Tag: intermediate drumming

Introductory Exercises – Early Intermediate Drum Book

This is a free pdf download for the 5 page introductory section of the ebook ‘Early Intermediate Drum Exercises’. You need to follow the link and then click the ‘Preview’ link to get the free 5 page pdf of early intermediate drum exercises. This includes snare drum and practice pad exercises, subdivision exercises, co ordination exercises and drum beats to work on for grade 3-5 level drummers. There are some useful exercises such as moving from hi hat based drum beats to ride cymbal beats with stepped hi hats. There are also rudimental exercises, blues, funk, reggae and jazz styles, and 16th note hi hat beats.

Download the PDF by visiting the book’s page and clicking ‘Preview’

Intermediate Drum Beats Fills and Exercises

I’m currently working on a new intermediate drum ebook for release in Feb/March 2024. I’ve posted quite a few worksheets on pinterest, which can be viewed on the TL Music Lessons Pinterest.

For a limited time (Up to the end of Feb 2024), learndrumsforfree.com readers can pre order the ebook for free using the following code: FEB24

Whilst we’re giving away free content, this code will probably last for a lot longer, until 100 downloads have been reached, and then the code will no longer work. Use the code NOTEBOOK2022 to download the drum exercises pdf booklet for free until the 100 downloads limit is reached.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intermediate Drum Warm-Up – Part 1

You may also be interested in this drum book: Intermediate Beats Fills and Exercises, which focusses on Rock, Pop, Funk, and progressive styles.

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).

Exercise 1 – Intermediate Snare Warm-Up

Each of the 4 lines starts with a paradiddle, then the second half changes each time. The first line is singles, the second line is doubles, the third line is 4 with each hand and the 4th line is a 3-3-2 pattern (RLLRLLRL).

Intermediate Snare Warm Up

Exercise 2 – Paradiddle Drum Beat with Sticking Patterns on the Drum Fill

Using the sticking from exercise 1, we change the paradiddles into a drum beat by moving the right hand to the hi hat and the left hand to the snare drum. The drum fill then borrows the sticking we used in exercise 1, from the second half of each line.

ex2 - intermediate drum warm-up

Exercise 3 – Funk Rock Drum Beat and Drum Fill working on fast double bass drum with 1 foot

A rhythmic bass drum pattern with 16th note hi hats followed by a drum fill that works on the bass drum.

ex3 - intermediate drum warm up

Exercise 4-7

You can continue onto exercises 4-7 here: Intermediate Drum Warm-Up – Part 2.