BY STEWART JEAN
Triplets—you know you love them! Have you ever noticed they are harder to play consistently compared to eighth- and sixteenth-notes? This may h... Read More
BY ANDY ZIKER
Beginners are by far the largest population of drummers, and they come in lots of shapes and sizes. While some teachers do a great job of taking ... Read More
BY STEWART JEAN
Traditionally, jazz and blues feels are based on a clear 8th-note triplet subdivision with the primary grooves being the traditional “spang-a-l... Read More
BY BRIAN ANDRES | FROM DRUM! MAGAZINE'S MAY 2018 ISSUE
All great jazz drummers have the ability to play time fluidly on the ride cymbal while comping on both t... Read More
Text, Music, And Video By Tiger Bill Meligari
There is no shortage of drummers today who can play a fast single-stroke roll; however, not so many of them are c... Read More
By Tiger Bill Meligari
This lesson expands on our previous lesson by taking the two five-stroke roll patterns around the drum set. If you haven't yet practiced... Read More
By Tiger Bill Meligari
This lesson features a rudiment known as the five-stroke roll. The first measure uses the open stroke version where we are playing doubl... Read More
From DRUM! Magazine's August 2017 Issue | Text, Transcription, And Video By Andy Ziker
Knowing him as one of the leading figures in the development of modern st... Read More
From The May 2017 Issue Of DRUM! Magazine | Text And Transcription By Andy Ziker | Video Lesson By Nate Brown | Photograph: Caterina di Perri /ECM Records
The ... Read More
From the February 2017 issue of DRUM! | By David E. Libman
Some drummers brag about being self-taught, even though many should consider lessons.... Read More