If you have a double bass drum pedal (double kick pedal) and are looking for some exercises to get started with, or to help you practice the basics, then these will be useful to you. These exercises would also be good for anyone that has been playing with a double...
Following on from the Drum Lesson Warm Up posted a few days ago, this intermediate drum warm-up is for drummers that have reached a higher level of ability (about Grade 4-6 but could be used by higher grades too). PDF Download This download actually includes Part 1...
To play these drum beats you must follow a RLRL pattern on the hi hats, and move over to the snare on beats 2 and 4 with the right hand (all opposite for left handers). The bass drum foot is doing all the work here but you will also need to make sure to lock in tight...
A bass drum skip beat is where the bass drum is played in between the high hats. The skip beats create syncopation, and is often used in funk drumming. This sheet has a useful selection of different bass drum skip beat combinations. You could either treat the sheet as...
Buy Now → At just 8 pages, this mini ebook gets stuck in to 90 different combinations of 16th note bass drum patterns in 2/4 bars. They are to be practiced individually in loops before moving onto the next groove. These are excellent for developing your kick drum...
