Hi Folks, I hope everyone is feeling well rested after the Christmas/New year break. Now it’s time to head back to the practice pads and get the hands moving again. I thought I’d start the new year with a few simple fluency exercises. The first installment comes from the amazing Drummerworld site that I’ve written [...]
This is the first in a series of tapes that were released of the inaugural Buddy Rich Memorial Scolarship Concert. It features some great footage of Buddy in his prime cutting loose, as well as a collection of awesome drummers entertaining the crowd with the Buddy Rich Big Band. The first tape features Gregg Bissonette, [...]
Realistic Rock by legendary drummer Carmine Appice is quite literally the first drum book I ever bought and I still have it and use it today, almost thirty years later. This is the book that taught me my first basic rock beats and also how to read music. Some of the subjects covered are:
Basic rock [...]
Here’s a few links for you guys.
TabTrax: Tab converter/player, drum music editor, drum notation software.
“Instantly convert any drum tab to standard sheet music notation and playable MIDI music. Look, listen and learn from any tab, or create your own drum tracks with the best drum music editor, TabTrax!”
Tabtrax is one of the simplest [...]
I have been trying to embed a nice little video clip I found over at YouTube today which shows Ian Paice of Deep Purple performing a great little solo including an amazing one-handed drum roll. It demonstrates fantastic technique and really needs to be seen to be believed.
Frank Corniola’s Rhythm Section Drumming is another on my list of must have drum books. Simply seeing the list of testimonials on the inside cover should be enough to convince you of this books credibility. No less than Dom Famularo, Dave Weckl, Virgil Donati, Steve Smith, Chad Wackerman, David Jones, Graham Morgan and Dennis Chambers [...]
This lesson is the third in the series of “Turnarounds”. Just to refresh your memory, a turnaround is a method of sticking that lets you do a roll around the kit from snare to floor tom and back to the snare again. We are using single stroke and double stroke rolls in combinations that make [...]
Now that you’ve decided to have drum lessons, the first question that springs to mind is “What do I need to get started?”
Surprisingly little is the answer. Sure you could lash out and buy yourself an expensive drum kit with all the extra’s. In reality though, no one wants to spend a fortune learning an [...]
I know it’s a tired old cliche but… Jim Chapins Co-ordinated Independance is simply a “must have” book for anyone even half serious about their drumming.”But it’s a Jazz book & I’m a rock drummer” I hear you say.It really doesn’t matter what style you play this book will help you. The most common problem [...]
How did you go with Part 1 of Turnarounds? Great exercise, eh? What we are going to do in this lesson is extend what we learnt in part 1 by adding our feet. Each variation builds upon the one before it and you should really make sure you’ve put a little time into part 1 [...]