Drum Lessons

Linear Drumming Pattern

A good warm up exercise. Focus on clean strokes with good time at lower tempos. Accents can be alternated between hand and foot.

Buddy Rich Sixes

This is a six stroke pattern in triplets using the ride cymbal, snare and bass drum. You can play this pattern starting on any of the six notes.

Quintuplets - Groups of 5

More information is covered in my book 'Filling Time'.

Alternating Linear Fill

Play the linear pattern without accents. Next accent every third note, alternating between hand and foot. Switch hands.

Playing Across The Bar Line

Use a metronome to keep the count while you experiment with playing over the bar line.

Drum Solo Excerpt

Pay attention to Steve's masterful use of dynamics and timing...