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Accents
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn accents on the drums. Online
lessons include practical drum beats and beginning drum patterns
with accents. Don't underestimate the value of properly placed
accents in your playing! Learn to play drums with ebb and
flow. Accents can help you acheive this. Want to work on creative
exercises that incorporporate accents within a snare and bass groove?
Check out the free accent
drum lessons.
Advanced
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn advanced drum techniques
and drum concepts with movement exercises, the Moeller method of
playing drums, utilizing left foot clave on drumset (popularized
by El negro Horatio Hernandez), the one-handed triplet, backwards
drumbeats, advanced double bass drumming, and displaced rhythms
and beats for drums. Some drum lessons contain videos as well as
standard drum notation.
Resources: Advanced
Drumming Books
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play afro-cuban
drum styles. See how african rhythms from long ago migrated to Cuba
and formed many other rhythms to make the Afro Cuban drum style.
Check out rhythm transcriptions for hand drums and drumset. Experience
cuban music, latin drum concepts, and more through challenging beats
such as the cascara, and the tumbau. Don't miss the many links and
lessons offered though some of these world drums and percussion
sites. Dive into African and Cuban drums and drumbeats.

Artists
Free
Drum Lessons - Check out the many artists and
lessons we have featuring pro drummer legends in the drum industry.
Famous drummers such as Dave Weckl, Steve Smith, Buddy Rich, Travis
Barker, Vinnie Colaiuta, and more. Free drum videos and short MPEG
video clips of famous drummer's licks, fills, beats, and overall
musicality.
Balance
Free
Drum Lessons - Playing the drumset involves balance.
Learn tricks and techniques from pro drummers on improving your
overall balance while playing the drums.

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Learn
drumbeats of drummers such as Mike Portnoy, Carter Beauford, John
Bonham, JoJo Mayer, Tony Royster Jr.,
Keith Carlock, Travis Barker, Mike Mangini, Tim Alexander, Buddy
Rich, Steve Gadd, Ringo Starr, Kenny Aronoff, and others.
Baiion
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the Baiion
rhythm on the drums. See also Latin.
Basic Beats
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the drums with basic
drumbeats, beginning basic grooves, and basic drum patterns.
Whether it be simple 8th note rock drum beats, beginning drumfills,
laying down a solid drum groove, or basic reading exercises for
beginning drummers, these drumlessons will have them rocking in
no time. Rhythmic notation provided. Learn basic drumming techniques
and basic drum beats for drumset.
Bass
Drum
Free
Drum Lessons - This subject focuses on the bass
drum specifically. Study bass drum technique that involves angles,
heel toe or heel up methods, and how to get greater speed on the
bass drum. Features articles, drum videos, featured beats specifically
for the bass drum, and independence exercises. For more on bass
drum technique, see also Double
Bass drumming.

ONLINE
DRUM LESSONS
Beginning
(see also Basic
Beats)
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn beginning drums with basic
drum lessons on technique, coordination, independence, reading,
and more. Check
out all the free lessons covering parts of the drumset, explanations
on how to best set up a drumset and configure it, drum tuning, and
even live videos with demonstrations of beginner drumbeats on the
drumset. Learn the basics of drumming. Check out how to play drums
with starter drumset beats and detailed descriptions of each beat.
See detailed drum pics of a beginner drumset with beginner notation
and access beginner drum CDs that feature music
without drums. Tons of beginning drum lessons right here at
Drum Bum's drum lessons hub!
BEGUINE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the beguine
on drums or drumset. See also Latin Drumming.
BEMBE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play bembe beat
on the drums. The bembe is one of many latin drumming beats. See
also Latin Drumming.
BLUES
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the blues on
drums or drumset with blues drum beats beginning to advanced. Follow
the free links to cool blues beats and blues drumming. Learn shuffle
patterns including basic blues riffs and double handed shuffles.
Basic blues beats for drumset in 6/8 and 12/8, standard 4/4, and
proven examples to lay down a solid beat for your blues band. See
also Shuffles

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BODHRAN
Free
Drum Lessons - Lessons on how to play the bodhran,
tuning for the bodhran, and it's vast history. Check out how to
make your own bodhran drums. Tons of bodhran resources for thes
popular Irish frame drums.
BO
DIDDLEY
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn definitions, history, examples,
and variations of the famous Bo Diddley beat. The Bo Diddley
rhythm is not only popular on drums, it has been an influential
drum pattern throughout rock and roll history.
BONGOS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the bongo drums.
See links to bongo drums history, techniques and playing examples,
videos, bongo drum resources, and more for this popular percussion
instrument. More on latin percussion and conga drums also.

BOSSA
NOVA
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the bossa nova
beat on the drums. See also Latin Drumming.
BRUSHES (see
also Jazz)
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play brushes on
the drums. Unique brush strokes, patterns, and techniques. Learn
about the brush masters such as Clayton Cameron, Steve Smith, and
Philly Joe. Learn basic strokes for snare drum and much more, covering
brush topics such as grip, feathering, brush strokes,variations,
and filling with brushes. Learn how to play brush circles and shapes
and even advanced techniques.

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BUILDING
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about
drum building. Check out links to drum building resources
including how to build trigger pads, knowing parts and accessories
for building drums, and more. The heck with brand name drum companies,
build your own drums!
BUSINESS
Free
Drum Lessons - including where to look, how to audition,
and how to keep a music gig once you get it. It's not just
about playing drums but about the business of drumming. You can
be a more successful drummer if you understand business concepts
and principles as they relate to music and the music community.
BUYING
A DRUMSET
Free
Drum Lessons - Check out tips and guides for
Buying a Drumset. If you're looking for just the right
drumset but are new to drumming, you may needs some extra help.
Drumset guides offer assistance in buying just the right drumset.
Popular drumset brands are Pearl Drums, DW, Tama Drums, Ludwig Drums,
Yamaha Drums, Gretsch, Ayotte, Sonor, Premier Drums, Mapex, GMS,
Remo, Peavey, and other entry level drums like CB, and Sunlite.most useful) site I have seen
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BUZZ
ROLL
Free
Drum Lessons - Out of all the drum rudiments the buzz
roll can be most confusing. Drummers often mix it up with the
double stroke roll. Learn the proper buzz roll technique through
standard and video lessons. See also Rudiments.

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Learn
how to play drums at Drum Bum's free drum lessons hub. Learn basic
drumbeats of famous drummers such
as Mike Portnoy, Carter Beauford, JoJo Mayer, Tony Royster Jr.,
Travis Barker, Mike Mangini, Tim Alexander,
Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, Ringo Starr, Kenny Aronoff, John Bonham,
and others.
CASCARA
Free
Drum Lessons - The Cascara is one of many latin
rhythms that have had an influence on hand drummers and drumset
players alike. Learn how to play the Cascara drum pattern at our
free drum lessons database. See also Latin drums.
CLAVE
Free
Drum Lessons - Understand what clave is and
how it relates to drummers and drumming. Check out links to free
clave lessons for drums including 2/3 clave, 3/2 clave, son clave,
rumba clave, lef foot clave exercises for drums and drumset, and
afro-cuban clave technique. See also Latin.
CLEANING
DRUMS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to clean your drums
as well as how to clean your cymbals. Check out the free guides
to drumset cleaning and maintenance. Tried and tested drum cleaning
methods that have worked for many pro drummers. - Clean those drums!
CONGA
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the congas
with free conga instruction online. Basic conga lessons, advanced
conga tips, advice and conga drumming techniques. Learn the language
to the beats used on conga drums as well as the many different afro
cuban conga rhythms. See also Latin.
CUBAN
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about Cuban rhythms and
drum artists that came from Cuba to further shape the cultue of
American drumming and American music in general. Check out latin
tips and exercises from drum pros such as Chuck Silverman and Changuito.
CYMBALS
Free
Drum Lessons - All about cymbals! From how to hit cymbals
properly to fixing cracked cymbals. Hand-held and suspended cymbal
techniques, cymbal history, cymbal making, different types of cymbals,
and more. Cymbals for drumset, cymbals for marching, and cymbals
for orchestral applications. Popular cymbal brands are Zildjian,
Sabian, Paiste, Meinl, and Bosphorus.

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DJEMBE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn to play the djembe drum for free!
Study basic djembe techniques, how to tune a djembe drum, and learn
about its origin. Don't miss related percussion lessons with the
conga drums, and the bongo drums. See also Latin for more djembe
drum lessons.
DOUBLE BASS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play double bass
for drumset with these bass drum lessons online. Tons of tips and
double bass drum technique to competed in a modern day world of
"hot" double bass drummers. Some call double bass "double
kick". Whatever you call it, you can learn double bass drumming
at our lessons area for free. Check out the hottest double bass
drum beats, double bass licks, beginning to advanced exercises,
and secrets to increase your speed.
DRAGS
Free
Drum Lessons - Drags are one of the most commonly
used drum rudiments for drums or drumset. See how the drag can be
applied to snare drum, drumset, or hand percussion. See also Drum
Rudiments for further snare drum lessons.
DRUMHEADS
Free
Drum Lessons - All about drum heads! Drum head
types, sizes, styles, how to choose the proper drum heads for your
drums, and more.
Learn about the drumhead tap test, and sound characteristics of
drumheads. Check out the drum head comparison charts. Popular drum
head brands are Remo, Aquarian, Evans, Attack, and Premier.

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DRUMLINE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about drumlines. Information
on traditional drumlines, indoor drumlines, drumline and drumcorps
resources. Check out cadence scores, tabs, and drumline tips and
secrets. See also Marching for more snare drum lessons, quads, quints,
pit, and more.
DRUMSTICKS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to pick the best pair of drumsticks,
how to hold them properly, basic drum stick techniques, and
more. Learn about the various types of drumsticks including sizes,
shapes, wood types, lengths, widths, and more. *Popular drumstick
brands are Vic Firth, Pro-mark, Zildjian, Vater, JohnnyRabb.
DUMBEK
Free
Drum Lessons - Tons of information on dumbek
percussion and dumbek rhythms. Reference mid-eastern drumming and
dumbek drums.
DYNAMICS
Free
Drum Lessons - If you underestimate dynamics
in drumming, you're underestimating the depth of drumming that can
be acheived. Bring your drumming alive with properly placed dynamics.
Check out free lessons and articles on ways to increase your overall
dynamics in your drumming. Listening guides, method books, and many
more music resources to fully understand dynamics.

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ELECTRONICS
(see also Triggering)
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about basic electronics,
electronic drums, and electronic drumming online. From informative
drum articles to valuable tips on buying electronic drums, drum
machines, do it yourself (DIY) trigger pads, preference on paramater
settings such as velocity, and more! Popular electronic drums brands
are Roland, Alesis, Hart, Pintech, Ddrum, Emu, and Yamaha.
ENDORSEMENTS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about how to get a drum endorsement.
Tips and advice from the pros who can tell you all about the dos
and don't of landing an endorsement deal with a large drum corporation.

FILLS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about how to play just the right
drum fills. Beginning to advanced tips on drumfills, drum
fill exercises, in traditional rhythmic notation and free drum lesson
videos. Two beat fills, 4 beat fills, beginner drumfills, advanced
drumfills, and how to compose your own effective drum fills and
drum beats for rock drumming, funk drumming, jazz drumming and so
on.
FLAMS
Free
Drum Lessons - One of the most effective and popular
rudiments for drumming is the flam. Learn how to properly
apply flams to hand drumming and drumset playing. Learn how to develop
flam cooridination, flexibilty, and stick control on snare drum
and the drumset. See Drum Rudiments.

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FRAME
DRUMS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about frame drums, their
history, and their many applications to drumming. Popular frame
drums are the Pandeiro, and the Irish Bodhran among others. See
also Hand Drumming.
FUNK
DRUMMING
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about basic funk drumming.
Beginner to advanced funk drum grooves online. The history of funk
drumming as it's taught by David Garibadi and Zoro. Famous funk
beats, drum exercises, techniques, and hot, free video clips for
drumset with incredible funk drumbeats.
GHOST
STROKES
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about ghost strokes and
their application to drums and drumset. Audio and video examples
of how to perform ghost notes on drumset within a groove.
GLOSSARY
Free
Drum Lessons - Reference a glossary for drummers.
Other online links to dictionary-type pages, video pictures, and
more multimedia related to drum terms and general music terms. These
references cover drum origins, drum types, drum definitions, drum
terms, bibliographies, and more.
GRIP
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about how to grip your
drumsticks. Proper drumstick grip is essential to acheiveing the
desired results on the drums with the least amount of effort. Learn
the difference between traditional grip and matched grip. See pictures
of proper drumstick grip, basic examples, and free video clips demonstrating
different gripping techniques in drumming.

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Learn
drumbeats of drummers such as Mike Portnoy, Carter Beauford, John
Bonham, JoJo Mayer, Tony Royster Jr.,
Keith Carlock, Travis Barker, Mike Mangini, Tim Alexander, Buddy
Rich, Steve Gadd, Ringo Starr, Kenny Aronoff, and others.
GROOVE
Free
Drum Lessons - It's a "groove" thang! Learning
how to play a deep, pocketed groove is probably one of the
most important lessons you can learn and apply to drumming. No matter
how many chops you have or how great your technique is, without
making it "feel good", you have nothing. Check out the
many drum exercises, articles, basic tips for drum grooving, and
free clips demonstrating some amazing drum grooves featuring top
drummers.
HALF
TIME
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about half time and how
to apply it to hand drums and drumset at Drum Bum's online drum
lessons hub.
HAND
DRUMMING (see also "Latin")
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about hand drums and hand drumming
online. Tons of information, exercises, tips, articles, and free
video clips on conga drums, djembe drums, bongo drums, frame drums
such as the pandeiro and the bodhran. Mid eastern hand drums like
the dumbek, and Japanese hand drums. Learn hand drum techniques,
the names of the syllables used, how to tune hand drums and rope
djembe drums. Tons of hand drumming resources covering even more
instruments like the shekere', the tamborim, berimbau, cabassa,
pandeiro, cowbells, agogo bells, chocalo, guiro, tamborim, timbales,
surdo, congas, bongos, claves, cuica, steel drums, bata drums, maracas,
apitos, and more! Popular hand drum companies include Latin Percussion
(LP), Toca, Meinl, Rhythm Tech, Remo, Gon Bops, among others.
HEALTH
ISSUES
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about basic health related
issues and how they affect your drumming. Read valuable drummer
articles on hearing loss, back pain, as well as common injuries
drummers often suffer. Learn how to best take care of yourself so
that you can remain active and competitive with your drumming.

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HISTORY
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about the history of drums,
drummers, drumset, drumming, and percussion in general. Everything
from the evolution of the drumset to acient african drum rhythms
that were used for medicinal purposes.

DrumTips.com
features thousands of tips on drums, rock drumming, drumset, and
percussion. Access online tips on how to play and
aproach complex drum patterns and fills, learn how to tune your
drums, and learn drum concepts that will take your drumming to new
heights.
INDEPENDENCE
Free
Drum Lessons - How do you gain indepedence on
the drums or drumset. Check out the free online lessons available
that demonstrate indendence exercises for drumset and hand drumming.
Focus on limb indepences and basic to advanced 4 way cooridnation
that allow you to have your limbs totally independent of one another.
Numerous drum independence exercises from beginning to advanced.
JAZZ
DRUMMING
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn jazz drumming, the history
of jazz, and all about famous jazz drummers. Study the standard
swing pattern and its thousands of variations between ride cymbal,
snare drum, bass drum, and toms. Learn how to trade fours on the
drumkit as wells as about jazz phrasing and comping. Check out jazz
drum lessons from beginner to advanced. See also Swing.
LATIN
Free
Drum Lessons - There's a lot that goes into Latin
drumming. Within our free drum lessons area, you can access how
to play latin drum beats on hand percussion or drumset. Study the
mambo, mozambique, calypso, merengue, the bossa nova beat, and more.
Learn how to play 6/8 afro cuban, the latin drum rudiments, the
bomba, guaguanco, mozambique, and samba. Learn the origins of salsa
music, as well as definitions and drum terms for merengue, salsa,
cumbia, calypso, mariachi, bachata, vallenato, and columbian styles
of drumming. Check out latin examples and free video clips for Brazillian
grooves, and exercises for the
maracatu rhythm, and pagode style drumbeats. See also Hand Drumming.

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LEFT
HAND
Free
Drum Lessons - Do you play drums lefthanded? Learn
how to strengthen your left hand. Also tips and advice for
left-handed drummers or those who play left-handed on drumset.
LICKS
Free
Drum Lessons - Find free drum licks demonstrated
through exercises and free drum videos and lessons online. Learn
beginner to advanced drum beats, and drum licks from pro drummers,
as well as some challenging drum licks from name drummers such as
Terry Bozzio, Vinnie Colaiuta, Deen Castronova, Billy Martin, Dave
Weckl, Manu Katche' and more!
LIFE
LESSONS
Free
Drum Lessons - A lot can be learned from simple life
lessons. Avoid some of the major hurdles by keeping your head
together.
LINEAR DRUMMING
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play linear drum beats.
Definitions and examples of linear drumming and their applications
to drums and drumset. Study linear voicings, linear drumset grooves,
and examples of linear drumming in different styles of music.

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MALLETS
Free
Drum Lessons - Study the mallets! Learn about mallet
percussion through various mallet links and resources. Study
chord voicings, comping, mallet solos, marimba construction, cross-handing,
hand grip, and general mallet technique. Articles, exercises,
and mallet technique from Greg Merrill, Gary Burton, and other
respect mallet players. Popular mallet brands are Mike Balter,
Vic Firth, Vater, and Pro-Mark. Popular bell brands are Ludwig-Musser,
Bergerault, Yamaha, Pearl.
MARCHING
Free
Drum Lessons - References for marching drums,
drumline, and drum corps. Online marching tips, articles, and
features including snare drum rudiments, quads, pit, marching
scores, marching cymbals, marching bass drum, and more. Don't
miss our links to famous drum corps, cadences, DCI events, and
other marching drumlines. See also Drumline.

METRONOMES
Free
Drum Lessons - Information on metronomes including
detailed comparisons, reviews, terms, and more. *Popular brands
of metronomes are Boss, Qwik Time, Wittner, Korg, Franz Ltd., and
the Tama Rhythm Watch.
MICING
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to mic your drums with drumset
micing techniques, hints, tips, and secrets. Popular drum
microphone brands are Shure, AKG, Audio-Technica, Beyerdynamic,
Electro-Voice, Audix, Neumann, Sony, Peavy, Sennheiser.

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MISCELLANEOUS
Free
Drum Lessons - What drumlessons don't fit in the other
categories falls into the miscellaneous section of our huge
online drum lessons hub. Check out free lessons beginning to advanced
on numerous miscellaneous drum topics from how to stop a bass drum
from sliding to free articles on the greatest drum recordings of
our time. Learn how to play cool drum beats and challenging grooves.
MOTIVATION
Free
Drum Lessons - Recommended articles on motivation,
some by pro drummers. Whether your a beginning drummer or an advanced
drummer, light a fire and get motivated to be your best! If you
want to get good on the drums, you need to get motivated.
MOTOWN
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about Motown, the style,
history, and useful Motown rhythms for drums / drumset. This is
found in the funk drumming category of the lessons hub.
MOVEMENTS
Free
Drum Lessons - Study the physical movements
of drumming and how it can affect your overall drumming. Learn proper
moving techniques for greater balance and consistency in your drumming.
MOZAMBIQUE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about the African mozambique
drum pattern that was popularized by Steve Gadd many years ago and
is now used by drummers in all styles of drumming. The mozambique
drum pattern can be played on drumset or percussion. See also Latin
Drumming lessons online.
OSTINATOS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about ostinatos,
from the definition of ostinato to basic drumset examples and exercises.

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ODD
TIME (see also Polyrhythms)
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play odd times on
drums or drumset. Check out the audio and video exercises that cover
5/4 time, 3/4 time, 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, and more. Discover
different approaches to odd time and tips to play odd time more
fluently on the drums.
PANDEIRO (see also "Latin")
Free
Drum Lessons - Online tips and exercises on how to
play the popular frame drum, the pandeiro. Even more to come
for pandeiro drums.
PARADIDDLE
Free
Drum Lessons - Check out free lessons on playing the
paradiddle rudiment and the many paradiddle applications
to drums and drumset for beginning to advance. See also Drum Rudiments.

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PATTERN
GENERATORS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about pattern generators
and their assistance with generating drumbeat ideas. You can use
free online pattern generators for rock drumming, jazz drumming,
fusion drumming, and more. Discover hundreds of drum patterns by
using pattern generators.
PERMUTATION
Free
Drum Lessons - Discover what permutation is
and how this method can help you create hundreds of unique ideas
on the drumset. Links to thousands of free drum lessons online at
Drum Bum!
PHRASING
Free
Drum Lessons - Advanced drummers have an understanding
of the importance of proper phrasing on the drums. Phrase
your drumbeats and drumfills so that they sound more musical. Learn
about how phrasing can take your drumming to a new level.
PLAY
ALONGS
Free
Drum Lessons - YOU are the drummer, as you accompany
famous bands and drum artists online or through Books/CDs or DVDs
that you can play along with. Access tons of drum
play alongs online that feature you as the drummer.

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PRACTICING
Free
Drum Lessons - Tons of information on practicing
the drums. Learn how to practice effectively so that no time is
wasted. Check out the numerous practice tips and articles online
that will get your juices flowing. Everything from working with
a metronome to counting out loud.
POLYRHYTHMS
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about polyrhythms from
definitions to playing examples and exercises on polyrhythms. Audio
examples cover polyrhythm topics such as 3 against 2, 3 against
4, polyrhythmic ostinatos, using polyrhythms for metric modulation,
and more.
POSTURE
/ POSITIONING
Free
Drum Lessons - Study proper posture for playing
the drums as well as lessons on proper seat height and angles of
your drums.
PUNK
DRUMS
Free
Drum Lessons - Check out lessons on punk drumming.
Punk drum tips and playing exercises on audio or video. Bring your
punk drumming to another level with beginner to advanced punk drum
beats.
QUADS
Free
Drum Lessons - This section provides free information
on quads (4 marching toms) including lessons, quad tips,
quad secrets, beat patterns and combinations, and effective practicing
for quads. See also Drum Rudiments and/or Marching.

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READING
Free
Drum Lessons - Lessons on drum reading and theory.
See charts of rhythmic values, basic reading examples, notation,
an introductory to bar lines, staff, basic time signatures, and
more. Includes tempo, dynamics, and rhythm drills that help you
practice your reading. Great for beginning drummers but also for
those more advanced drummers that want to improve their sightreading
overall. See also Theory.
RECORDING
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about effective drum recording
techniques for home or studio. Understand mic positioning and room
acoustics to achieve the best drum sound. See also Studio or Micing.

REGGAE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play Reggae on the
drumset. See online audio and video examples of this popular style
of drumming. More reggae drum lessons to come.
REPAIR
Free
Drum Lessons - How to repair your drums or drumset
from recovering drums to fixing cracked cymbals, to making small
repairs to your drums using step by step methods from pro drum techs.
RHUMBA (see also "Latin")
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the rhumba
beat on the drums or drumset. Also spelled "rumba".

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RUDIMENTS
Free
Drum Lessons - What drummer doesn't know about rudiments?
Drum rudiments are at the foundation of all drumming. It
is essential that drummers have a grip on the standard, essential
drum rudiments such as the single stroke roll, double stroke roll,
paradiddle, and flam. For advanced drumming, you must know more.
See rudiments on ratamacues, drags, and many more of the 40 standard
drum rudiments established by the Percussive Arts Society. Resources:
Drum
Rudiments Books
ROCK
Free
Drum Lessons - Want to learn how to play rock
and roll on the drums or drumset? Check out the free drum lessons
online for rock drumming technique. From basic rock beats on the
drumset to advanced rock drum patterns and rock drum techniques
involving dynamics, and greater four way cooridination. Rock drumming
is one of the most popular forms of drumming. Make sure you are
solid in rock drumming technique. Check out the free rock drum lessons
for beginning drummers and more advanced drummers, at Drum Bum's
free drum lessons hub.
ROLLS
Free
Drum Lessons - This section covers basic double stroke
rolls, 5, 9, etc. as well as rolls for fills down the drums.
Learn to play drum rolls on the snare drum or across the drumset
in various patterns! See more on Drum Rudiments.
SALSA
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about salsa, salsa music,
and salsa drumming. See where the word came from and how to play
the drum styles that make up salsa music. See also Afro Cuban.
SAMBA (see also "Latin")
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn how to play the samba on hand
drums or drumset. From basic samba to advanced samba drumming, check
out the free information on the history of samba drumming to audio
and video examples of common samba drum beats and approaches.

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SECOND
LINE
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about second line drumming and
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SETTING UP A DRUMSET (see also "Posture")
Free
Drum Lessons - Free guides to setting up a drumset.
Tips, advice, and free drum instruction on the best way to set up
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SHOWMANSHIP
Free
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SHUFFLE
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from basic shuffle patterns and when to play them to blues drumming
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SINGLE STROKE ROLL
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SNARE
BUZZ
Free
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SOLOING
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SOLOS
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STEEL
DRUMS
Free
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these melodic drums. Steel drums are also called "pans"
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STICK TWIRLING
Free
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Get tips, stick tricks, techniques, and secrets from the drumstick
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STUDIO
Free
Drum Lessons - Drummers don't just play live but they
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Free
Drum Lessons - Learn all about swing drumming.
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Free
Drum Lessons - Syncopation can be a difficult concept
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SYMPHONIC
Free Drum Lessons - Information, articles, and online
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Free
Drum Lessons
- Articles and lessons on tabla. Links to tabla tips,
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exercises on audio and video. See the beginners guide to tabla drumming.

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Free
Drum Lessons - DrumTabs galore! Access links to hundreds
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TAIKO
Free
Drum Lessons - Information, articles, and online lessons
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TANGO
Free
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TEMPO
Free
Drum Lessons - Covering different tempos and tempo
applications to songs.
THEORY
Free
Drum Lessons - Learn about standard music theory,
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terms, clefs, time signatures, key signatures, tuned percussion,
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TIMPANI
Free
Drum Lessons - Information, helpful articles, and
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TIPS
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TRAIN
BEAT
Free
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TRANSCRIPTIONS
Free
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online for free! See also tabs for drumtabs.

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TRIGGERING
Free
Drum Lessons - Articles and informative tips on triggering
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TUNING DRUMS
Free
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Poorly tuned drums can ruin an otherwise good performance.
VIBES
Free
Drum Lessons - Another form of percussion is mallet
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for more on mallet percussion.
WARM UPS
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basic helpful exercises and overall warm-ups for drums, drumset,
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WHY YOU DRUM
Free
Drum Lessons - Of ongoing discussion is the idea that
we get into drumming for a reason. Are you as a drummer motivated
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get on our drums and reach for the sky. Check out the thought-provoking
articles and essays on why we drum. Hey, why do we drum anyway?
WORLD DRUMMING
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related to countries like Africa, India, Brazil, and Japan. Learn
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beats on world percussion instruments.

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