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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

How to Increase Double Bass Drum Speed with Heel-Toe Technique

BY "TIGER" BILL MELIGARI We’ve worked on footwork combinations for single bass and double bass before, and now we’ll add a technique that I use to easily play ... Read More

Lesson: Heel-Up Vs Heel-Down Bass Drum Foot Technique

BY JEFF BOWDERS & STEWART JEAN This month we are analyzing our four limbs and the role each plays on the drum set. This week we a... Read More

11 Blastbeats To Master: Improve Your Technique With This Extreme Chops Challenge

From the January 2017 issue of DRUM! | By Brad Schlueter Back in the 1980s, few would have guessed that metal would become the leading genre pushing the enve... Read More

Increase Bass Drum Speed With Heel-Toe Technique

BY TIGER BILL MELIGARI For the last couple of months we’ve worked on footwork combinations for single bass and double bass. This time, we’ll add a techniqu... Read More