16 Stepped Hi Hat Patterns

16 Stepped Hi Hat Patterns

Download Free PDF If we move the hi hats from standard hi hat drum beats to the ride cymbal, we can then add in stepped hi hat patterns to the drum beats. Patterns 1-5 are widely used. Patterns 6-12 are probably used somewhere, but made up for this sheet Patterns...
10 Double Stroke Rudamental style exercises

10 Double Stroke Rudamental style exercises

Video showing Exercise 1 & 2: There are quite a few double stroke rudiment exercises in the 40 official drum rudiments, but none of these are in them. While the ’40 drum rudiments’ cover many of a drummers needs, in terms of practicing, there are many...
Free Video Lessons Coming Soon

Free Video Lessons Coming Soon

Hi Everyone – I’m preparing to post some online drum lesson videos in July. The videos will be pre recorded and posted on Youtube and Facebook. Please subscribe to my youtube channel and follow me on Facebook and you’ll see the videos when they are...
The best practice pad I have ever owned: Meinl MPP-12

The best practice pad I have ever owned: Meinl MPP-12

The Meinl MPP-12 practice pad is quiet but loud enough that it’s satisfying to play. The rubber surface has some give to it so it’s not like hitting hard plastic. The bounce is realistic and similar to a tightly tuned snare.  I bought this pad to use...
Parts Of A Drumstick (Easy Explainer Guide)

Parts Of A Drumstick (Easy Explainer Guide)

Parts Of A Drumstick (Easy Explainer Guide) So, what are the parts of a drumstick? There are six parts of a drumstick. The tip strikes the drum. The neck is the thinnest point. The taper is where a stick thickens and widens. The shoulder is the thickest end of the...
2 Minute Snare Drum Warm Up

2 Minute Snare Drum Warm Up

It feels like we’ve all moved on with out lives after Nirvana, and then all of a sudden some kid reminds us what it used to be like listening to In Bloom, by slaying the drums along to the song and then we stick on the albums again! Let us not ever move on too...
Piece 3 – Snare Drum Sheet Music – Book 2

Piece 3 – Snare Drum Sheet Music – Book 2

For this 2 page snare drum piece there are 3 parts, A B and C. You can split up players into these groups of abilities (C is hardest). Some players could also play all three parts or just 2 parts. Free PDF Download PDF Download: Piece 3 – Snare Drum Sheet Music...