Learn the Beginner Rock Beats and Fills

A great place to start. You will learn three beats and be playing along to songs and having fun.

You will be playing drums in 10 minutes with or without a set. Val Sepulveda is joined by world-class drummers Chad Smith, Gregg Bissonette, and Greg Garman. This course, with Playalongs, will teach you three basic rock beats and three basic fills. If you’ve never played drums before, we suggest you take this course before moving on to “Basic Rock Drumming Chad’s Way.” Download the workbook in Lesson 1.

What You Will Learn:
  • Rock Beat #1, #2, #3
  • 8th Note Drum Fills
  • 16th Note Drum Fills
  • Triplet Fills
  • Combining Beats and Fills

Val Sepulveda

Val Sepulveda is an LA based drummer, respected as a private teacher and instructor at Musicians Institute. Her style combines rock, pop, funk, and Latin. She’s was the winner of the Hit Like a Girl contest in 2013. Her first instrument was piano. She started playing drums at the age of 14, at which point she knew she wanted to play drums for the rest of her life

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