Justin Foley On Killswitch Engage’s “Starting Over”
BY DAVE CONSTANTIN
Don’t let the shaved head, bushy red Viking beard, and throttling speed-metal aggression behind the kit fool you – Justin Foley is a gentlem... Read More...
Lessons
Steve Smith On The Art & History Of Drum Soloing
BY DON ZULAICA, PHOTOGRAPHY BY PAUL HAGGARD
Originally Published In DRUM! Magazine's October 2000 IssueYou’ve probably felt it. The finger points in your d... Read More...
Carter Beauford’s Odd Meter Workout On “Seven”
BY DAVE CONSTANTIN, TRANSCRIPTION BY WALLY SCHNALLE
(Originally Published In DRUM! Magazine's October 2009 Issue)Band: Dave Matthews Band
Song: “Seven”
A... Read More...
DRUM! Masterclass: On A Mission From Gadd
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
(Originally published in DRUM! Magazine's August 2005 Issue)When Zildjian announced that Steve Gadd would perform a clinic tour after a 1... Read More...
Video: Learn To Play Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’ on Drums
BY NATE BROWN & ANDY DOERSCHUK
In his latest lesson that brings to life transcriptions published in the print version of DRUM! Magazine, our resident drum g... Read More...
Danny Carey Breaks Out The Toolbox on ‘Vicarious’ (Full Notation Included!)
BY SCOTT LOCKLEAR, WALLY SCHNALLE
All appearances aside, we DRUM! staffers take each issue of the magazine very seriously. Slaves to the almighty Deadline, we p... Read More...
Polyrhythmic Practice
BY MATT BYRNE
(Published in the April 2006 issue of DRUM!)In this lesson we’ll be working on the concept of playing polyrhythms between the kick and snare,... Read More...
Drum Notation Guide
BY BRAD SCHLUETER
DRUM KEYMEASURES & BAR LINES
Music is written on a music staff, which features five parallel horizontal lines. The first t... Read More...
Glen Sobel: Linear Licks
BY GLEN SOBEL
You can get a lot of mileage out of the six-note linear pattern in Ex. 1. It’s great for fills and beats and fast and slow tempos. Be sure to pla... Read More...