You will find 410 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)
A (1)
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)
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)
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 (53)
- Gear Rundown 2018 – Drums/Cymbals
- Gear Talk – Bearing Edges
- Gear Talk – Yamaha Club Custom
- Gear Talk – Yamaha Switch & Recording Custom
- Gear Video – Evans Heads
- Gear Video – New Setup 2019
- Gear Video – Setup 2021
- Gear Video – Sticks & Beaters
- 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)
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 (154)
- 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 – April 2025
- Lick of the Month – April 2026
- 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 – August 2025
- 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 – December 2024
- Lick of the Month – December 2025
- 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 – February 2025
- Lick of the Month – February 2026
- 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 – January 2025
- Lick of the Month – January 2026
- 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 – July 2025
- 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 – June 2025
- 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 – March 2025
- Lick of the Month – March 2026
- 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 – May 2025
- Lick of the Month – May 2026
- 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 – November 2024
- Lick of the Month – November 2025
- 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 – October 2025
- 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 – September 2025
- 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)
N (5)
- New drums, tuning & setup talk!
- New Hybrid Maple Drums
- New Istanbul Mehmet Cymbals
- New Q&A Section and Forum
- New Studio Tour 2023
O (2)
P (39)
- 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 Like The Legends – Dennis Chambers Triplets P1
- Play Like The Legends – Dennis Chambers Triplets P2
- 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 Course – Lesson Five
- Practice Pad Course – Lesson Four
- Practice Pad Course – Lesson One
- Practice Pad Course – Lesson Three
- Practice Pad Course – Lesson Two
- 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)
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)
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