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Jason Bittner
Secrets From The Pros
18 May - Friday
Jason breaks down the classic blast beat as a slow polka and takes you through various versions of the skank beats.

Alex Acuna - Lesson 5
21 May - Monday
Weekly Master Class lessons on how to play congas using rudiments.

Don Lombardi Live
22 May - Tuesday - 4pm PST
*FREE LIVE LESSON*
Reading lesson 6. You will learn how to read in these weekly lessons.

Fender Foundation Charity Event
24 May - Thursday
* FUNDRAISER BROADCAST*
DC supported the foundation by streaming a special concert from our studio. The evening featured a band concert with Terry Bozzio and Alex Acuna joining in to play with Gannin Arnold, Tim Landers and Cobus Potgieter on drums. The show closed with a once in a lifetime drum duet with Alex and Terry.

Cobus Potgieter LIVE
25 May - Friday - 12pm noon PST

Cobus sits down with a special guest for an interview, jam and live chat Q & A. Guest will be announced soon.

Alex Acuna - Lesson 6
28 May - Monday
Weekly Master Class lessons on how to play congas using rudiments.

Don Lombardi Live
29 May - Tuesday - 4pm PST
*FREE LIVE LESSON*
Reading lesson 7. You will learn how to read in these weekly lessons.

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Roundtable with Neil Peart, Jim Keltner and Doane Perry

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Learn To Set Up Your Drums with Stephen Perkins

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Beginner level - 20 minute lesson.

This individual drum lesson is part of a series of six lessons in the DC DVD, Your First Drum Lesson, available in the DC Store. 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.

YOUR FIRST DRUM LESSON - SIX LESSONS IN ONE!

FIVE WORLD CLASS DRUMMERS TEACH YOU HOW TO:

Set Up Your Drums - Stephen Perkins
Tune Your Drums - Gregg Bissonette
Hold Your Sticks - Ralph Humphrey
Turn Your Wrist - Joe Porcaro
Bounce The Stick - Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro
Play Your First Rock Beat - Chad Smith

Click here to buy the DVD!

Stephen also appears on DC Shows in the Chad Smith Show, which includes an amazing drum jam with Taylor Hawkins, Gary Novak, Chad Smith and Terry Bozzio. Click here!