Percussion

Percussion

So you've mastered the air guitar. Now it's time you pick up a real musical instrument and start playing with these how-to videos! Master the piano and keyboard, play the acoustic and electric guitar, or perfect your vocals for both heavy metal screaming and opera singing. Play bluegrass on the banjo, strum a ukulele, or do a polka on the accordion. Whether you strive to be the next Mozart or the next Gene Simmons, here are free music tutorials for all musicians!

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Play basic drum beats

Learn the basics of playing a drum beat in this fun and informative video. How to feel 4/4 and spread the beat around the drum kit are ...more

How to play basic drum beats
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Tune your drum kit for beginners

This video is a demonstration of how to tune your drums for beginners. This video uses a tom-tom drum for an example. A number of helpful ...more

How to tune your drum kit for beginners
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Practice drums with Joe Morello

In this video legendary jazz drummer Joe Morello shows some practice techniques for the snare drum. Paradiddles, single stroke and double ...more

How to practice drums with Joe Morello
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Learn the dynamics of drum playing

Dynamics can help distinguish between just beating things with a stick and playing music. Also, a discussion of hearing protection methods.

How to learn the dynamics of drum playing
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Play a six-eight groove

Ghost notes, double strokes and alternate stickings can add interest to six-eight grooves. You can also manipulate your speed and accents to ...more

How to play a six-eight groove
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Play a simple groove

It can sometimes be more of a challenge to play a simple groove than a busy one. Also, footage from a recent drum competition at Sioux Falls ...more

How to play a simple groove
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Work flams into your playing.

Practicing a combination of Swiss Army Triplets and Flam Accents can help you work flams into your playing. This adds a necessary dynamic ...more

How to work flams into your playing.
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Play cymbal squelches

Playing cymbal squelches can be learned by using the back beat Dixieland. Darren Matthes instructs and demonstrates techniques for hand ...more

How to play cymbal squelches
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Play single stroke five stroke rolls

There are a variety of ways to improve speed, but at this point, I most often concentrate on using a finger technique in order to play as ...more

How to play single stroke five stroke rolls
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Set up drum acoustics in church

Sound isolation and monitoring systems are important topics when it comes to playing drums in church. We'll discuss two specific setups and ...more

How to set up drum acoustics in church
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Plan your touring.

Matt Steele, drummer for the UK's Phinius Gage a melodic punk band, shares some of his touring tips. The tips includes use of ear plugs, a ...more

How to plan your touring.
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Carry your drum fills across the bar line

Carry your drum fills across the bar line to create interesting musical phrases. This technique helps work with multiple piece bands and ...more

How to carry your drum fills across the bar line
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Learn double kick snare syncopation

This beat is a must have for your double kick drum arsenal. This is a common beat 8th notes on the ride cymbal, 16th notes on the kick drum ...more

How to learn double kick snare syncopation
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Play the double double stroke beat

The double double stroke beat can be used in everything from punk to bluegrass. Also, we discuss beginner drum kits.

How to play the double double stroke beat
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Ride the crash on the drums

Fill in the sonic cracks by using a ride the crash technique. Darren Matthes states that he uses a 17" Zildjian K Custom Dark and a 16" ...more

How to ride the crash on the drums
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Practice drumming with a metronome.

Improve your sense of time and challenge yourself by practicing with a metronome. A metronome will play rhythms at regular beats per minutes ...more

How to practice drumming with a  metronome.
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Learn stick twirling

Impress your friends and kill time while waiting for your band mates to tune their guitars by stick twirling. This technique uses a bit of ...more

How to learn stick twirling
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Play a basic off-beat feel

Darren Matthes talks about basic rock beat, quarter note feel, halftime rock feel and off beat feel. Matthes demonstrates the groove and use ...more

How to play a basic off-beat feel
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Vary the sound of rimshots by altering stick placement

Darren explains how to get different sounds out of a rimshot. What goes into the technique and what happens when you strike the shaft of the ...more

How to vary the sound of rimshots by altering stick placement
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Play Cajun Dixieland beat

Darren Matthes explains that he uses a series of 16th notes to accomplish his Cajun or Dixieland beat. He claps it out and gives pointers on ...more

How to play Cajun Dixieland beat
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