Hand Position
  • Matched grip
  • Traditional grip
  • Fulcrum
  • The “cradle”
Drum strokes
  • Arms | wrists | fingers
  • Ergonomic movements
  • Playing relaxed
  • Coordination
Rudiments
  • The building blocks
Groove
  • Playing for the song
  • Interacting and communicating with other musicians
Drum Set Styles — Learn Your Favorite Songs
  • Rock
  • Funk
  • R&B
  • Hip Hop
  • Jazz
  • Swing
  • Brushes
  • 3/4 time
  • Bebop
Reading
  • Snare drum notation
  • Drum set charts
  • Sight reading fluency
New Orleans Drumming
  • Second Line
  • Cajun
  • Zydeco

 

Counting Out Loud

Peter helping a student count

Blues Drumming
  • Shuffles
  • Slow 12/8
  • Boogaloo
  • Blues Rumba
  • Train Beat
Brazilian Drumming
  • Bossa Nova
  • Samba
  • Baião
Afro Cuban
  • Clave
  • Son Clave
  • Rumba Clave
  • Mambo
  • Cha Cha Cha
  • 6/8 or Bembe
  • Songo
  • Guaguancó
Caribbean
  • Calypso
  • Reggae
  • Soca
  • Merenque
Odd time signatures
  • Prog Rock
Transcribing

Learn to write down what you hear and what you play!