Drum Channel – Online Drum Lessons v23

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It’s Everything You Need to Know

ACADEMY. ENTERTAINMENT. DRUMS!

Created by Don Lombardi, the founder of DW Drums, Drum Channel is the ultimate drummer’s resource for education and entertainment. DC ACADEMY has proven teaching methods from legendary instructors, guaranteed to take your playing to the next level. Our Drum Channel Method, Artist in Residence instructors, along with 100 guest instructors, offer over 2,000 lessons.
DC ENTERTAINMENT has over 400 original shows to motivate and inspire you, with lots of laughs along the way.

  • Step-By-Step Progress
  • Legendary Instructors
  • Learn at Your Own Pace
  • Weekly Shows
  • Weekly Lessons
  • Weekly Podcasts with
    Billy Amendola & Don Lombardi
  • New Playalongs Weekly
  • Get Faster™ Patented Metronome

WHAT MEMBERS ARE SAYING

ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

Chad, Thomas, Gregg and Terry will help you improve specific areas of your playing. You will get faster, master the rudiments, add to your vocabulary, and learn the secrets of their success!

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Chad Wackerman
fundamentals
of drumming

• Frank Zappa, James Taylor,
and Alan Holdsworth

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Thomas Lang
rudiments on
the drum set

• Modern Drummer’s Clinician
of the Year for 10 years

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Gregg Bissonette
grooves,
beats & fills

• 20+ Years Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band
and first-call studio musician

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Terry Bozzio
LEARN HOW TO
PLAY MUSICIALLY

• Inducted into Modern Drummer’s
Hall of Fame

THE DRUM CHANNEL METHOD

This proven curriculum has been taught by Mike Packer for 30 years in colleges and universities, including Musician’s Institute and Los Angeles College of Music. Mike will guide you through these lessons from beginning to advanced, just as he has his students.

There are 10 Courses with over 250 Lessons and 60 Playalongs that are divided into 4 levels of difficulty. They cover technique, independence, vocabulary, rudiments, reading, and performance.

MICRO COURSES AND MASTERCLASSES

There is no end to learning in the Drum Channel Academy. In addition to our Artists in Residence courses and the Drum Channel Method, Micro Courses and Masterclasses bring you more than 100 instructors showing you what they have learned.

Learn from Pros

Micro Courses

Choose a subject you want to get better at, and great teachers will share their knowledge with you.  There’s always something new to learn.

Choose Your Teacher

Masterclasses

Today’s greatest drummers share with you the secrets of their success. A great resource for you to become the best drummer you can be.

DC QUICK START!

Learn to play your first rock beat in 10 minutes with Val Sepulveda and Chad Smith, with or without a drum set. If you’ve never played before, these two courses will get you started. It’s fun and easy!

10 Topics

Learn the Beginner Rock Beats

Teacher:
Val Sepulveda
Level:
Beginner
10 Topics

Basic Rock Drumming Chad’s Way

Teacher:
Chad Smith
Level:
Beginner

ORIGINAL PLAYALONGS

Play along to these classic original recordings, plus over 100 playalongs with live musicians! Choose from drums hot, drumless tracks or video. You can adjust the tempo, with drum charts to play along to.

I WANT YOU BACK
Jackson 5

SATURDAY NIGHTS ALRIGHT
Elton John

ROCK N ROLL ALL NITE
KISS

FREE BIRD
Lynyrd Skynyrd

SUPER BAD
James Brown

AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN
Marvin Gaye

THE ULTIMATE IN DRUM ENTERTAINMENT

With over 400 hours of original content, Drum Channel Entertainment is a great place to kick back, relax and enjoy your favorite drummers hanging out with other great drummers. Original series include The Chad Smith Show, The Terry Bozzio Show, Concerts, Historical Legends, Documentaries, Roundtables, and Drum Jams.

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Image of four guys being filmed and sitting in couches for a roundtable interview.
Image of Terry Bozzio sitting at a large drum kit.
Two artists sitting and laughing with text "DC Live".

WHAT ARTISTS ARE SAYING

DISCOVER THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT AWAITS YOU

They’ve recorded the most legendary songs and albums, won hundreds of GRAMMY’s and performed on the world’s biggest stages. And now they’re here to share what they’ve learned with you.

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Metric Modulation

Virgil Donati
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Speed & Endurance

Thomas Pridgen
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Beginning Rock

Chad Smith
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Creative Drumming

Matt Garstka
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Gigging Advice

Tony Royster Jr.
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Perfect Time Keeping

JR Robinson
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Composition

Neil Peart
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Interviews

Mick Fleetwood
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Groove Breakdowns

Jess Bowen
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Musical Advice

Stewart Copeland
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Concert & Performance

Sheila E.
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Interview

Charlie Watts
...and many more!

DISCOVER THE WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT AWAITS YOU

They’ve recorded the most legendary songs and albums, won hundreds of GRAMMY’s and performed on the world’s biggest stages. And now they’re here to share what they’ve learned with you.

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Metric Modulation

Virgil Donati
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Speed & Endurance

Thomas Pridgen
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Beginning Rock

Chad Smith
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Creative Drumming

Matt Garstka
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Gigging Advice

Tony Royster Jr.
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Perfect Time Keeping

JR Robinson
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Composition

Neil Peart
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Interviews

Mick Fleetwood
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Groove Breakdowns

Jess Bowen
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Musical Advice

Stewart Copeland
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Concert & Performance

Sheila E.
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Interview

Charlie Watts
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Creative Chops

Aaron Spears
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First Drum Lesson

Val Sepulveda
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Cajon/Percussion

Mona Tavakoli
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Concert & Interview

Abe Laboriel Jr.
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Jazz Rock Drumming

Danny Seraphine
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Rock Grooves

Stephen Perkins
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Soloing & Improvising

Blaque Dynamite
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Vocabulary & Styles

Gregg Bissonette
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Advanced Independence

Marco Minnemann
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Interview

BILLY COBHAM
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Playing Songs

Taylor Hawkins
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Prog Drumming

Mike Portnoy
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Applying Latin Rhythms

Alex Acuña
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Independence & Rudiments

Thomas Lang
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Shuffles & Funk Studies

Rick Latham
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Pocket Playing

Eric Moore
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Musicianship

Terry Bozzio
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New Orleans Funk

Zigaboo Modeliste
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Hand Percussion

Giovanni Hidalgo
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Being Prepared

Queen Cora
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Gospel Chops

Gerald Heyward
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Oddtimes

Camille Bigeault
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Inspiration

Dennis Chambers
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Body Motion

Ralph Humphrey
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Writing Music

Elise Trouw
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Recording & Styles

Wiktoria Bialic
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Hand Technique & Rudiments

Chad Wackerman
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Latin Rock Drumming

Alex González
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Percussion on Drum Set

Walfredo Reyes Jr.
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Jazz Comping & Vocabulary

Mike Clark
...and many more!

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