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...
Lessons
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...
Drum Lesson: How to Play the Purdie Shuffle
LESSON & VIDEO BY JOE SMYTH | FROM THE FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE OF DRUM!
Let’s look at variations on a seminal groove that was developed by the irrepressible Be... Read More...
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...
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...
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...