Percussion

Percussion

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How to learn enhanced hi hat techniques on your drums kit
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Learn enhanced hi hat techniques on your drums kit

In this section, Chris Traylor continues to share pointers on different hi hat techniques for playing the drums. Pull out a fresh pair of ...more

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How to play enhanced rock beats on your drums kit
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Play enhanced rock beats on your drums kit

Here, Chris Traylor shows you how you can enhance a simple rock beat to spice up your drum skills. Don't need any spicing up? Well, aren't ...more

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How to play the crush cymbal on your drums kit
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Play the crush cymbal on your drums kit

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you how to incorporate the crash cymbal into your drum playing. Why are they called crash cymbals ...more

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How to play the ride cymbal on your drums kit
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Play the ride cymbal on your drums kit

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you how to properly play the ride cymbal on your drum kit. This is a really cool cymbal. Cooler than ...more

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How to learn hi hat techniques for your drums kit
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Learn hi hat techniques for your drums kit

Are you ready to rock? In this section, Chris Traylor guides you through different hi hat techniques for your drum kit. Make sure your ...more

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How to play 16th note fills on your drums kit
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Play 16th note fills on your drums kit

In this section, Chris Traylor shows you how to do a note fill using the entire kit. Don't play favorites, use them all. You don't want to ...more

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How to play a drum fill on your snare drum
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Play a drum fill on your snare drum

What is a drum fill? Simply put, it is a short rhythmic idea played by the drummer to fill a space at the end of a vocal or instrumental ...more

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How to play 4/4 beats on your drums kit
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Play 4/4 beats on your drums kit

Chris Traylor teaches you the standard 4/4 rock beat for the drums. Time is important, so do it right. If you can't do it, then why do you ...more

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How to play paradiddles on your drums kit
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Play paradiddles on your drums kit

In percussion, the paradiddle is a four-note pattern of the form RLRR or LRLL. When multiple paradiddles are played in succession, the ...more

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How to play the double stroke roll on your drums kit
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Play the double stroke roll on your drums kit

Chris Traylor shows you how to perform a double stroke roll on the drums. Yes, double. For when the single just isn't good enough.

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How to play the single stroke roll on your drums kit
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Play the single stroke roll on your drums kit

Chris Traylor shows you how to perform a single stroke roll on the drums. What is it exactly? Well, watch and find out for yourself ...more

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How to play rudiments on your drums kit
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Play rudiments on your drums kit

Drum rudiments are the basic tools of the drummer. All rudiments have very specific sticking patterns, or the pattern and order in which ...more

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How to hold your drums stick properly and comfortably
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Hold your drums stick properly and comfortably

Chris Traylor shows you how to hold your drum sticks correctly when playing your kit. Anybody can hold a stick, so why not see how to do it ...more

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How to tune your drums kit like you never thought you could
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Tune your drums kit like you never thought you could

Chris Traylor explains how to properly tune your drum kit in order to achieve the perfect result. Tuning is so important, you'll have to ...more

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How to learn about the five-piece drums kit
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Learn about the five-piece drums kit

Chris Traylor explains all about the 5-piece drum set and the different parts of the kit. From the bass drum to the cymbals, you will know ...more

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How to learn the basic philosophy for playing your drums kit
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Learn the basic philosophy for playing your drums kit

Chris Traylor introduces the basic philosophy for the modern drummer, no matter what genre you are playing. Is he right? Absolutely. Or ...more

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How to learn cowbell with hi-hat excercises on your drums kit
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Learn cowbell with hi-hat excercises on your drums kit

Learn how to close the hi-hat while playing the cowbell pedal with your heel. Alan Schechner will show you how to do it. Or you can just ...more

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How to learn alternative stick ideas on your drums kit
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Learn alternative stick ideas on your drums kit

Learn about some alternative stick ideas to use when playing the drums. Rather than using a traditional drumstick, you can try one of these ...more

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How to play right-hand and left-hand melodies on a drums kit
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Play right-hand and left-hand melodies on a drums kit

Here are a couple of examples that demonstrate how to combine right hand and left hand melodies on drums. This example from Alan Schechner ...more

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How to play left hand melodies on your drums kit
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Play left hand melodies on your drums kit

Get ready to reverse the groove and the percussion instruments on your kit! Here we will practice left hand melodies, taught by no other ...more

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