Some of the best drummers in the world exist in jazz music. And to be a jazz drummer, you have to know how to play with brushes. Now, you aren’t going to see a lot of “How to play with brushes” books out on the bookshelves because, as Charli Persip says in one of his […]…
If you haven’t figured it out already, playing the drums is pretty demanding physically. To prevent yourself from injury, it’s really important to stretch and warmup correctly before you play. I have my own exercises, stretches and warmups that you will see in my product, but I thought I would share some videos and articles […]…
A big part of my drum set training growing up was playing in drum line. Playing and marching with drums taught me the rudiments I needed to know to be a clean and diverse player behind the set. You’ll find that I teach a lot of rudiments in my course because they translate well to […]…
Drummer Tom Brechtlein shares some insight about being prepared for anything on a gig and some of his warm up exercises that he uses before a gig. Brechtlein may not be a name you recognize, but he has appeared with music greats Chick Corea, Joe Farrell, Wayne Shorter, Al DiMeola, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Robben Ford […]…
Many private drum teachers will tell you that the only way to become proficient at playing the drums is to practice, practice, practice. Although I believe this is mostly true, I also believe the absolute best way for you to improve quickly is by learning how to practice productively. That is exactly what this article […]…