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 […]
The Double Stroke Roll is one of the most important drum rudiments that you should be learning. It the second most significant rudiment (the Single Stroke Roll is the most important) and it once you have mastered it, you will notice that learning other rudiments will be easier to develop.
The Double Stroke Roll in itself […]
The Single Stroke Roll is the foundation, and the starting point for working on rudiments. This pattern is not complex in any way, but there are a couple tips that will make your success easier to achieve. My words of caution are this: Even though the rudiment is easy, don’t dismiss it by telling […]