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Secrets From The Pros by Skill Level
  
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119 – Minimalizing your Drumset with Bob Gatzen
Here is a great practice idea. Just set up Kick - Snare Hat for a try. Then add on a tom and day by day add the rest of your set. Put them together in your normal setup, then set them up completely different. Beginner, 9 minutes. |
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118 – Changing Your Setup with Bob Gatzen
Changing your setup will change your sound which will help you discover your style. This is a unique concept to open your mind to creating different sounds by mixing up the way you set up your drums. Beginner, 7 minutes. |
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116 – Technique with Joe Morello
Don Lombardi and Ralph Humphrey talk with Joe Morello to discuss how he holds the stick, uses fingers and wrist turns. Joe's sense of humor is throughout this DVD clip. He is a legend and innovator musically and technically. Beginner, 14 minutes. |
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115 – First Rock Beat with Efrain Toro
Efrain was in the DC Studios to share some tips on how to play your first rock beat. Beginner, 4 minutes. |
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111 – Why Is Thomas Plugged In with Thomas Lang
Thomas stops by the DC Studios to tell us why he is “plugged in”. Beginner, 8 minutes. |
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110 – Stage Fright with Peter Erskine
Peter shares personal stories that helped shape his amazing career. There is no drumset required for this lesson, the whole point is simply to listen. Beginner, 5 minutes. |
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107 - Ghost (Grace) Notes with Don Lombardi and Cobus Potgieter Lesson 2 of 2
Getting a little more advanced, the fingers are added into the fulcrum, wrist, and forearm. In videos 2 and 3, we show how to use this motion in the paradiddle and 3 stroke roll. Beginner, 17 minutes. |
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106 - Ghost (Grace) Notes with Don Lombardi and Cobus Potgieter Lesson 1 of 2
Don shows Cobus three different ways to follow and motivate the stick as it was shown to him by Freddie Gruber and as it is taught by Ralph Humphrey in the DC Academy Lessons titled "Hands". Beginner, 17 minutes. |
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104 - Moving Around The Set with Chester Thompson
Chester shows how he holds the sticks and gives some simple but very effective sticking tips moving around the set with singles and using paradiddles for turn-arounds. The jam at the end is from the LAMA drummers roundtable DVD available in the Drum Channel store. Beginner, 11 minutes. |
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103 - Warm Up Routine and Paradiddle On Set with Chester Thompson
Chester breaks down his warm up routine in detail. It is also a great practice routine, Plus he shows how to play and move the paradiddle around the set. Beginner, 9 minutes. |
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100 - Basic Gospel Beat with Chris Kamrada
Chris Kamrada (There For Tomorrow) takes a break during a recording session with VersaEmerge to break down a basic gospel pattern. Beginner, 6 minutes. |
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73 - Floor Tom Trick with Don Lombardi
All credit goes to Jim Keltner who showed Don this amazing tuning trick. You can decrease the resonance of your tom without touching or muffling the drumhead – try it. You won’t believe it, but it really works. Beginner, 4 minutes. |
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72 - Tuning Your Toms with John Good *FREE*
John Good gives Cobus Potgieter a lesson on tuning his toms, showing that the pitch of the shell relates to the relative tuning of the head, which then creates the desired pitch bend. After they left the studio, Don Lombardi jumped in to show his trick for tuning the floor tom in the SFTP drum lesson. Beginner, 9 minutes. |
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68 - Standard Drumset Microphone Techniques with Terry Bozzio
On a six piece kit Terry talks about his mic choices and placement, along with mic placement on his percussion setup. With DC 5-UP Player. Beginner, 9 minutes. |
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67 - Microphone Placement Selection on The Big Kit with Terry Bozzio
With his big kit Terry discusses ambient miking techniques and his long time relationship with AKG microphones, along with choices and placement. With DC 5-UP Player. Beginner, 11 minutes. |
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64 - Body Motion, Sound, and Style with Surprise Performance with Alex Gonzalez
Alex discusses his natural approach to the drumset and how your body motion can help you develop a sound and a style. With DC 5-UP Player. Includes workbook download for lessons 64-66. Beginner, 6 minutes. |
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61 - The Wrist Turn as a Natural Motion with Freddie Gruber
Freddie is a world authority on how the body works and analyzing Buddy Rich’s unprecedented technique. In this conversation he discusses the importance of natural wrist turns and how the stick in the right hand is supported at the thumb and first finger, while the true balance point of the stick is over the second finger. Fundamental theory, Beginner, 7 minutes. |
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60 - Inside Your Hands with Freddie Gruber
Freddie describes the theory of how you should think about holding the stick. As he would emphasize in his lessons, you do not “hold” the stick, you create a housing for it. Freddie has taught for decades some of the most successful drummers in the world. In later years his students have included Steve Smith, Dave Weckl and Neil Peart. Fundamental theory, Beginner, 8 minutes. |
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51 - Funk Shuffle Groove with Rick Latham
The difference between a straight-shuffle triplet-groove and sixteenth note groove, along with a basic shuffle pattern for the beginner are all covered in this lesson. Beginner, 7 minutes. |
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50 - Visualization with Rick Latham
Rick is on the edge with this lesson. It is more about how to think about what you are playing and how important it is to hear what you play as you play it. Beginner, 10 minutes. |
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49 - Brushes on Ballads with Peter Erskine
How to play slow and make it swing is one of the many signatures of Peter Erskine. He discusses time, feel and brush strokes in this lesson. Beginner, 4 minutes. |
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48 - Swag – Your Swagger with Eric Moore
This two minute lesson could be the difference between getting the gig or not. What is swag and how does your swagger affect your feel. Eric explains. Beginner, 2 minutes. |
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47 - Two Sets in One with Eric Moore
Why should you use a side snare drum? Eric explains how he uses it and also how he has two sets in one, which he uses to cover any genre using his combinations of 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 with two bass drums, a 22 using a double pedal and a remote 24. Beginner, 8 minutes. |
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31 - Four On The Floor with Rich Redmond
Singing the pattern will bring the most basic patterns to life. Rich is one of Nashville’s first-call drummers, in this lesson you will see why. Beginner, 7 minutes. |
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29 - Money Beat with Multiple Voicings with Rich Redmond *FREE
From the #1 Country Drummer in DRUM! Magazine’s 2011 Reader’s Poll, Rich breaks down a simple beat using a variety of sound sources. Beginner, 9 minutes. Includes workbook download for lessons 29 - 32. |
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22 - Defining Time with JR Robinson, Luis Conte & Abe Laboriel, Sr.
The ultimate definition of time from two of the most respected timekeepers in music. JR hosts a conversation with Luis Conte and Abe Laboriel, Sr. Beginner, 5 minutes. |
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17 - The Herta as a 2-Count and 4-Count Phrase with Glen Sobel – Part 1
Glen tours with Alice Cooper and is a respected private instructor. In this lesson you will learn the basic beat on the snare drum and apply it as a fill. Includes workbook download for lessons 17 - 21. Beginner, 6 minutes. |
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11 - Basic Grip, Finger Down-Up Motion and German Double Strokes with Dave Elitch
Dave Elitch covers basic grip, finger down-up motion and German double strokes in this lesson. Dave is a drum instructor based in L.A. and recently toured with The Mars Volta. Beginner, 10 minutes. |
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10 - Bass Drum Technique with Colin Bailey
This will show you basic good habits for beginning your bass drum technique. Colin is author of Bass Drum Control, one of the most popular bass drum technique books ever written. For further studies, see his master class Bass Drum Technique. Beginner, 6 minutes. |
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9 - Allowing the Stick to Bounce with Ralph Humphrey *FREE*
With appearances with Joe Morello and Danny Gottlieb you will get an insight into what the best drummers in the world have mastered, following the bounce of the stick. Educators agree this is one of the most important lessons and concepts of your playing technique. A more in-depth analysis can be found in Hands Technique Lesson 4. Beginner, 8 minutes. |
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8 - Wrist Turns in Left Hand with Ralph Humphrey & Joe Porcaro
Henry Adler makes a cameo appearance showing you exactly how to turn the wrist in the left hand to prepare you for allowing the stick to bounce. Further explanation of these terms can be found in Hand Technique Lesson 2. Beginner, 6 minutes. |
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7 - Wrist Turns in Right Hand with Ralph Humphrey & Joe Porcaro
With a cameo appearance by Joe Morello you will get a unique insight into the proper way to turn your wrist for the right hand, or both hands if you choose matched grip. For further study, see Hands Technique Lesson 2. Beginner, 10 minutes. |
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6 - Holding The Stick in The Left Hand Traditional Grip with Joe Porcaro
Joe is joined by two legendary teachers, Murray Spivak and the great Louie Bellson. Learning how to hold the stick is the foundation for gaining speed and control. Beginner, 8 minutes. |
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5 - Holding The Stick in The Right Hand with Joe Porcaro
Joe is joined by legendary teacher Henry Adler, who wrote a book on technique with Buddy Rich. It’s important to learn technique from the masters. For further studies go to Technique Hands, Lesson 1. Beginner, 7 minutes. |
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4 - Quick Guide to Playing the Cajon with Richie Garcia
Richie is famous for his hybrid drum percussion set up. He shows you how to get basic sounds out to the cajon, his full-length DC DVD Play Cajon Now is available in the DC store. Beginner, 4 minutes. Includes workbook download. |
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2 - Learn How To Tune Your Drums with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg is one of the top studio musicians in the world. He in Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band and gives you some professional tips on tuning your drumset. The full-length version of this lesson is in the DC DVD Your First Drum Lesson. Beginner, 7 minutes. |
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1 - Learn How to Set Up Your Drums with Stephen Perkins
Whether you are setting up your drums for the first time, or the first time in a long time, this lesson will get you comfortable and when you are done you will know as much as the pros. From the Your First Drum Lesson DVD. Beginner, 20 minutes. |
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139 - 4 Hi Hat Tricks With Chad Szeliga
Chad shows us some awesome tricks to add to your Hi Hat routine and practice. |
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138 – Soundcheck Groove with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg answers some questions about his soundcheck groove. You can ask Gregg questions in his DC Forum. Intermediate, 4 minutes. |
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137 – Fireshaker Groove with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg answers some Facebook questions about the Fireshaker groove. You can ask Gregg questions in his DC Forum. Intermediate, 4 minutes. |
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136 – Brushes with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg shows basic to intermediate brush technique. He adds in bass drum notes with hi hat on 2 and 4. Check out all Gregg's lessons in his DC classes "Gregg Bissonette Drum School". Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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133 – Sing While You Play with Gregg Bissonette
This is one of the "words of wisdom" Secrets From The Pros. No sticks are required, in fact you are to "play" without them as Gregg discusses the importance of singing your parts. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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130 – What Is Funky? with Zigaboo Modeliste
During a roundtable discussion while filming Zigaboo's new DVD, Don asked the question "What is Funky?" to Zigaboo and James Gadson who are known for being the grandfathers of funk. Their answer has nothing to do with what you play. These are words of wisdom you only get from the best drummers in the world. The roundtable also featured Jim Keltner and Jonathan Moffett. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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128 – Paradiddle - Diddle with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg discusses the importance of reading and transcribing which he also covers in detail in his new DVD "Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow". This SFTP is playing the paradiddle-diddle RLRRLL on the drumset. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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127 – Double Bass Shuffle with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg shows you one of his favorite double bass patterns leading with his left foot. Switch 2 is exercises for you to practice and switch 3 is the same exercises in slow motion. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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126 – Breakdown of Meters Song with Zigaboo Modeliste
Zig breaks down some helpful tips from when he was playing with The Meters. Intermediate, 9 minutes. |
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125 – 4 Limb Examples Of Inner Drumming with George Marsh
This is a little closer look at this concept using four limbs. To understand his ideas more, see Don's interview with George in DC Shows. It is all about improving your feel. Intermediate, 13 minutes. |
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124 – Basic Ideas Of Inner Drumming with George Marsh
Inner Drumming is a book, a concept and method of playing that closely mirrors George's experience with T'ai Chi Chuan. It may sound like a far out approach, but give it some time. Many great drummers are fans of The Inner Drumming Linear Flowing System. Relaxing is a key to your performance. Intermediate, 10 minutes. |
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122 – First Multi Pedal Pattern with Robert Brian
This breaks down a simplified half clave with the left foot to get started. Then you add samba and various grooves keeping the clave. Finally you add another bell pattern with your right foot. Intermediate, 10 minutes. |
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121 – 3 Bar Warm up On Set with Robert Brian
You will learn how to move the 3 bar warm up exercise to groves on the set. They are simple but very effective and are great for building a solo (the 3rd bar is often used by Buddy Rich). Intermediate, 15 minutes. |
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120 – 3 Bar Warm up with Robert Brian
Robert is a busy studio drummer in England. He is currently in the studio with Simple Minds. Notice the slightly different scooping motion of his outside release motion. This motion is taught by Freddie Gruber and will be broken down on DC in upcoming lessons. This is a great warmup routine. In his next lesson, Robert will take it to the set. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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113 – Singles Vs. Doubles with Chad Szeliga
Chad shows you when he uses a single pedal vs. a double pedal and the difference in sound. He suggests that you develop single pedal technique and use it as much as you can before playing the same pattern with a double pedal. Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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112 – Four Minutes To Great Flams with Chad Wackerman
His is a great concept for playing flams. It is an excerpt from lesson 7 of the DC Master Class "The Murray Spivack Method". This is an insight into the lesson plan of one of the most respected teachers of all time. He describes the flam as one of the four basic elements of drumming. Intermediate, 4 minutes. |
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89 - A Short History of The Drumset with Daniel Glass *FREE*
Daniel takes you through a history lesson to show how the same song might be played in different decades. It will open your eyes to how genres of music and different styles have affected the ways drummers approach the instrument. |
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88 - Five Stroke Roll with Hi-Hat and Bass Drum with Zoro
Substituting the hi-hat and bass drum as part of the five stroke roll takes a basic rudiment to a whole new musical level. It is important to practice this exercise with a metronome to be sure the five stroke roll pattern stays in time. Includes workbook download. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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87 - Five Stroke Roll with Hands with Zoro
Zoro covers many ways to musically use the five stroke roll sticking pattern with your hands as fills and grooves on multiple sound sources. Includes workbook download. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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84 - A “Killer” Lesson on Feel with Peter Erskine
A “Killer” Lesson on Feel with Peter Erskine. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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83 - 5/4 Time with Peter Erskine and Joe Morello
A lesson on 5/4 Time with Peter Erskine and Joe Morello. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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82 - The Detroit Shuffle with Tony Braunagel
Tony is joined by James Gadson, they discuss and play their version of the Detroit Shuffle and how it was performed on some Rock classics. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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81 - The Texas Shuffle with James Gadson
A simple and informative example of The Texas Shuffle as done by one of the masters. James Gadson is one of the most recorded drummers in history. This lesson also has a great bonus story by Tony Braunagel. Includes workbook download. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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77 - Moving Sixteenth Notes to Create Fills with Rich Redmond
Along with basic Motown fills in the last lesson, Rich breaks down a simple way to move a rest within four sixteenth notes, then adding grace notes to make the simple patterns very cool. They could be used as fills, as intros to tunes, or in combination as part of your solo. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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76 - Motown Classic Fills with Rich Redmond
Rich was in town on his award-winning Jason Aldean tour and stopped by to add some more “money fills.” Also check out his previous SFTP lessons, numbers 29 – 32. These classic fills are a must in every drummer's vocabulary. Includes workbook download for lessons 76 and 77. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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75 - Home Studio Recording Part 2 with Terry Bozzio
Terry works with Chris Denogean, Drum Channel’s engineer, and shows you how he writes out a guideline for what he is going to play and you will hear portions of his drum tracks. Intermediate, 9 minutes. |
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74 - Home Studio Recording Part 1 with Terry Bozzio
Terry begins to take us through the process of doing a home studio recording where a client has sent him a track and in return he will be recording several versions of drum tracks that they may choose from, or any combination of those tracks. He also touches on the business aspect of studio recording and his microphone choices. Intermediate, 9 minutes. |
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70 - Thickening Your Groove and Adding Percussion Toys with Mario Calire
Thickening your groove and adding percussion toys is easier said than done. Mario shows you the difference between playing a basic pattern with and without grace notes, and another great way to thicken your groove by adding percussion toys. Includes workbook download for lessons 70 and 71. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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65 - Straight and Cross-Stick Singles with Alex Gonzalez
These basic fills are a great lesson to emphasize that it is not just what you play but the subtleties of time, phrasing, and dynamics that will give you a great feel like Alex. He also talks about playing with a metronome and demonstrates a great cross-sticking pattern. With DC 5-UP Player. Intermediate, 12 minutes. |
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62 - Hear His Live Drum Mix with Mika Fineo of Filter
During the Filter rehearsal, Mika took a break and took us through the monitor mix that he hears in his in-ears as he plays with the band. Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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58 - Gil Sharone and Stanton Moore - The Heartbeat of Reggae
Gil is his generation’s master of “Wicked Beats.” No coincidence it is the title of his DVD. Here Gil breaks down the most basic concept of the Reggae feel. Stanton likewise is a master at New Orleans style drumming. Their jam is a lesson in itself. Includes workbook download. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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57 - Analysis of "Malignant Narcissism" with Neil Peart
This Secret is an excerpt from Neil's DC Master Class Lesson 5 - Analysis of "Malignant Narcissism." Listen to Neil's time, which is uniquely fluid, yet precise; along with subtle dynamics that make basic patterns into deep grooves. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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56 - Stick Grip Affecting Your Style with Thomas Pridgen
Thomas discusses how holding the sticks can influence the style of your music. Along with leading with either hand as he uses exercises as examples with figures in seven. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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54 - Slide Technique and Single Pedal Triple Strokes with Thomas Pridgen
This opens with more of Thomas having fun and shows the techniques he developed for playing three notes in a row as fast sixteenths, or triplets. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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53 - Single Pedal Singles and Doubles with Thomas Pridgen *FREE
Muscle-ing out slow to fast singles and doubles, adding the snare drum with straight and reverse stickings, plus combinations of both will give you a lot to practice. Step 1 is singles, Step 2 is doubles straight and doubles reversed. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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46 - Shout vs. Rock with Eric Moore
Eric shows how the bass drum pattern is the key to the difference between church shout beats and straight ahead rock beats. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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44 - Playing with Another Drummer, Part 2 with Brooks and John Wackerman
Soloing versus jamming with another drummer would include trading fours or eight bar phrases while one drummer plays grooves and the other drummer improvises. This lesson includes some great jams between the two brothers. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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43 - Playing with Another Drummer, Part 1 with Brooks and John Wackerman
There is a great drum jam at the end of Part 2 of this lesson. In Part 1, they discuss the importance of listening and sharing the lead when jamming or playing in a band with two drummers. Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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39 - Rock Beat with “Disco” Open High-Hat with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg shows the traditional Disco pattern with various high-hat sounds that make it authentic. This lesson will prepare you for the next lesson using various high-hat patterns. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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37 - The Jazz Ride Spang-Spang-Spang ‘a’ Lang with Gregg Bissonette
Gregg Bissonette recently toured in Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band and is one of the most versatile, in demand, drummers’ drummers of today. This is the introduction to the basic Jazz cymbal pattern. Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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35 - Grooves with Single, Double, Triple Paradiddles with Matt Halpern
On a three-piece drumset, Matt shows how he applies the patterns from his first lesson, Paradiddle Stairsteps (Secrets From The Pros Lesson 33). Moving the sticking between hands and feet, he creates complicated rhythmic patterns that are all based on the paradiddle. Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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34 - Single Paradiddle Between Bass Drum and Snare Drum with Matt Halpern
This lesson introduces you to playing the paradiddle, sticking between your hands and feet to prepare you for grooves and fills. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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30 - Heartbeat by Jason Aldean - In The Studio with Rich Redmond
Using a classic beat with multiple feels, Rich shows you how you would play it in an arena or in a studio. Record yourself and compare your groove to his. Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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27 - Advice for Young Drummers and A Story About Gene Krupa by Jim Chapin
Marco Minnemann, Tony Royster and many more professional drummers have shared stories about Jim Chapin having a profound impact on their playing. Listen as Jim touches on what he has shown them, along with examples he shared with Gene Krupa. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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26 - THE Moeller Method: How Sanford Moeller Taught Jim Chapin
Jim Chapin was a student of Sanford Moeller and in this short lesson, Jim gives a brief explanation and discusses the misleading pictures of Sanford’s method along with playing and talking about independence. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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25 - Applying 5-Stroke Roll to Congas with Alex Acuna
Alex is a master of both drumset and percussion. His career includes milestone performances with Weather Report, Elvis Presley and as a first-call studio musician on over 1,000 records and movie soundtracks. This lesson is a quick guide for drumset players to learn how to play congas. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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24 - Mountain Song with Stephen Perkins
Stephen explains how he came up with the beat for the classic Jane's Addition track "Mountain Song," and then walks you through how to play it. Includes workbook download. Intermediate, 8 minutes. |
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23 - Exercise on Time with JR Robinson
JR Robinson - timekeeper on over 100 million records sold - gives you his tips on how to keep time on drumset. Intermediate, 5 minutes. |
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21 - Linear Drumming Using Eighth Notes Around The Set with Glen Sobel *FREE*
This is a simple pattern that sounds complicated. Glen opens his live lesson (in Live Lesson Rebroadcasts) with a pattern, plus other lessons and a live chat Q&A. Intermediate, 9 minutes. |
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18 - The Herta as Voiced on The Drum Set with Glen Sobel – Part 2
Teaches at Musician’s Institute when he is not touring. This lesson moves the “herta” pattern on different voicings of the drumset. Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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15 - 25 or 6 to 4 with Danny Seraphine *FREE*
Danny discusses how he played and recorded the song along with insider stories about the session. This sample lesson is the first in a series of lessons on DC where you can play the original multi-track recording from Jammit.com. Beginner/Intermediate, 5 minutes. Includes workbook download. |
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14 - Hand & Feet Combinations and Basic Fills with Dave Elitch
Dave Elitch covers hand and feet combinations and basic fills in this lesson. Check out the article on Dave and Tim Yeung of Hate Eternal in the DC Beat. Intermediate, 7 minutes. Includes workbook download. |
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13 - Bass Drum Technique, Single-Double Strokes and Toe Ball & Heel Toe Technique with Dave Elitch
Dave Elitch covers bass drum technique, single-double strokes and toe ball and heel toe technique in this lesson. Dave is a drummer and educator based in Los Angeles, giving lessons to everyone from beginners to professional drummers. Beginner/Intermediate, 7 minutes. |
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12 - French Grip, Finger Control and Single Strokes with Dave Elitch
Dave Elitch covers French grip, single strokes and finger control in this lesson. Check out Dave on DC LIVE with Host Terry Bozzio in our On-Demand Shows! Beginner/Intermediate, 6 minutes. |
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3 - Learn Your First Rock Beat with Chad Smith
Chad is the drummer with the Red Hot Chili Peppers and shows you how he uses the outside release motion. For more studies on this motion, see Lesson 9 in Hands Technique. Beginner/Intermediate, 9 minutes. |
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135 – Groove From I Will Not Bow with Chad Szeliga
From an upcoming DVD with Chad, this is a great pattern from a classic Breaking Benjamin song. It's a great one to add to your vocabulary. Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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134 – Take 5 in 7 with Efrain Toro
When he was at DC filming, he had us all playing 5 and 7 at the same time by singing us through it. Don made a comment "You should play Take 5 in 7" and he did it. Count it in 5 and in 7 then try and get one hand going in 5 and the other in 7 always singing the pattern. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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132 – Double Bass Technique with Tim Yeung
Tim Yeung of Morbid Angel shares some tips with you on double bass technique. Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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131 – Double Bass Left Lead with Narada Michael Walden
Narada shows you some tips on double bass left lead and explains how important he thinks it is to have a connection with your bass player when playing live. Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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129 – Led Boots with Narada Michael Walden
When Narada was in the studio for a DC Live show, he surprised us all after playing a track by playing his legendary drum part from Led Boots. It was so good that we put it into slow motion for you. It would be a great foundation for a drum solo and will give you ideas for several really cool fills Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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123 – Slow Motion with Buddy Rich
This is a truly unique Secrets From The Pros lesson. Watching Buddy is always a lesson. Drum Channel is preparing a series of lessons as Freddie Gruber had taught them about Buddy's technique. Advanced, 13 minutes. |
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117 – Why 3 Snare Drums with Bob Gatzen
Bob shows his unique 3 snare drum setup and how he uses them as seperate instruments with compound strokes, something you may not have thought of. Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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114 – Advanced Sticking Exercise with Travis Orbin
This is a unique series of sticking exercises. Start them very slow as they are difficult. We reccomend you see Ralph Humphrey's lessons on Hand Technique and Chad Wackerman's Master Class "The Murray Spivack Method" to help build your speed. Advanced, 3 minutes. |
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109 – Popular Triplet Fills Phrases with Rich Redmond
Rich shows you a great Bonham triplet phrase that is one of his favorite patterns as a fill, in a solo, or at the end of a song. Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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108 - Fills That Can Be Solos with Rich Redmond
Rich shows cool fills that can be used to build a solo, start a song or play them between your hands and feet as a pattern. This shows how you can get a lot of mileage out of basic drum fills. Advanced, 11 minutes. |
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105 - Roll Routine with Chad Wackerman
This SFTP is from Chad's Master Class "The Murray Spivack Method As Taught To Chad Wackerman" which honors his teacher Murray Spivack. This daily roll practice routine is for pros. Check out the entire Master Class series. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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102 - Three Sets in One with Morgan Agren
We thought Morgan’s unique drum set would open your mind to some new musical ideas. Dave Elitch asks him questions as Morgan explains his kit and plays examples. Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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101 - Transposing Right Hand for Bass Drum with Morgan Agren
Morgan shows a cool trick for practicing complicated patterns between the left hand and bass drum by first playing the bass drum part with the right hand. He even does this with grace notes. The opening and closing footage is from the DC Live Show with David Elitch and Morgan Agren. Also, you can check out the complete jam in DC Shows – Drum Jams. Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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99 - Thrash Beat with Jason Bittner
Jason breaks down the classic blast beat as a slow polka and takes you through various versions of the skank beats. He shows you a single stroke to keep your hand/foot combination even. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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98 - Beat Displacement with Jason Bittner
A difficult independence exercise is created by simply displacing or moving the beat patterns against time keeping. Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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97 - From Africa To Cuba To Rock Part 2 with Burleigh Drummond
On the set with Cobus as a student, Burleigh plays the patterns in part one. He shows how it can apply to Jazz and half time shuffle using the feel of the Nanigo rhythm. Advanced, 10 minutes. |
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96 - From Africa To Cuba To Rock Part 1 with Burleigh Drummond
Burleigh breaks down a pattern from Ganya in South Africa and shows how 3 of the 20 parts are played. He discusses how this rhythm came to the U.S. and turned into what was called the "Nanigo" rhythm. Advanced, 10 minutes. |
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95 - Multi Pedal Patterns with Jason Bittner
Jason talks about playing with multi pedals using double pedal and Hi Hat/Cow Bell pedals and remote Hi Hat on right side. He shows a practice routine of 1's, 2's, 3's, and 4's. Advanced, 9 minutes. |
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94 - Double Bass Basics with Jason Bittner
Jason discusses the importance of starting slow using a metronome and practicing for endurance. He covers four basic beats with right and left foot lead. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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93 - Introduction of Odd Times Part 2 with Chad Wackerman
Adding fills to the seven 4 odd time signature he breaks down in part 1, Chad teaches you some very musical fills in straight and half time. Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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92 - Introduction of Odd Times Part 1 with Chad Wackerman
Focusing on playing a rock beat in seven, Chad breaks it into 4 plus 3 and 3 plus 4 concentrating on the bass drum for keeping the feel of the pattern. Chad’s history from Frank Zappa to James Taylor to Barbra Streisand makes him one of the most versatile drummers of all time. Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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91 - The Power of Short Fills with Chad Wackerman
This is an answer to a student’s feedback video on DC. Chad turned his answer into a lesson on how to orchestrate a short fill and how important it is to the song. Includes workbook download. Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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86 - The Black Page Performance Critique with Terry Bozzio
This Secrets From The Pros is a DC Feedback video from Daniel Bedard with Terry Bozzio’s answer. It includes a short workbook download. Terry is often asked about his iconic performance of The Black Page with Frank Zappa. This is a detailed breakdown of the piece, which we thought should also be included in Secrets From The Pros. Advanced, 11 minutes. |
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85 - Six-Way Independence with Marco Minnemann
This is an insight into the world of Marco Minnemann as he starts you on a journey to expand your independence. This drum lesson is a good introduction to his master class on Drum Channel. As simple as it sounds, it is challenging and will give you new patterns and melodies to add to your playing. Includes workbook download. Advanced, 11 minutes. |
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80- My Approach to Drumset with Zigaboo Modeliste
Zigaboo Modeliste is not only one of the innovators of “Funk,” he is the connection between the legendary style of New Orleans drumming and the many ways it has influenced popular music. Zig touches on his approach to drumset and breaks down one of The Meters’ songs, “Jungle Man.” Includes workbook download. Intermediate to Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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79 - Paradiddle-diddle as a Fill and Groove Part 2 with Jimmy DeGrasso
You have heard this pattern played by many great drummers. Jimmy breaks it down and if you start slowly you will eventually be able to master it. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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78 - Paradiddle-diddle as a Fill and Groove Part 1 with Jimmy DeGrasso
When Jimmy is off the road, he teaches at his drum shop San Jose Pro Drum. In this lesson he breaks down multiple independent patterns with the right-left-right-right sticking. It is great for fills and a “big finish,” plus using it in grooves as he explains in the next lesson. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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71 - Analysis of Cumbia De Los Muertos with Mario Calire
Breaking down this classic Ozomatli song will challenge your independence and give you a great pattern that you will have as a permanent part of your drumming vocabulary. Advanced, 12 minutes. |
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69 - Big Rock Ending with Stephen Perkins
The driving force behind Jane’s Addiction and many other great bands, this barefoot drummer knows what it takes to build a song and a big Rock ending, which could also be a cool part of your drum solo. Includes slow-motion breakdown. Includes workbook download. Advanced, 9 minutes. |
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66 - Singles Alternating with Kick Drum with Alex Gonzalez
Alex breaks down what he learned from Terry Bozzio, with singles between the snare and kick. Then he moves into the cymbals and toms. He shows you how he combines these patterns to become one of his favorite fills that he also uses in solos. Also check out the blistering fast grace notes he ads on the kick drum. With DC 5-UP Player. Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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63 - Leading with the Left 'KLRLLRKLRLLR' with Mika Fineo
You will love this. Start slow, it’s harder than it looks, then it will fly. If you want, once you get the hang of it post it in DC Feedback and let us check you out. Plus, there’s some great music with the band Filter at the end of the lesson. Includes workbook download. Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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59 - Gil Sharone and Stanton Moore - Mixing a Funk and Brazilian Groove
Stanton discusses beats shown to him by Johnny Davockovich and how he added Brazilian reverse patterns to it. There’s also a good lesson on listening when double drumming. Includes workbook download. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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55 - Getting Around Your Set Fast with Thomas Pridgen
Thomas shows his practice routine for gaining speed around the set, for endurance, strength and with dynamics. Advanced, 7 minutes. |
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52 - Not a Secret with Thomas Pridgen
This possibly would not qualify as a Secret From The Pros lesson, but then again, seeing Thomas warm-up before we started filming was hard to leave out. The biggest thing in this lesson is learning how to simply go for it. Advanced, 9 minutes. |
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45 - Paradiddle Fills on Snare Drum and Hi-Hat with Eric Moore
With a few days off from touring with Suicidal Tendencies, Eric shows you how he uses a paradiddle as fills by simply sticking between the snare drum and hi-hat, which he also does at blistering speeds. He also shows how changing the bass drum can change the entire feel. Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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42 - Fills with Unison Hands and Feet with John Wackerman
With brothers Chad, Brooks, Bob and dad Chuck, all professional musicians, John is from one of the most ‘drumnistic’ families ever (Bob plays bass – but that’s okay). This lesson is an amazing fill in 7, that also works in 4. Intermediate to Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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41 - Jazz Rock Drumming with Danny Seraphine
As a founding member of the band Chicago, Danny pioneered the style of Jazz Rock drumming. He gives some examples of patterns and discusses the feel. This is an excerpt from his DVD, The Art of Jazz Rock Drumming. Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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40 - Rock High-Hat Patterns with 8th and 16th notes with Gregg Bissonette
Opening the high-hat on the “an” of 1 and 2 with various bass drum patterns and Rock feels. There are also 16th note patterns on the high-hat. Advanced, 5 minutes. |
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38 - Jazz Basic 4-way Coordination with Gregg Bissonette
Adding the snare drum and bass drum on the “an” of 4 is the “salt and pepper” to the “meat and potatoes” of the ride on high-hat. Intermediate to Advanced, 6 minutes. |
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36 - Fills Using Paradiddles with Hands and Feet with Matt Halpern *FREE*
Matt shows extended sticking patterns on the pad and combines these patterns on the set, creating fills that sound great by using various hand/foot combinations. Advanced, 10 minutes. |
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33 - Paradiddle Stairsteps - Single, Double, Triple with Matt Halpern
Matt plays in the progressive rock band Periphery. In this lesson he displays blistering speed with amazing dynamics as he places the accent at the beginning of each double stroke. Includes workbook download for lessons 33 - 36. Intermediate/Advanced, 10 minutes. |
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32 - Money Beat with Hi-Hat Variations with Rich Redmond
Rich shows you how to change the hi-hat pattern on a basic beat by introducing the splash hi-hat technique. Intermediate/Advanced, 8 minutes. |
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28 - Danny's Famous Drum Fill with Danny Seraphine
Gregg Bissonette has Danny in his studio showing him the classic four-bar fill as one of the trademarks of Danny’s unique Jazz Rock drumming style. Pay close attention to the sticking. Advanced, 4 minutes. Includes workbook download. |
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20 - The Cheating Shuffle with Glen Sobel
A variation on the Texas Shuffle as he saw Mark Craney used it. Taught in two parts. You will be able to get great volume with this pattern. Advanced, 12 minutes. |
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19 - 3-Stroke Ruff with Double Pedal with Glen Sobel
Starting with basic rock beats, Glen shows you how to add in the auxillary pedal to create a double pedal 3-stroke ruff – it sounds a lot harder than it is. Intermediate-Advanced, 14 minutes. |
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16 - Splash High-Hat with Splash on “one”, “an” and “E” with Mike Cosgrove
In addition to playing with Alien Ant Farm, Mike is a respected teacher, learn 3 basic splash patterns and see how they are applied to the grooves. Intermediate/Advanced, 9 minutes. |
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