Another essential drum rudiment that you must have in your “drumming toolbox” is The Flam. This rudiment can easily be added to 95% of your beats or fills. The concept behind it is very simple and you should be able to pick it up fairly easily. Just like all the other drum rudiments, it is […]
When you look at professional drummers, what do they do that is any different than yourself? If you listen to a band on the radio, most likely you’ll hear the drummer playing a pretty simple beat. What makes them so their drumming so much better than yours? What can you do to impress a band […]
Learning to how to count, and how to play in time is your job as a drummer. Then entire band is counting on you when it comes to keeping time. If the lead singer tells you to cut the time in half, would you know how to play? If bass player ever tells you to […]
The Single Paradiddle is a great rudiment to add to your growing library of rudiments. I recommend that this should be the third rudiment that new drummers learn. Before starting this pattern I like to recommend to my students that they already know the Single Stroke Roll and the Double Stroke Roll. I say that […]