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The Art of Jazz Drumming
Learn about the art of Jazz drumming basics including improvisation, syncopation, sound, drum set independence and more.
5 Quick Tips For Great Jazz Drum Soloing
Don't be the drummer who can't solo! My Jazz drum soloing tips can help you elevate the music and the band.
6 Things To Know About Jazz Drum Comping
Explore the art of Jazz drum comping with space, accents, drum fills, timing, independence, creativity and recovering from mistakes.
Drumming With Samba and Bossa Nova Beats
Fire up your drumming with Samba, Baião and Bossa Nova Beats on the drum set. Learn the basics of these fun and exciting drum grooves.
Jazz Drum Grooves 101: Swing and Shuffle
Don't let your Jazz drum grooves fall flat – add some Swing and Shuffle drum beats and spice up your repertoire!
Drum Style Evolution – Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop and Fusion
Discover the rhythmic world of Jazz drum styles. Explore the 4 distinctive styles of Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop and Fusion.
How To Play Jazz Drums: Improvisation Tips
Learn about the most important part of how to play Jazz drums. Elevate your Jazz drumming improvisation game with these essential tips.
3 of the Best Jazz Drumming Skills You Need To Know
Learn 3 of the best Jazz drumming skills you need to play Jazz drums like a pro. Tips for rudiments, stick control and drumming independence.
Get Better Jazz Drum Groove and Solo Phrasing
Learn tips to build killer Jazz drum grooves with space, dynamics, and feel. Have more fun and be more musical playing Jazz on drums.
Learn Jazz Drumming from Famous Jazz Drummers
Learn how transcribing the playing of famous Jazz drummers will Improve your rhythm and expand your drumming vocabulary.
Rhythmic Resonance: 3 Tips For Jazz Drumming In A Band
Learn 3 tips for drumming in a band to join any group with confidence. These are essential for a cohesive sound on stage.
Musicality in Motion: Playing Great Jazz Drum Solos
Learn essential elements for great Jazz drum solos - Dive deep into drum solo structure, creativity, and musicality.
Beyond Sticks: Exploring Brushes on Drums and Mallets
Enhance your Jazz drumming with brushes on drums and mallets. Explore the sounds, colors and textures they can bring to your playing.
The Evolution of Jazz Drumming
Dive into the evolution of Jazz drumming. Learn some of the history and explore the drummers who pioneered its sound and style.
Rhythmic Bliss: Learn the Basics of Jazz Drumming
Looking to learn the basics of Jazz drumming? Explore time, syncopation, Swing, and improvisation skills for playing Jazz on the drums.
Jazz Drumming for Beginners: Tips to Get Started
Here are some tips in Jazz drumming for beginners. Step into the world of Jazz drumming and learn some tips to help you get started.
6 Jazz Drum Exercises to Improve Your Rhythm and Groove
Get ready to swing with these 6 tips for Jazz drum exercises! Whether you're a beginner or pro, these tips will improve your playing.
Jazz Drumming Tips for Sizzle and Swing
Learn some Jazz drumming tips on rhythm, improvisation and practice for playing Jazz on the drums. Create a solid drumming foundation.
Compact Drum Kits Showdown: Why Pearl Midtown Reigns Supreme
Looking at versatile compact drum kits? See some popular kits and find out why the Pearl Midtown is my top pick.
4 Bass Drum Pedals to Power Up Your Playing
Improve your speed, precision, and power with these 4 popular bass drum pedals. These kick pedals will help you perform your best.
Uncovering the Heart and Soul of Jazz Drum Beats
Learn about the captivating world of Jazz drum beats. Swing to Mambo, discover the rhythmic magic behind Jazz drumming.
Tuning Drums Like A Pro: 5 Secrets For The Perfect Drum Sound
Tuning drums can make or break your sound. Learn 5 secrets to get your drums to sound like a professional drummer's kit.
A Beginner Drum Fill Any Drummer Can Play
Learn a cool beginner drum fill that you can use in any style of drumming. It has nice flow and you can move it easily around the drums.
5 Reasons Latin Grooves Like Songo Will Change Your Drumming
Learn the cool and versatile Songo drum beat. See how this drum beat and all Latin grooves will improve your drumming in 5 important ways.
Easy Triplet Fills On Drums
Playing cool fills on drums doesn't have to be hard. Learn a fun triplet drum fill you can easily play across the drum set.
How To Drum With Brushes
Learn to drum with brushes. This article teaches you a simple and powerful brushes groove that improves your playing and gets you more gigs.
Why play Jazz On Drums?
Learn the real reason to play Jazz on drums. Jazz drumming more than just great technical ability. It'll take you to an other-worldly place.
You Need 3 Things To Learn How To Play Drums
Starting out, you need 3 things to learn how to play drums. Learn why they're important and how you can get them to start learning the drums.
5 Reasons Beginner Drummers Should Learn Jazz Drums
Beginner drummers are often intimidated to learn Jazz drums. Learn 5 reasons not to be and why Jazz drumming will make you a better drummer.
4 Secrets Of Jazz Drumming – #3 Will Shock You
Jazz drumming is more than drum beats and drum fills. Learn 4 things that make you a better Jazz drummer and a better drummer in any style.
The Mic For The iPhone That Is A Must Buy
This iPhone Shure mic helps you create solid videos from your iPhone every time you press record. Hands down the best iOS mic out there.
3 Big Reasons You Should Learn Jazz Drumming
Learn 3 big reasons you should learn Jazz drumming and how you can easily start learning it today. Transform your playing and your career.
3 Great Backing Tracks For Drums
When gigs are few, backing tracks for drums are a lifeline for drumming practice. Here I share 3 great tracks that will inspire you to play.
Easily Learn To Read Drummer Sheet Music
Learn the basics of reading drummer sheet music and the drum notation system. Knowing this will open up many more drumming opportunities.
The Best Drums For Jazz
The best drums for Jazz. 4 drum kits that are melodic, full of tone and lots of fun to play. 3 of them are under $1000 too.
3 Easy Jazz Drumming Beats And 5 Famous Practice Songs
Drumming beats are the foundation of modern music including Jazz. Learn 3 Jazz drum beats and how we make them fit the music we want to play.
What Every Drummer Ought To Know About Drumming Rudiments
Drumming rudiments are building blocks to create musical rhythmic sentences. Learn 3 rudiments that are great for beginning drummers.
Online Drumming Lessons. The New Way To Learn Drums
Times have changed and so has the way we do drumming lessons. Learn 3 great ways you can learn drums online today.
A Cheap Drum Set That Sounds Good!
Looking for a cheap drum set built to last that won't break the bank? Learn about the electronic and acoustic drum kits I recommend.
What Every Drummer Should Know About Drumming With Brushes
Drumming brushes will add a whole new dimension to your drumming. Learn how brushes will help you play the music of today and the future.
Paradiddles On Drums. The Secret Sauce Of Drumming
What do Thomas Lang and Art Blakey have in common? Paradiddles on drums. Learn the secret sauce in every great drummer's bag of hand patterns.
3 Great Drum Thrones That Have Got Your Back
A drum throne is the most important piece of any drum set. Here are 3 drum thrones that will save your back and extend your drumming career.
23 Superb Jazz Backing Tracks For Drums
There aren't so many Jazz backing tracks for drums out there. These 23 re-arranged Jazz Standards are superb Jazz drumming practice tracks.
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Little-Known Way To Treat Osteoporosis
I discovered a power-packed supplement for osteoporosis. It reversed my bone loss in only 2 years and I believe it can help you too.
2 Trouble-Free Hand Truck Folding Carts
The sturdy, lightweight and compact Magna Cart hand truck folding design is ideal for drummers to move their gear. Trouble-free transport.
One Versatile Crash Cymbal Every Drummer Ought To Have
The one crash cymbal every drummer needs to have in their cymbal collection. Jazz or Funk drumming, this cymbal is a chameleon of sound.
Atem Mini Pro Video Switcher
The Atem Mini Pro made my video production incredibly efficient. Learn how I easily create many YouTube and other drum instruction videos.
Warning: Playing Loud Music? Get These Drummer Ear Plugs
Learn about the drummer ear plugs that transformed my performing experience. Protect your hearing and feel the music naturally.
How To Play Jazz On The Drums
Learn how to play Jazz on the drums and it will transform your drumming. Any drummer can learn Jazz and here's how.
An Easy Bossa Nova Drum Beat With Drum Brushes
Learn to play an easy Bossa Nova drum beat with drum brushes. It's a simple pattern that'll have you up and grooving on the drums in no time.
The Secret To Play A Great Jazz Drum Solo
Learn the secret to playing a great Jazz drum solo and trading 4's and 8's. Skilled soloing is fun and will get you more gigs.
The Secret of Jazz Drums Comping
Jazz drums comping is probably the most mysterious part of Jazz drumming. Learn what Jazz drums comping is and how to do it.
5 Of The Best Jazz Drummers Every Drummer Should Know
Here are 5 of the best Jazz drummers that will improve your Jazz drumming. Play along with these albums to learn the art of Jazz drumming.
The Most Popular Drummers Do This
Learn what makes the most popular drummers popular. Famous drummers and even the ones in your town that get all the gigs do this.
Jazz Drumming With Brushes And Sticks
Jazz drumming with brushes and sticks are both important. Learn 5 things to know when you use sticks and when to get out those brushes.
Great Jazz Music Without Drums For Practice
The hardest thing in Jazz drumming is playing with other musicians. This music without drums for practice will help you learn how to do this.
How To Think Like A Jazz Drummer
Jazz drummer thinking is more than drum beats and drum fills. Learn how this thinking will improve your Jazz drumming and any other style.
A Jazz Drums Lesson Helping Drummers Everywhere Swing Harder
In this Jazz drums lesson, learn the one accent that will instantly make you swing better. Elvin Jones was a master in playing this accent.
The Art Of Drum Brushes
Drumming with brushes lets you paint with sound. Learn how drum brushes are used in music and how you can learn to use them in your playing.
Japan Jazz – The Future Jazz Quartet
A few years ago I recorded some Japan Jazz with great young musicians. Learn about this amazing band and the groundbreaking Jazz we recorded.
Here’s The Quickest Way To Learn The Drums
Here's the fastest way to learn the drums. Eliminate hours of frustrating practice and learn drums faster with this simple method.
The Best Drumming Technique
Learn the one drumming technique that works for any style of playing and does the work of drumming for you. It also saved my drumming career.
How A Pro Drummer Attitude Will Make You Successful
Learn how attitude can make or break your pro drummer career. It's the final article in a series on 5 things drummers need for success.
2 Ways To Get More Professional Drumming Opportunities
Learn how drum practice and playing with other musicians will help you get more professional drumming opportunities.
How These 5 Things Can Help Make You A Professional Drummer
The first in a series about 5 things that made me a successful professional drummer. Both career and hobby drummers will enjoy this series.
Why Every Drummer Should Use Goal Setting To Get Better
Using goal setting in your drum practice will make you better, faster. Learn how to write and use them to supercharge your practice.
The Most Important Skill To Get Drumming Work
Want more drumming work? Learn about the one thing that will get you more gigs than anything else. It might even surprise you.
How Quiet Drumming Can Make You More Money
Quiet drumming can make you more money playing drums. Learn about music dynamics and the power of dynamic drumming to grow your career.
The Best Drummers Have This Secret Weapon
The best drummers in the World are not always the most skilled. Learn their secret weapon, why they get called for gigs and how you can too.
A Drummer Exercise Routine For Every Body
Drums are a physically demanding instrument to play. Learn 5 things you can do for drummer exercise to maintain your drumming physique.
The Best Low Volume Cymbals
Learn why build quality, sound, feel and price make the Zildjian L80 Low Volume Cymbals a great choice for your drumming practice.
5 Good Paying Jobs For Drummers
Learn 5 jobs for drummers that will help you make more money playing drums. They've worked for me and I know they can work for you too.
The Best Drumming Brushes
Playing with drumming brushes will improve your drumming and get you more gigs. Learn about the best drumming brushes on the market today.
Best Web Hosting For Wordress
Learn about the best web hosting for Wordpress I have found. I also share about the popular web hosting company you should absolutely avoid.
Best Bookkeeping Software For Free
Bookkeeping software isn't exciting but it's important. Learn about the best bookkeeping software for free that I use in my own business.
The Pearl Compact Drum Kit
Learn about the Pearl Midtown compact drum kit I use for many of my gigs here in Japan. The size, sound and price are perfection.
4 Best Drumming Paradiddles
Learn 4 drumming paradiddles that will make your drum fills feel and sound great. They're quick to learn and easy to move around the drums.
How This 1 Rule Will Get You More Drummer Work
Learn 1 rule that will get you more drummer work. It could be the one thing that's keeping you from getting more drumming opportunities.
The Truth About How To Play The Drums
Groove is the most important thing to master in learning how to play the drums. Learn a powerful exercise to improve your groove.
How To Play Drum Set: Time and Feel
Time and feel are 2 powerful things you need know in learning how to play drum set. Learn a simple exercise to improve both in your drumming.
2 Tips To Survive Your First Jazz Drumming Job
Learn two solid tips to survive your first Jazz drumming job. They'll help you nail the music and open up opportunities for more gigs.
6 Most Important Tips For Drumming Gigs
Learn the 6 most important tips for drumming gigs. They'll help you perform your best and get you more opportunities to play.
Best Drum Throne For Bad Back Pain
The best drum throne for bad back pain is actually a cushion for your throne. Learn how this cushion makes every drum throne back friendly.