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Begin your drumming journey with these essential courses designed to build a solid foundation and enhance your skills.

How to Hold the Sticks and Turn Your Wrists

Learn proper technique from legends who have taught many of today’s best drummers. This course is fundamental to everything you will play.

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Chad Wackerman, Don Lombardi, +2

All Levels

9 lessons

The Bounce Stroke

Gaining the proper technique for allowing the stick to bounce will affect your speed, timing, and feel. It is one of the key building blocks for everything you play.

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Mike Packer

All Levels

250 lessons

The Definitive Moeller Method

This course will unlock one of the secrets to becoming a great drummer. It will improve your coordination and independence and add dynamics to your playing.

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Chad Smith, Don Lombardi, +2

All Levels

9 lessons

Drum Channel Method

From Beginning to Advanced this proven curriculum has 10 courses and 60 playalongs.

Teacher

Mike Packer

All Levels

250 lessons

The Murray Spivack Method

Learn proper technique, build confidence, and play better using the method Chad mastered!

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Chad Wackerman

Beginner

64 lessons

Rudimental Crash Course

Select a rudiment, refine your sticking, and use the DC metronome to play faster!

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Adam Kuns

Beginner

40 lessons

Essential courses

Setting Up and Tuning Your Drum Kit

Set up, tune, and perfect your drum sound with legends like Stephen Perkins, Gregg Bissonette, and John Good!

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Blair Sinta, Don Lombardi, +3

All Levels

10 lessons

Beginning Rock Beats and Fills

The perfect starting point—learn three beats and play along with songs in your first lesson!

Teacher

Val Sepulveda

Beginner

10 lessons

Basic Rock Drumming, Chad's Way

Take your skills to the next level with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith!

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Chad Smith

Beginner

13 lessons

Essential Styles and Vocabulary

Best All-Around Drummer’ winner Gregg teaches you essential fills and styles!

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Gregg Bissonette

All levels

23 lessons

Basic Rudiments on the Drum Set

Select a rudiment, refine your sticking, and use the DC metronome to play faster!

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Al Velasquez

Beginner

16 lessons

Foot Technique

You will learn different techniques that will improve your bass drum speed and control, along with common bass drum rhythms.

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Mike Packer

All levels

10 lessons

Double Pedal Technique

You will learn different techniques that will improve your bass drum speed and control, along with common bass drum rhythms.

Teacher

Mike Packer

All levels

10 lessons

New Course

How to Read Music 1

Course Lessons

Reading music is like learning a language: it involves understanding symbols and patterns that form rhythms. Just as...

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Joe Porcaro

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Beginner

7 lessons

Masterclass

Singing & Drumming

In this Masterclass, Camille guides you through integrating singing and drumming into your skill set. Whether you’re providing...

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Camille Bigeault

Advanced

Masterclass

Challenge

Jazz Rock Drumming with Danny Seraphine!

Danny Seraphine is the original drummer and one of the founders of the band Chicago. His drumming helped...

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Danny Seraphine

Beginner

Challenge

New Course

Double Bass Drum Essentials

Course Lessons

This in-depth course dives into the essential mechanics and precision of playing double bass. In 10 lessons, Thomas...

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Thomas Lang

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Intermediate

10 lessons

Masterclass

Mental Web Breakdown & Discussion

In this masterclass, Camille delves into her original composition “Mental Web,” breaking down each part and sharing the...

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Camille Bigeault

Advanced

Masterclass

Challenge

“The Pretender” Fill Challenge

Can you nail this fantastic fill? In just a couple of minutes, Drum Channel Staff Instructor, Elias Vasquez...

Teacher

Elias Vasquez

Intermediate

Challenge

New Course

How To Hold The Sticks & Turn Your Wrists

Course Lessons

Learn proper technique from legends who have taught many of today’s best drummers. This course is fundamental to...

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Chad Wackerman +4

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Beginner

9 lessons

Masterclass

Simon Phillips Masterclass

Check out this exceptional Masterclass featuring the world-renowned drummer, Simon Phillips. Over the course of two and a...

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Simon Phillips

Intermediate

Masterclass

Challenge

Practicing With a Click with Curt Bisquera

In this timing and groove-based Challenge, Curt Bisquera addresses his practicing technique using the click track. Curt is...

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Curt Bisquera

Beginner

Challenge

Course

Basic Body Motion

Course Lessons

Holding the stick, wrist turns and the bounce stroke are the foundations for how comfortable and fast you...

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Ralph Humphrey

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Beginner

7 lessons

Masterclass

Exploring Push Pull, Dual Grip & Slide Technique

Ramon Montagner explores a range of hand techniques he has developed and incorporated into his playing. Throughout the...

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Ramon Montagner

Advanced

Masterclass

Challenge

Cream – “White Room” Lesson

Please join Drum Channel Resident Instructor, Antoine Fadavi (King Princess, Angelsaur), who will teach you how to master...

Teacher

Antoine Fadavi

Intermediate

Challenge

Course

The Bounce Stroke

Course Lessons

Gaining the proper technique for allowing the stick to bounce will affect your speed, timing, and feel. It...

Teacher

Don Lombardi +2

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Beginner

6 lessons

Masterclass

Home Studio Recording, Tuning & Mixing

Discover an exciting, comprehensive masterclass designed to elevate your home studio experience. Uncover the secrets of multi-mic setups,...

Teacher

Jake Reed

Intermediate

Masterclass

Challenge

Broken Doubles Challenge #3!

Thomas Lang – Modern Drummer’s Readers Poll Winner for Best Clinician/Educator/Online Drummer, will take you step by step...

Teacher

Thomas Lang

Advanced

Challenge

Course

The Definitive Moeller Method/Outside Release®

Course Lessons

This course will unlock one of the secrets to becoming a great drummer. It will improve your coordination...

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Chad Smith +4

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Beginner

13 lessons

Masterclass

Drum Camp Warm Ups, Tips and Q&A

Indulge in an immersive three-hour masterclass, complete with a diverse array of exercises, invigorating warm-ups, and invaluable tips...

Teacher

Thomas Lang

Intermediate

Masterclass

Challenge

Thomas Lang – Broken Doubles Challenge #2!

Thomas Lang – Modern Drummer’s Readers Poll Winner for Best Clinician/Educator/Online Drummer, will take you step by step...

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Thomas Lang

Advanced

Challenge

Course

Unique Practice Techniques for Electronic Drums

Course Lessons

In this Drum Channel course, Mike Mangini shows how to use electronic drums as both a practice tool...

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Mike Mangini

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All Levels

10 lessons

Masterclass

Hi-Hat Technique & Vocabulary

Thomas shares some new concepts that you can use to expand your sound palette with hi-hats, in addition...

Teacher

Thomas Lang

Intermediate

Masterclass

Challenge

Thomas Lang – Broken Doubles Challenge #1!

Thomas Lang – Modern Drummer’s 2023 Readers Poll Winner for Best Clinician/Educator/Online Drummer, will take you step by...

Teacher

Thomas Lang

Intermediate

Challenge

Course

Electronic Drum Essentials

Course Lessons

Join Jules Tabberer-Stewart, Roland's Global Marketing Manager, for an in-depth guide to using, maintaining, and getting the most...

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Jules Tabberer-Stewart

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All Levels

5 lessons

Masterclass

Symmetrical Patterns

In this masterclass, Thomas demonstrates his method for developing speed and smoothness with symmetrical, ascending, and descending tom-tom...

Teacher

Thomas Lang

Intermediate

Masterclass

Challenge

What Are Dotted Notes?

Today’s Challenge is a theory one! Gregg Bissonette – Modern Drummer’s 2023 Readers Poll Winner for Best All-Round...

Teacher

Gregg Bissonette

Intermediate

Challenge