7 Jazz Drum Patterns with 3 and 4 way co-ordination sheets

7 Jazz Drum Patterns with 3 and 4 way co-ordination sheets

These jazz drum patterns are for at least grade 3 level. The 3 way co-ordination exercises could also be tried slowly by Grade 1-2. Drummers that are new to jazz could start with these even if they are a pro in other genres. These patterns will be hard if you are new...
10 tips and advice for running your own drum teaching business

10 tips and advice for running your own drum teaching business

Photo Credit: Image by rawpixel.com Whether you are thinking of starting your own music leaching business, or looking for ways to improve the management of your self employed music lessons business, these 10 tips have been written with you in mind. All of these bits...
Group snare drum piece with 3 difficulty levels (Piece 5, Book 1)

Group snare drum piece with 3 difficulty levels (Piece 5, Book 1)

This snare drum piece could be played by a single drummer, or as part of a group of drummers. The snare drum piece is an example of a short piece with two snare drum parts of different ability levels. There are 2 difficulty levels; beginners up to grade 1, and grade 2...
8 Starter Jazz Drum Beats with 3 way co-ordination

8 Starter Jazz Drum Beats with 3 way co-ordination

Jazz music can be very difficult. Even these starter beats for Jazz drumming are a challenge, and beginners will probably need a teacher’s help to play these. The left foot is usually used in Jazz. To keep things simple we are just doing 3 way co-ordination in...
How to get good sounds from your cymbals when playing the drums

How to get good sounds from your cymbals when playing the drums

Photo Credit: Owen Byrne Hi Hats Beginners often play the hi hat too loud, and sometimes this is down to where they are hitting on the hi hat cymbals rather than how hard they are hitting. As a result, their playing sounds messy, and their sticks wear more quickly. If...