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- 10 Beginner Drum Lessons For All Ages with Al Velasquez
- Lesson 1: Holding The Sticks, Free Bounce, Single Strokes
- Lesson 2: Basic Rock Beat, Single Strokes, Dynamics
- Lesson 3: Double and Press Rolls
- Lesson 4: Rock Beat with 8th Notes, How To Play Hi-Hat, Doubles Around Drums
- Lesson 5: 5-Stroke Roll and Paradiddle
- Lesson 6: 5-Stroke Roll and Paradiddle on Drumset
- Lesson 7: Triplets with Accents and Paraparadiddle
- Lesson 8: Triplets, Shuffle and Paraparadiddle on Drumset
- Lesson 9: Rock Beat w/ 16th Notes
- Lesson 10: Paradiddle Fills, Paradiddle Grooves

- Learn To Set Up Your Drums with Stephen Perkins
- Learn To Tune Your Drums with Gregg Bissonette
- Learn Your First Rock Beat with Chad Smith
- Quick Guide to Playing the Cajon with Richie Garcia
- Holding The Stick in The Right Hand with Joe Porcaro
- Holding The Stick in The Left Hand Traditional Grip with Joe Porcaro
- Wrist Turns in Right Hand with Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro
- Wrist Turns in Left Hand with Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro
- Allowing the Stick to Bounce with Ralph Humphrey
- Bass Drum Technique with Colin Bailey
- Basic Grip, Finger Down-Up Motion and German Double Strokes with Dave Elitch
- French Grip, Finger Control and Single Strokes with Dave Elitch
- Bass Drum Technique, Single-Double Strokes and Toe Ball & Heel Toe Technique with Dave Elitch
- Hand & Feet Combinations and Basic Fills with Dave Elitch
- 25 or 6 to 4 with Danny Seraphine
- Splash High-Hat with Splash on “one”, “an” and “E” with Mike Cosgrove
- The Herta as a 2-Count and 4-Count Phrase with Glen Sobel – Part 1
- The Herta as Voiced on The Drum Set with Glen Sobel – Part 2
- 3-Stroke Ruff with Double Pedal with Glen Sobel
- The Cheating Shuffle with Glen Sobel
- Linear Drumming Using Eighth Notes Around The Set w / Glen Sobel
- Defining Time with JR Robinson, Luis Conte & Abe Laboriel, Sr.
- Exercise on Time with JR Robinson
- Mountain Song with Stephen Perkins
- Applying 5-Stroke Roll to Congas with Alex Acuna
- The Moeller Method with Jim Chapin
- Advice for Young Drummers & A Story About Gene Krupa with Jim Chapin
- Danny's Favorite Drum Fill with Danny Seraphine
- Money Beat with Multiple Voicings with Rich Redmond
- Heartbeat by Jason Aldean - In The Studio with Rich Redmond
- Four On The Floor with Rich Redmond
- Money Beat with Hi-Hat Variations with Rich Redmond
- Paradiddle Stairsteps - Single, Double, Triple with Matt Halpern
- Single Paradiddle Between Bass Drum and Snare Drum with Matt Halpern
- Grooves with Single, Double, Triple Paradiddles with Matt Halpern
- Fills Using Paradiddles with Hands and Feet with Matt Halpern
- The Jazz Ride Spang-Spang-Spang ‘a’ Lang with Gregg Bissonette
- Jazz Basic 4-way Coordination with Gregg Bissonette
- Rock Beat with “Disco” Open High-Hat with Gregg Bissonette
- Rock High-Hat Patterns with 8th and 16th notes with Gregg Bissonette
- Jazz Rock Drumming with Danny Seraphine
- Fills with Unison Hands and Feet with John Wackerman
- Playing with Another Drummer, Part 1 with Brooks and John Wackerman
- Playing with Another Drummer, Part 2 with Brooks and John Wackerman
- Paradiddle Fills on Snare Drum and Hi-Hat with Eric Moore
- Shout vs. Rock with Eric Moore
- Two Sets in One with Eric Moore
- Swag – Your Swagger with Eric Moore
- Visualization with Rick Latham
- Funk Shuffle Groove with Rick Latham
- Not a Secret with Thomas Pridgen (with DC 5-UP Player)
- Single Pedal Singles and Doubles with Thomas Pridgen (with DC 5-UP Player)
- Slide Technique and Single Pedal Triple Strokes with Thomas Pridgen (with DC 5-UP Player)
- Getting Around Your Set Fast with Thomas Pridgen (with DC 5-UP Player)
- Stick Grip Affecting Your Style with Thomas Pridgen (with DC 5-UP Player)
- Analysis of "Malignant Narcissism" with Neil Peart
- Gil Sharone and Stanton Moore - The Heartbeat of Reggae
- Stanton Moore and Gil Sharone - Mixing a Funk and Brazilian Groove
- Inside Your Hands with Freddie Gruber
- The Wrist Turn as a Natural Motion with Freddie Gruber
- Hear His Live Drum Mix with Mika Fineo
- Leading with the Left 'KLRLLRKLRLLR' with Mika Fineo
- Your Body Motion, Your Sound, Your Style with Alex Gonzalez
- Straight and Cross-Stick Singles with Alex Gonzalez
- Singles Alternating with Kick Drum with Alex Gonzalez
- Microphone Placement Selection on The Big Kit with Terry Bozzio
- Standard Drumset Microphone Techniques with Terry Bozzio
- Big Rock Ending with Stephen Perkins
- Thickening Your Groove and Adding Percussion Toys with Mario Calire
- Analysis of "Cumbia De Los Muertos" with Mario Calire
- Tuning Your Toms with John Good
- Floor Tom Trick with Don Lombardi
- Home Studio Recording Part 1 with Terry Bozzio
- Home Studio Recording Part 2 with Terry Bozzio
- Motown Classic Fills with Rich Redmond
- Moving Sixteenth Notes to Create Fills with Rich Redmond
- Paradiddle-diddle as a Fill and Groove Part 1 with Jimmy DeGrasso
- Paradiddle-diddle as a Fill and Groove Part 2 with Jimmy DeGrasso
- My Approach to The Drumset with Zigaboo Modeliste
- The Texas Shuffle with James Gadson
- The Detroit Shuffle with Tony Braunagel
- 5/4 Time with Peter Erskine and Joe Morello
- A “Killer” Lesson on Feel with Peter Erskine
- Six-Way Independence with Marco Minnemann
- The Black Page Performance Critique with Terry Bozzio
- Five Stroke Roll with Hands with Zoro
- Five Stroke Roll with Hi-Hat and Bass Drum with Zoro
- A Short History of The Drumset with Daniel Glass
Neil Peart Master Class: Frontiers of Composition and Articulation
Lesson1 - Performance of “De Slagwerker”
Lesson 2 - Analysis of "De Slagwerker": Acoustic Kit
Lesson 3 - "De Slagwerker": Electronic Kit & Big Band Section
Lesson 4 - Discussion & Performance: "Malignant Narcissism"
Lesson 5 - Analysis of "Malignant Narcissism"
Lesson 6 - Neil Discussing Time Feel, Articulation, Holding the Sticks, & Studying with Freddie Gruber
Lesson 7 - Neil and Freddie Gruber Discussing Articulation, Composition, and Orchestration
Lesson 8 - Neil Answering Questions
Lesson 9 - Neil Performing His Warm-up Routine
Lesson 10 - Bonus: Drum Jam with Terry Bozzio & Joey Heredia

Peter Erskine Master Class: A Work in Progress
Lesson 1 - Right Hand Stroke: Drumset, Sticks & Ride Cymbal
Lesson 2 - Left Hand Snare: Drumset & Independence
Lesson 3 - Goldilocks & the 3 Grooves
Lesson 4 - Competing Thrills Part 1
Lesson 5 - Competing Thrills Part 2: Time Quality
Lesson 6 - The First Brush Lesson: Back to Basics
Lesson 7 - From Pulses to Beats: Patterns in Time
Lesson 8 - More Simple Strokes: What's the Point?
Lesson 9 - Adding Notes + Adding Moves = Adding Style
Lesson 10 - Make Friends & Influence Music - Develop A Drum Solo
Lesson 11 - Shuffle This: How to Play the Shuffle
Lesson 12 - Journey to Center of Blues - Various Shuffles
Lesson 13 - 3-Quarter Time: Sticks and Brushes
Lesson 14 - Odd Time Meters: Simple and Compound
Lesson 15 - Comping, Connecting and Fills
Lesson 16 - Q&A with Don Lombardi

Terry Bozzio Master Class: Rhythm 1
Lesson 1 - Triplet Combinations with 6-Sticking Patterns
Lesson 2 - Triplet Figures Left Hand Permutations, Right Hand Figure 1 as Ostinato & Reverse
Lesson 3 - 16th Note Figures & 15 Basic Permutations
Lesson 4 -  16th Note Figures: Left Hand 15 Basic Permutations, Right Hand Figure 1 as Ostinato & Reverse
Lesson 5 - Triplet Figures: Right Hand 9 Basic Permutations, Left Hand Figure 5 as Ostinato
Lesson 6 - 16th Note Figures: Right Hand 15 Basic Permutations, Left Hand Figure 10 as Ostinato
Lesson 7 - Triplet Figures: Right Hand 9 Basic Permutations, Right Foot Figure 5 as Ostinato

Terry Bozzio Master Class: Rhythm 2
Lesson 1 - Triplet Figures: Left Hand 9 Basic Permutations, Right Foot Figure as Ostinato
Lesson 2 - Triplet Figures: Alternate Hands 9 Basic Permutation, Right Foot Figure 5 as Ostinato
Lesson 3 - 16th Note Figures: Right Hand 15 Basic Permutations, Right Foot Figure 10 as Ostinato
Lesson 4 - 16th Note Figures: Left Hand 15 Basic Permutations, Right Foot Figure 10 as Ostinato
Lesson 5 - 16th Note Figures: Alternate Hands 15 Basic Permutations, Right Foot Figure 10 as Ostinato
Lesson 6 - Triplet Figures: Hands 6 Mixed Stickings, Right Foot Figure 5 as Ostinato
Lesson 7 - 16th Note Figures: Hands 6 Mixed Sticking, Right Foot Figure 10 as Ostinato

Chad Smith Master Class: Basic Rock Drumming Chad's Way
Lesson 1 - Sitting Position & Playing Bass Drum 1-2-3-4
Lesson 2 - Playing Closed Hi-Hat with Right Hand
Lesson 3 - Playing Basic Rock Beat 1
Lesson 4 -  Playing Basic Rock Beat 1: With Ride Cymbal, Toms, Hi Hat on 2 & 4
Lesson 5 - Playing Basic Rock Beat 2
Lesson 6 - Playing Basic Rock Beat 3
Lesson 7 - Reviewing Beats: Moving Right Hand Around Drums
Lesson 8 - Combining Rock Beats 1 & 3: Adding Crash Cymbals
Lesson 9 - Basic Drum Fills on Snare Drums and Toms
Lesson 10 - Fills with Combined Rock Beat

Colin Bailey Master Class: Bass Drum Technique
Lesson 1 - The Pedal
Lesson 2 - 16th Note Exercises
Lesson 3 - 16th Note Double Beats
Lesson 4 - Foot Speed Control Development
Lesson 5 - 16th Note Triple Beats
Lesson 6 - 16th Note Quadruple Beats
Lesson 7 - Groups of 5 & 6 Beats
Lesson 8 - Groups of 7 & 8
Lesson 9 - Endurance Exercises
Lesson 10 - 16th Note Patterns
Lesson 11 - Combination Triplets

HAND TECHNIQUE
Basic Body Motion - Fundamental - Semester 1
Introduction to Motion and How to Strike the Drums
Lesson 1 - Holding the Sticks
Lesson 1 - Holding the Sticks - Exercise
Lesson 2 - Wrist Turns
Lesson 3 - A Warm-Up Exercise
Lesson 3 - A Warm-Up Exercise - Exercise 1
Lesson 3 - A Warm-Up Exercise - Exercise 2
Lesson 4 - The Bounce Stroke
Lesson 4 - The Bounce Stroke - Exercise
Lesson 5 - Bounce Stroke, Full Stroke, Tap Stroke, Full Stroke
Lesson 6 - Down Stroke, Tap Up Stroke
Lesson 7 - Stress and Unstress, 3-Stroke Motion
Lesson 8 - Down Tap Tap Up Tap Stroke
Lesson 9 - The Outside Release Motion
Individual Arm Motion to Prepare for Rudiments
Lesson 10 - The Outside Release Motion (2-Stroke) - Part 1
Lesson 10 - The Outside Release Motion (2-Stroke) - Part 2
Lesson 11 - The Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke) - Part 1
Lesson 11 - The Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke) - Part 2
Lesson 12 - The Outside Release Motion (4-Stroke)
Lesson 12 - The Outside Release Motion (4-Stroke) - Exercise
Lesson 13 - The Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke with 2 Stresses) - Part 1
Lesson 13 - The Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke with 2 Stresses) - Part 2
Lesson 13 - The Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke with 2 Stresses) - Exercise
Lesson 14 - The Outside Release Motion (4-Stroke with 2 Stresses)
Lesson 15- The Outside Release Motion (4-6 Stroke Motion) - Part 1
Lesson 15- The Outside Release Motion (4-6 Stroke Motion) - Part 2
Applying Arm Motions Preparing for the Long Roll
Lesson 16 - Intro to Single Stroke Motions (Alternative Strokes)
Lesson 17 - Single Strokes with Stress Notes in One Hand
Lesson 18 - Single Strokes Applying 2 Stress Notes with One Hand
Lesson 18 - Single Strokes Applying 2 Stress Notes with One Hand – Exercise
Lesson 19 - Single Strokes Applying 3 Stress Notes with One Hand
Lesson 20 - Intro to Double Strokes

Rudiments - Intermediate - Semester 2
Long Roll
Lesson 21 - Alternate Double Stroke Motion
Lesson 21 - Alternate Double Stroke Motion - Exercise
Lesson 22 - The Long Roll - DC Rudiment #1
Lesson 22 - The Long Roll - DC Rudiment #1 - Exercise
Lesson 23 - Multiple Bounce (Buzz) Motion
Lesson 24 - Multiple Bounce (Buzz Roll) Motion - DC Rudiment #2
Single Stroke Roll
Lesson 25 - Single Stroke Development
Lesson 26 - Single Stroke Development Into Triplets
Lesson 27 - Single Stroke Roll Development - DC Rudiment #3
Lesson 28 - Intro to Syncopation Using Single Strokes
Developing Ruffs
Lesson 29 - The 3-Stroke Ruff - DC Rudiment #4 - Part 1
Lesson 29 - The 3-Stroke Ruff - DC Rudiment #4 - Part 2
Lesson 30 - The 4-Stroke Ruff - DC Rudiment #5 - Part 1
Lesson 30 - The 4-Stroke Ruff - DC Rudiment #5 - Part 2
5-Stroke Rolls through 10-Stroke Rolls
Lesson 31 - The 5-Stroke Open & Closed Roll - DC Rudiment #6 - Part 1
Lesson 31 - The 5-Stroke Open & Closed Roll - DC Rudiment #6 - Part 2
Lesson 32 - The 6-Stroke Open & Closed Roll - DC Rudiment #7
Lesson 33 - The 7-Stroke Motion Open & Closed Roll - DC Rudiment #8
Lesson 34 - The 9-Stroke Open & Closed Roll - DC Rudiment #9
Lesson 35 - The 10-Stroke Open & Closed Roll - DC Rudiment #10

Rudiments - Advanced - Semester 3
Flams
Lesson 36 - Introduce the Flam - DC Rudiment #11
Lesson 37 - The Flam Tap - DC Rudiment #12
Lesson 38 - The Flam Accent - DC Rudiment #13
Lesson 39 - The Flamacue - DC Rudiment #14
Drags
Lesson 40 - The Drag - DC Rudiment #15
Lesson 41 - The Single Drag - DC Rudiment #16
Lesson 42 - The Double Drag - DC Rudiment #17 - Part 1
Lesson 42 - The Double Drag - DC Rudiment #17 - Part 2
Paradiddles
Lesson 43 - The Single Paradiddle - DC Rudiment #18 - Part 1
Lesson 43 - The Single Paradiddle - DC Rudiment #18 - Part 2
Lesson 44 - The Single Paradiddle-Diddle - DC Rudiment #19 - Part 1
Lesson 44 - The Single Paradiddle-Diddle - DC Rudiment #19 - Part 2
Lesson 45 - The Double Paradiddle - DC Rudiment #20 - Part 1
Lesson 45 - The Double Paradiddle - DC Rudiment #20 - Part 2
Lesson 46 - The Double Paradiddle-Diddle - DC Rudiment #21 - Part 1
Lesson 46 - The Double Paradiddle-Diddle - DC Rudiment #21 - Part 2
Lesson 47 - The Triple Paradiddle - DC Rudiment #22 - Part 1
Lesson 47 - The Triple Paradiddle - DC Rudiment #22 - Part 2

HANDS & FEET TECHNIQUE
Two-Way Time Function Coordination - Beginner - Semester 1
Lesson 1 - Two Hand Unisons Using 1/4 Notes in 4/4
Lesson 2 - Two Hand Unisons Using 1/8th Notes in 4/4
Lesson 3 - Two Hand Unisons Using 1/8th Notes in 4/4
Lesson 4 - Two Hand Unisons Using 1/4 & 1/8th Notes in 4/4
Lesson 5 - Two Hand Alterations Using 1/4 & 1/8th Notes in 4/4
Lesson 6 - Two Feet Rhythms, 1/4 Notes
Lesson 7 - Two Feet Rhythms, 1/4 & 1/8th Notes
Lesson 8 - Two Feet Alternative Rhythms, 1/4 & 1/8th Notes
Lesson 9 - One Hand & One Foot Unison Rhythms, 1/4 Notes
Lesson 10 - One Hand & One Foot Unison Rhythms, 1/4 Notes
Lesson 11 - One Hand & One Foot Alternate 1/8th Notes

Three-Way Time Function Coordination - Intermediate - Semester 2
Lesson 12 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 1
Technique - Hands & Feet - Lesson 12 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 2
Lesson 13 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Hi-Hat) - Part 1
Lesson 13 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Hi-Hat) - Part 2
Lesson 14 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 1
Lesson 14 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 2
Lesson 15 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Hi-Hat) - Part 1
Lesson 16 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 1
Lesson 16 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 2
Lesson 17 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Hi-Hat) - Part 1
Lesson 17 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Hi-Hat) - Part 2
Lesson 18 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 1
Lesson 18 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Bass Drum) - Part 2
Lesson 19 - 3-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, Hi-Hat) - Part 1
Lesson 20 - 3-Way Melodic Coordination (2 Hands Alternative, Bass Drum) - Part 1
Lesson 20 - 3-Way Melodic Coordination (2 Hands Alternative, Bass Drum) - Part 2
Lesson 21 - 3-Way Melodic Coordination (2 Hands Alternative, Hi-Hat) - Part 1
Lesson 21 - 3-Way Melodic Coordination (2 Hands Alternative, Hi-Hat) - Part 2

Four-Way Time Function Coordination - Advanced - Semester 3
Lesson 22 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 1
Lesson 22 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 2
Lesson 23 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 1
Lesson 23 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 2
Lesson 24 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 1
Lesson 24 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 2
Lesson 25 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 1
Lesson 25 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet) - Part 2
Lesson 26 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet)
Lesson 27 - 4-Way Time Function Coordination (2 Hands, 2 Feet)
Lesson 28 - 4-Way Combined Time Function / Melodic Coordination
Lesson 29 - 4-Way Combined Time Function Coordination - Part 1
Lesson 29 - 4-Way Combined Time Function Coordination - Part 2
Lesson 30 - 4-Way Combined Time Function Coordination - Part 1
Lesson 30 - 4-Way Combined Time Function Coordination - Part 2

Terry Bozzio Live Lesson Rebroadcasts
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 1
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 2
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 3
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 4
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 6
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 7
Terry Bozzio - Live Lesson 8

Live Lesson Rebroadcasts - Guest Artists
Mike Cosgrove - Live Lesson
Dave Elitch - Live Lesson
Colin Bailey - Live Lesson