You will find 379 posts in the category Lessons on this blog.

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1 (4)

• 10 Minutes A Day – 3’s, 5’s & 7’s
• 10 Minutes A Day – Doubles
• 10 Minutes A Day – Flam Drill 1
• 10 Minutes A Day – Wrist Killers

3 (1)

• 3’s 5’s 7’s (full lesson)

A (1)

• Adding Left Foot Hi-Hat to Grooves

B (14)

• Bass Drum Builder 1
• Bass Drum Builder II
• Big Triplet Fill
• Blushda Lick Part One
• Blushda Lick Part Two
• Buddy Rich Triplet Lick P1
• Buddy Rich Triplet Lick P2
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – 16th Notes P1
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – 16th Notes P2
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – Extension Lesson
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – Trading 16th’s
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – Trading 16th’s Part 2
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – Triplets P1
• Building Your Own Vocabulary – Triplets P2

C (4)

• Coming soon at PBD!
• Coming up…
• Crossover Patterns – Part One
• Crossover Patterns – Part Two

D (16)

• Dave Dicenso Lick
• Dennis Chambers Phrases – 32nd Note Groove Lick
• Displaced Shuffle-ish Groove
• Drum Gear – Kit Tour 2016
• Drum Hangs – Thomas Lang Duet
• Drum Hangs – Thomas Lang P1
• Drum Hangs – Thomas Lang P2
• Drum Hangs – Thomas Lang P3
• Drum Hangs – Thomas Lang Part 4
• Drum Hangs – Thomas Lang Part 5
• Drum Set-Up – Off-Set Bass Drum
• Drum Set-Up Idea
• Drum Set-Up Lesson
• Drum Solos – Constructing a Drum Solo
• Drum Sound – Recording
• Drum Sound – Tuning & Heads

E (3)

• Endurance Exercise – Hand & Foot Paradiddle Ex
• Every drummer needs to hear this…
• Exploring 16ths

F (28)

• Flam 7’s & Variations
• Flam Hand Exercise
• Flam Variations II
• Flowing in Triplets – Lesson Four
• Flowing in Triplets – Lesson One
• Flowing in Triplets – Lesson Three
• Flowing in Triplets – Lesson Two
• Flowing in Triplets – Vocab Idea 1
• Flying Around the Drums – Part One
• Flying Around the Drums – Part Two
• Foot Exercises
• Foot Technique – Lesson Six
• Foot Technique Course – Lesson Five
• Foot Technique Course – Lesson Four
• Foot Technique Course – Lesson One
• Foot Technique Course – Lesson Three
• Foot Technique Course – Lesson Two
• Foundation Course Lesson 1 – Left Foot Hi-Hat
• Foundation Course Lesson 10 – Triplet Ostinato P2
• Foundation Course Lesson 2 – 16th Note Hand & Foot Combinations P1
• Foundation Course Lesson 3 – 16th Note Hand & Foot Combinations P2
• Foundation Course Lesson 4 – Independence Layers P1
• Foundation Course Lesson 5 – Independence Layers P2
• Foundation Course Lesson 6 – Independence Layers P3
• Foundation Course Lesson 7 – Triplet Hand & Foot Combinations P1
• Foundation Course Lesson 8 – Triplet Hand & Foot Combinations P2
• Foundation Course Lesson 9 – Triplet Ostinato P1
• Foundation Exercise – Hand/Foot Triplets

G (51)

• Gear Rundown 2018 – Drums/Cymbals
• Gear Talk – Bearing Edges
• Gear Talk – Yamaha Switch & Recording Custom
• Gear Video – Evans Heads
• Gear Video – New Setup 2019
• Gear Video – Setup 2021
• Ghost Note Course – Lesson Four
• Ghost Note Course – Lesson One
• Ghost Note Course – Lesson Three
• Ghost Note Course – Lesson Two
• Gig Preparation
• Groove Independence Course – Lesson Four
• Groove Independence Course – Lesson One
• Groove Independence Course – Lesson Three
• Groove Independence Course – Lesson Two
• Groove Library – ‘Heuer Groove’
• Groove Library – ‘Rio Frio’ Groove
• Groove Library – 16th Note Groove 1
• Groove Library – 16th Note Groove 2
• Groove Library – 32nd Note Groove 1
• Groove Library – 6/8 Broken Groove 1
• Groove Library – Broken Groove 1
• Groove Library – Broken Groove 2
• Groove Library – Broken Groove 3
• Groove Library – Broken Groove 4
• Groove Library – Broken Groove 5
• Groove Library – Broken Groove 6
• Groove Library – Funk Groove 1
• Groove Library – Gadd-Inspired Groove
• Groove Library – Half-Time Shuffle
• Groove Library – Half-Time Shuffle P1
• Groove Library – Half-Time Shuffle P2
• Groove Library – Jazz/Fusion Groove 1
• Groove Library – Linear Groove 1
• Groove Library – Linear Groove 2
• Groove Library – Linear Groove 3
• Groove Library – Shuffle Hack
• Groove Library – Songo Groove
• Groove Library – Songo Variations
• Groove Library – Straight Groove 1
• Groove Library – Straight Groove 2
• Groove Library – Straight Groove 3
• Groove Library – Straight Groove 4
• Groove Library – Swung Groove 1
• Groove Library – Swung Groove 2
• Groove Library – Swung Groove 3
• Groove Library – Swung Groove 4
• Groove Library – Vinnie Colaiuta Groove
• Groove Vocab – 16th Note Triplet Phrase
• Groove Vocab – 32nd Note Bass Drum Figure
• Groove Vocab – 32nd Note Ghost Notes

H (29)

• Hand & Foot Combinations – ‘LFR’ Triplets
• Hand & Foot Combinations – Big Triplet Fills P1
• Hand & Foot Combinations – Big Triplet Fills P2
• Hand & Foot Combinations – Left Hand Lead Exercise
• Hand & Foot Pyramids P1
• Hand & Foot Combination – Five’s
• Hand & Foot Pattern – 3’s in 16th Notes
• Hand & Foot Pattern – 3’s in 16th Notes P2
• Hand Exercise – 3-Stroke Ruff Routines
• Hand Exercise – Doubles Around the Kit
• Hand Exercise – Flam 5’s
• Hand Exercise – Flam Routine 1
• Hand Exercise – Left Hand Lead Workout 2
• Hand Exercises – Warm-Ups
• Hand Exercises – Warm-Ups P2
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Eight – Singles vs Doubles P2
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Five – Fingers
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Four – Pyramids
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Nine – Flams P2
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson One – Grip
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Seven – Flams P1
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Six – Singles vs Doubles P1
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Three – Doubles
• Hand Technique Course – Lesson Two – ‘Right, Left, Together’
• Hand Technique Course Extension Lesson
• Hand Technique Extension Lesson 2
• How To Practice – Pad Practice
• How to Practice – Part One
• How to Practice – Part Two

I (1)

• Independence Layers – Part One

J (5)

• Jazz Independence Course – Lesson Five
• Jazz Independence Course – Lesson Four
• Jazz Independence Course – Lesson One
• Jazz Independence Course – Lesson Three
• Jazz Independence Course – Lesson Two

L (135)

• Latin Fill Ideas – Part One
• Left Hand Lead Workout
• Left Hand Workout
• Left Hand Workout P2
• Lessons from the Road – Pad Workout ‘Unisons’
• Lessons from the Road – Pad Workout 2
• Lick of the Month – April ’15
• Lick of the Month – April ’16
• Lick of the Month – April 2017
• Lick of the Month – April 2018
• Lick of the Month – April 2019
• Lick of the Month – April 2020
• Lick of the Month – April 2021
• Lick of the Month – April 2022
• Lick of the Month – April 2023
• Lick of the Month – April 2024 (Special guest Steve Pruitt)
• Lick of the Month – Aug 2014
• Lick of the Month – August ’15
• Lick of the Month – August 2016
• Lick of the Month – August 2017
• Lick of the Month – August 2018
• Lick of the Month – August 2019
• Lick of the Month – August 2020
• Lick of the Month – August 2021
• Lick of the Month – August 2022
• Lick of the Month – August 2023
• Lick of the Month – August 2024
• Lick of the Month – Dec ’14
• Lick of the Month – December ’15
• Lick of the Month – December 2016
• Lick of the Month – December 2017
• Lick of the Month – December 2018
• Lick of the Month – December 2019
• Lick of the Month – December 2020
• Lick of the Month – December 2021
• Lick of the Month – December 2022
• Lick of the Month – Feb ’15
• Lick of the Month – February ’16
• Lick of the Month – February 2017
• Lick of the Month – February 2018
• Lick of the Month – February 2019
• Lick of the Month – February 2020
• Lick of the Month – February 2021
• Lick of the Month – February 2022
• Lick of the Month – February 2023
• Lick of the Month – February 2024
• Lick of the Month – January ’16
• Lick of the Month – January 2017
• Lick of the Month – January 2018
• Lick of the Month – January 2019
• Lick of the Month – January 2020
• Lick of the Month – January 2021
• Lick of the Month – January 2022
• Lick of the Month – January 2023
• Lick of the Month – January 2024
• Lick of the Month – July ’15
• Lick of the Month – July 2014
• Lick of the Month – July 2016
• Lick of the Month – July 2017
• Lick of the Month – July 2018
• Lick of the Month – July 2019
• Lick of the Month – July 2020
• Lick of the Month – July 2021
• Lick of the Month – July 2022
• Lick of the Month – July 2023
• Lick of the Month – July 2024
• Lick of the Month – June ’15
• Lick of the Month – June 2014
• Lick of the Month – June 2016
• Lick of the Month – June 2017
• Lick of the Month – June 2018
• Lick of the Month – June 2019
• Lick of the Month – June 2020
• Lick of the Month – June 2021
• Lick of the Month – June 2022
• Lick of the Month – June 2023
• Lick of the Month – June 2024
• Lick of the Month – March ’15
• Lick of the Month – March ’16
• Lick of the Month – March ’17
• Lick of the Month – March 2018
• Lick of the Month – March 2019
• Lick of the Month – March 2020
• Lick of the Month – March 2021
• Lick of the Month – March 2022
• Lick of the Month – March 2023
• Lick of the Month – March 2024
• Lick of the Month – May ’15
• Lick of the Month – May 2014
• Lick of the Month – May 2016
• Lick of the Month – May 2017
• Lick of the Month – May 2018
• Lick of the Month – May 2019
• Lick of the Month – May 2020
• Lick of the Month – May 2021
• Lick of the Month – May 2022
• Lick of the Month – May 2023
• Lick of the Month – May 2024
• Lick of the Month – November ’15
• Lick of the Month – November 2016
• Lick of the Month – November 2017
• Lick of the Month – November 2018
• Lick of the Month – November 2019
• Lick of the Month – November 2020
• Lick of the Month – November 2021
• Lick of the Month – November 2022
• Lick of the Month – November 2023
• Lick of the Month – October 2015
• Lick of the Month – October 2016
• Lick of the Month – October 2017
• Lick of the Month – October 2018
• Lick of the Month – October 2019
• Lick of the Month – October 2020
• Lick of the Month – October 2021
• Lick of the Month – October 2022
• Lick of the Month – October 2023
• Lick of the Month – October 2024
• Lick of the Month – September ’14
• Lick of the Month – September 2015
• Lick of the Month – September 2016
• Lick of the Month – September 2017
• Lick of the Month – September 2018
• Lick of the Month – September 2019
• Lick of the Month – September 2020
• Lick of the Month – September 2021
• Lick of the Month – September 2022
• Lick of the Month – September 2023
• Lick of the Month – September 2024
• Lick of the Month Jan ’15
• Lick of the Month Nov ’14
• Lick of the Month Oct ’14
• Listening Lists – Dave Weckl
• Listening Lists – Dennis Chambers
• Listening Lists – Fusion Favourites
• Listening Lists – Vinnie Colaiuta

M (3)

• Member Q&A #1
• Merry Christmas!
• Metric Modulation – Implied Modulation Ideas

N (3)

• New drums, tuning & setup talk!
• New Q&A Section and Forum
• New Studio Tour 2023

O (2)

• One Handed Doubles
• One Handed Exercises – Part 2

P (32)

• Paraddidle-diddle Combos – Part One
• Paradiddle Fill Ideas – Part 2
• Paradiddle Fill Ideas Part 1
• Paradiddle-diddle Combos P2
• Play Like The Legends – Dennis Chambers Big Fill
• Play Like The Legends – Dennis Chambers Phrase
• Play-Along Lesson – ‘CAB’ Vamp
• Play-Along Lesson – ‘Chatter’ Vamp
• Play-Along Lesson – ‘Chicken’ Vamp
• Play-Along Lesson – ‘Little Trees’
• Play-Along Lesson – ‘Vibing’ Loop
• Play-Along Lesson – “5th Street”
• Play-Along Lesson – “Level Up”
• Play-Along Lesson – Bass Loop 1
• Play-Along Lesson – Chromazone Vamp
• Play-Along Lesson – Drum Solo Loop from ‘Little Trees’
• Play-Along Lesson – Loop 1
• Play-Along Lesson – Loop 2
• Play-Along Lesson ‘Practice Loop 3’
• Play-Along Loops – 100BPM Bass Grooves
• Play-Along Loops – 88BPM Bass Grooves
• Playing in 7/8 – Part One
• Playing in 7/8 – Part Two
• Practice Loop 3 Play-Along
• Practice Pad Kit Exercises P1
• Practice Pad Lesson – Practice Pad Ex’s P2
• Practice Pad Lesson 1
• Practice Room – August ’15
• Practice Session – August 2018
• Practicing with a Metronome – Part One
• Practicing with a Metronome – Part Three
• Practicing with a Metronome – Part Two

Q (2)

• Q&A #1
• Quick Tips – Snare Drum Tip

R (13)

• Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 1
• Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 2
• Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 3
• Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 4
• Rhythm Section Workshop w/ Janek Gwizdala – Part 5
• Ride Cymbal/Hi-Hat Technique
• Ride/Hat Combos Part 1
• Ride/Hat Combos Part 2
• Rudiment Series – 5 Essential Flams
• Rudiment Series – Pataflafla
• Rudiments Around the Kit – 3-Stroke Ruff
• Rudiments Around the Kit – 5-Stroke Roll
• Ruffs & Rolls – Part 1

S (7)

• Samba Independence Exercise – Part 1
• Samba Independence Exercise – Part 2
• Scottish Snap
• Snare Drum Tuning
• Songo Play-Along
• Studio Tour
• Swiss Triplet Fill Ideas

T (9)

• Thomas Lang Independence System – Lesson One
• Tony Williams Phrases – Lesson One
• Tony Williams Phrases – Lesson Three
• Tony Williams Phrases – Lesson Two
• Traditional Grip – Part 1
• Traditional Grip – Part 2
• Transcription Series – Mike Stern ‘Drum Solos’ Video
• Triplet Hand & Foot Pattern
• Triplet Hand Exercise

U (3)

• Ultimate Hand Workout
• Unisons
• Unisons – Part One

V (12)

• Variations on 3’s, 5’s & 7’s
• Vinnie Colaiuta ‘Actual Proof’ Groove – coming this week
• Vinnie Colaiuta Phrases – Backwards Rolls
• Vinnie Colaiuta Phrases – Backwards Rolls (Part 2)
• Virgil Donati Endurance Exercise
• Vocab Lesson – 32nd Note Fill Ideas – Part One
• Vocab Lesson – 32nd Note Fill Ideas – Part Two
• Vocab Lesson – Blushda Extension
• Vocab Lesson – Group of 9 in Triplets
• Vocab Lesson – Stepped Hi-Hat Lick
• Vocabulary – Tom & Hi-Hat Combos P1
• Vocabulary Lesson – Dicenso 32nd Note Lick

W (1)

• Warm-Up Exercises – Blowing off the rust