Hand techniques - Speed, Control, Consistency

I realize I haven't been posting beginner lessons so here you go.






This is a basic lesson of how to hold you stick, different exercises that you can practice to achieve a higher speed and smooth roll. Having the right technique is important. It becomes sort of like a habit and is harder to change later part in your drumming so make sure you get it right.

If you have been playing for quite a while and notice that your drumming speed haven't been increasing the way you wanted, chances are you are doing it wrong. Check this one out.

John Bonham

• John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) 
• Drummer of Led Zeppelin Rolling Stone readers' pick in 2011 placing him in first place of the magazine's "best drummers of all time" 
• He began learning to play drums at the age of five, making a drum kit out of containers and coffee tins, imitating his idols Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich 

Drum history

One of the drummers you have to know. John Bonham invented the Bonham triplets, first heard in Moby Dick by Lep Zeppelin. You can hear it being used in the video at 4:15

 

 

Here is one video that teaches the Bonham triplet. The concept is a basic pattern of RLfoot(Tri-p-let)  but to get it up to speed it is rather intermediate/advance. 

Have fun throwing one of these in solos.

16th note Triplet Lick

If you like drum department or super tight gospel playing, be sure to check out this fill. Delicious.

Double Stroke roll exercise

Sweet exercise for double stroke accents. An intermediate exercise to keep those smooth rolls. This is also an inspiration for solo ideas.

Half time Shuffle Fill

Half time shuffles are fun but you need some more licks to spice it up even more. Check out this fill based on 16th note triplet. Throw one of those in your playing.

Sting - Seven Days Drum Lesson

Remember this awesome dude I posted about the Seven days cover? He now came up with the lesson series for Seven days. Do check it out!





Here is a breakdown of the chorus groove. He did not analyze the entire song but these lessons are really great and detailed. For the full transcription, you will have to purchase it.