This podcast features free drum lessons from professional drummer Darren Ashford. Darren shares the latest techniques, tips and resources to help you achieve your drumming goals. Darren has helped literally hundreds of drummers reach their full potential through his private lesson practice and as a…
This intro fill spans two beats of a 4/4 measure before playing hits on beat three and the second sixteenth note of beat four before finishing with a flam on beat one of the second bar. Ex.01 The... For more lessons and tips to improve your drumming, visit the website: http://www.drumlessonacademy.com
The sticking for this fill is based around a linear five pattern, which consists of 4 hand notes and one kick drum note. You may find it helpful to practice this pattern in a continuous flow of... For more lessons and tips to improve your drumming, visit the website: http://www.drumlessonacademy.com
In this two part video lesson I'll teach you how to get started with linear drumming using a easy to learn pattern. I'll walk you step by step through a creative process I've found to be very... For more lessons and tips to improve your drumming, visit the website: http://www.drumlessonacademy.com
In this lesson I’ll show you how to play a lick that I first heard Buddy Rich play on an album with Lionel Hampton. This versatile lick can be used as a stop or a set up for a hit or push. This lick... For more lessons and tips to improve your drumming, visit the website: http://www.drumlessonacademy.com
In this lesson we change the internal dynamics of a simple 16th note groove to give it added depth. Exercise 1 Our basic pattern features a 16th note flow notes played with hand to hand sticking... For more lessons and tips to improve your drumming, visit the website: http://www.drumlessonacademy.com
In this lesson I show you 3 ways to play a 5 stroke roll to help boost your technique. The basic 5 stroke roll consists of 2 doubles and a single. (RRLLR), we then repeat the pattern starting with... For more lessons and tips to improve your drumming, visit the website: http://www.drumlessonacademy.com