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How To Play Carter Beauford’s Odd Meter Drum Workout On Dave Matthews Band’s ‘Seven’

BY DAVE CONSTANTIN | TRANSCRIPTION BY WALLY SCHNALLE For anybody who ever said seven isn’t right for radio, Carter Beauford has one word for you: “Money.” As i... Read More...

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The Fastest Way To Get Faster: ‌How To Increase your Drumming Speed In Just 10 Days

BY JARED FALK | FROM THE MAY 2017 ISSUE OF DRUM! There are plenty of ways to improve your speed and many are effective. At the end of the day, the most importa... Read More...

42 Ways to Groove Without Cymbals on the Drum Set

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE’S MARCH 2018 ISSUE Does your drumming feel stagnant? Have you ever gotten a little tired of listening to yourself play... Read More...

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Groove Analysis: Bill Rieflin’s R.E.M. Riffs

BY BRAD SCHLUETER | FROM THE MAY 2008 ISSUE OF DRUM! Looking to learn how to play like R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin? Here’s a couple of transcriptions from the ... Read More...

Your Left Hand Sucks! Day 1: Single Stroke Pyramid

BY THE STAFF AT 180DRUMS.COM | FROM THE APRIL 2016 ISSUE OF DRUM! Do you want even hands? It’s hard to imagine any drummer who wouldn’t welcome having two domi... Read More...

Your Left Hand Sucks! Day 2: Accelerate the Weak Hand

BY LUKE HOLLAND To further establish our left hand as a leader, we’ll now focus on letting our right hand play along with and fully follow the lead of our left... Read More...

Your Left Hand Sucks! Day 3: Accents to Lead the Way

BY RICH REDMOND This is a great exercise pyramid for focusing on the weak hand. I still do it every night before a show. It’s rooted in rudimental drumming wit... Read More...

Your Left Hand Sucks! Day 4: Getting the Groove

BY GARRETT GOODWIN So far we’ve worked primarily with our hands to master the stickings needed to begin leading with our weak hand. Now we’re going to play two... Read More...

Your Left Hand Sucks! Day 5: Paradiddles From Mars

By Aaron Gillespie Like you’ve never seen them before. Paradiddles played as an ordinary sticking, then ﬂipped on their heads. This exercise is going to develo... Read More...

Your Left Hand Sucks! Day 6: All Aboard the Triplet Train

BY STANLEY RANDOLPH Exercise, done right. Growing up marching, we were taught the significance of having control over your hands and filtering out any weakness... Read More...