Percussion: Page 6

The pataflafla is a unique drum rudiment that is sure to challenge your ability to play flam strokes. It requires that you play back-to-back flams with the same hand. This rudiment is great for drum fills and solo patterns.

This short drum lesson explains how to sizzle the hi-hats within your drumming. It starts out by teaching the basic method, and then explains various ways that it can be integrated within your own musical drumming.

This drum lesson teaches six popular jazz drumming beats that you can use at your next jazz gig. They build upon the basic jazz pattern covered in one of our previous drum lessons, and take your independence to the next level.

In this drum lesson you will learn to read the crash cymbal, ride cymbal and toms in drum set notation (music reading). This lessons also touches on the topic of preferred sticking.

Focusing on the sixteenth note triplet, this drum lesson is designed to teach you to count, read and play the sixteenth note triplet.

Learn how to do a buzz roll on the drums.

Learn to read and play drum music written in the 3/4 time signature. In order to do this drum lesson, you already need to have an understanding of quarter notes, 8th notes, 16ths notes and their corresponding rests. You will also need the Beat Sheet for this lesson.http://www.onlinedrummer.com/beat_sheets/onto_34.pdf

In this drum lesson, learn to play and count quintuplets. Learn a new cool groove for the drum set.

This tiny video shows you the basics of drum stick spinnology.

A drummer demonstrates how to properly hold drum sticks when playing.

Drummer Jeff Indyke teaches you how to play a commercial bolero on the drums.

In this instructional video series you will learn how to play several contemporary drum beats. Our expert, Shaun Schaefer, shares techniques for creating a bossa nova drum beat, adding fills, and offers tips and advice on how to begin the process and walks you through some great informational steps to becoming a more advanced drummer.

If you are looking to pick up the drums or just wanting to improve, take some time to watch this free video series. Our expert, Peter Van Dyck, shows you how to improve your hand and foot coordination. Through these simple exercises, you can become an expert drummer!

In this instructional video series you will learn how to play an off-beat snare drum to a swing beat. Our expert Peter Van Dyck shares techniques for creating a basic drum beat, adding fills, and offers tips and advice on how to begin the process and walks you through some great informational steps to becoming a more advanced drummer.

In these lion dance video instruction clips, learn about the music of the Southern style Chinese New Year Lion Dance and how it influences and directs the ceremony. Listen to the cymbals and drums as the Buddha puts the lion through its paces, taunting him with his fan. Learn how the different instruments create emotional soundscapes related to the narrative of the lion dance. Get an in-depth look at Chinese lion dance drum music in this video series, a thousand years in the making.

This is what drummers do when they're without their kit at a bar or party. Play spoons, yes kitchen utensils. It's a great skill to have.

How to read drum music regarding quarter, eighth and sixteenth notes and how they are used to notate drum beats.

In this video legendary jazz drummer Joe Morello shows some practice techniques for the snare drum. Paradiddles, single stroke and double stroke technique are all addresses in this short but informative video.

Use double kick drum in a wide range of music styles by employing it in a subtle way. It's no longer reserved for heavy metal and thundering bass.

Learn how to encorporate the barking Hi-Hat effect in your drumming. Drummer Darren Matthes gives an excellent breakdown for when to hit the cymbal, when to close it, and how to add this sound into a variety of beats.