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This section provides free education for drummers, and free promotion for drum teachers. Scroll down to find plenty of stuff to practice and be inspired by!
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Dan Slater - Melbourne, Australia - www.danslater.net
Dan has dedicated his life to creating, performing and educating music. He has published Creative Drumming Made Simple, and regularly performs professionally.
Flam warm up - some fun stuff with flams - pdf
Thrash beats - an introduction to the style - pdf
Random 16ths - a basic solo and phrasing idea - pdf
Brain workout - co-ordination exercises - pdf
Back and forth - duet using two snares, floor tom & hi hat - pdf
A New Beginning - music to create a drum part to - pdf / mp3
Daniel Luttick - Melbourne, Australia - www.danielluttick.com
Daniel's profile is quickly rising in the world drumming scene - particularly in the genre of extreme metal. He has begun touring the world with Synthetic Breed and giving clinics.
Single stroke exercise - speed, endurance, POWER! - pdf
Double bass technique - double stroke combinations - pdf
Snare/Hi hat control - using double paradiddles - pdf
Bass drum control - working on feet individually - pdf
Double kick workout 1 - 3, 5 & 7 stroke rolls, in 12/8 time - pdf
Double kick workout 2 - 3, 5 & 7 stroke rolls, in 4/4 & 7/8 time - pdf
Seth Davis - New Orleans, USA - Seth's myspace
Seth has a passion for playing interesting and complex patterns very fast!
Insane Single Strokes - 9's, 32 note triplets, crossovers with singles - video
Insane Independence - control / speed / mobility with ostinatos - video
Insane Polyrhythms - 11/16 over 5/4 and 5/16, 6/8 afro-cuban over 5/4 - video
Insane Polyrhythms Pt.2 - 2 odd meters, at different tempos 7/8 over 5/4 - video
Chris Brien - Sydney, Australia / Hong Kong - www.chrisbrien.com
Multi nominated ARIA & MO Award performer Chris Brien is one of Australia's most in demand live and studio drummers. He is a seasoned teacher, author and clinician.
16th Permutations - independence over a samba foot pattern - pdf / audio
Triplet Permutations - independence over a shuffle foot pattern - pdf / audio
Progressive Rhythms - video and audio of Chris's work - html
Grant Collins - Sydney, Australia - www.grantcollins.com
Grant is recognsied wolrld wide as being on the cutting edge of modern drumming, using all four limbs both individually and as a collective to present multi-timbral soundscapes.
Independence exercise - playing sticking patterns over foot patterns - htm
Three Camps - rudimental style solo on two kick drums - video
Merlin Ettore / Joannie LaBelle - Montreal, Canada - Merlin's myspace
A third generation percussionist, Merlin's drumming wizardry puzzles the listener.
His ultimate objective: to create an all-encompassing, ethereal sensory experience.
Deep White - the furious percussion duo "Blandiloquentia" - video
Bing Bang Bongo - the furious percussion duo "Blandiloquentia" - video
Chris Quinlan - Melbourne, Australia - www.chrisquinlanmusic.com
Chris has made over 370 episodes of his drum TV show, set up the internationally recognised ANZCA drumset syllabus, and loves everything from Zappa to symphony.
Speed Paradiddles - excerpt from Chris's TV show, episode 369 - video
Drum books online - 6 books available in .pdf format - html
Various - much audio / video from Chris's TV show, Melbourne Musos! - html
Dan Britt - New Jersey, USA - www.dannybritt.com
Dan's passionate and down to earth teaching styles have made his website and Drum TV shows a very popular and vastly educational resource.
Moeller Technique - explanation and demonstration for your hands - video
Foot endurance - aligning hand patterns with a steady foot pattern - video
Living Colour - Transcription of "Love rears it's ugly head" - html
Magesh - Melbourne, Australia - www.magesh.net
Magesh's innovative approach to mixing technology with his deep groove have made him a popular choice for TV and live work with local and international artists.
Sampling - mixing technology and drumming - article
Unique Beats example 1 - "Moments notice" from Magesh's DVD - video
Unique Beats example 2 - "Tut-A-Ka II" from Magesh's DVD
- video
Pete Lockett - London, England - www.petelockett.com
Pete Lockett is one of the most versatile multi-percussionists in the world, working with many international superstars. He was voted #1 BEST LIVE PERCUSSIONIST 2005 by readers of RHYTHM. His site is an amazing resource for drum and percussion lessons.
Independence Day - mixed groove with Single & Inward paradiddle - pdf / mp3
Indian drumkit concepts - vocalising percussion sounds - pdf
Clinic Excerpts - from RHYTHM Magazine 2005
- html
Practice article - Pete's suggstions and advice - pdf
Tihai concepts - crazy beat displacements used in Kanjira solos
- pdf
Jotan Afanador - Bronx NY, USA - Jotan's myspace
Jotan has been drumming since the age of 2, and with some divine inspiration has done several succesful clinics and TV apperances, and made an instructional DVD.
Latin / fusion groove & fill - preview from Jotan's upcoming DVD - video
Drum clinic clip - grooving and improvising over a live bass riff - video
Throwing ideas to the table - filling up a slow 16th shuffle feel - video
Jeff Indyke - Plainview NY, USA - www.jeffindyke.com
Jeff "The Drum Professor" Indyke has an international drummer's Hot-Line ('Dial-A-Beat'), an educational drumming TV show and was feautred on Drumradio.com
Gene Krupa drags - applications of the drag rudiment - video
Buddy Rich conepts - playing near the rim - video
Subconcious syncopation - shifting the attack of a groove - video
David Stanoch - Minnesota, USA - www.rhythmelodic.com
David has almost thirty years of professional performance credits in many styles, and is the
co-author of the percussion curriculum at McNally Smith College of Music.
Thoughts on time keeping - David's concepts and advice - html
Building a strong foundation - considering tempo, feel, and tonal quality - pdf
Developing your sound - perspectives from David and Andy Newmark - html
Loosen Up! - a great warm up routine for wrists, fingers and feet - pdf
This could be you! - www.bestdrummerintheworld.yeah (example)
Cool licks - my variations on the "Manic Depression" intro - .jpg
Cymbal expression - some interesting effects - .mov
Holy Cow - a killer workout using the kick and toms - pdf
Peace be with you - a dedication to Tony Williams - pdf / mp3
Practical practice - getting the most out of practicing - text
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