWho is the prototypical hard rock drummer of all time? While we're certain that our readers will offer scores of conflicting answers to th... Read More...
How to Play the Trickiest Classic Drum Intros ever Recorded
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
It’s happened to all of us. A song comes on the radio, and you tap your foot along with the music and the drum intro. A few beats later, you s... Read More...
How to Develop Fast Feet on Drums
By Tim Waterson
Most drummers are capable of producing a short blast of speed with their bass drums by tensing up the twitch muscles in the ankles. Unfortunatel... Read More...
Hot Licks: How to Play 9 Shredding Van Halen Drum Parts
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
Alex Van Halen’s drumming has influenced generations of drummers and always served as the perfect complement to his brother’s stellar guitar r... Read More...
Quick Hits: Unlock The Magic Of The Paradiddle With These 5 Lessons
The paraddidle is the most versatile rudiment pattern for drum set. This pattern has spawned hundreds of variations, and it’s been used in every genre of music ... Read More...
How to Play 29 of the Greatest Drum Beats and Fills Ever Recorded
BY BRAD SCHLUETER | INTRO TEXT BY NICOLAS GRIZZLE
From the "Bo Diddley" beat in the 1950s to polyrhythmic shuffles of the 1990s, drums have the power to make a... Read More...