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Cleaning a bodhran drum is best done using plain water, as using any other substance risks altering the sound of the drum. Spray down both sides of the skin and wipe clean with help from the...

It is easiest to play a bodhran while sitting, which allows the less dominant hand to move across the underside of the drum when it is struck. Discover how to play the bodhran drum with help from...

The key principle to this pattern is being able to break up the press roll and play a pattern around the press roll using the 2 and 4, accenting off the hi-hat and snare. This is a groove I...

The key principle to this pattern is being able to break up the press roll and play a pattern around the press roll using the 2 and 4, accenting off the hi-hat and snare. This is a groove I...

The bass guitar is typically coupled with a drum set to be used as a rhythm instrument, so it's important to understand how to read rhythm. Learn about reading quarter notes, half notes and more...

When mixing funk music, concentrate on the kick drum, the bass and the rhythmic structure of the guitar to maintain its unique sound. Mix some retro funk music using a heavy kick drum with...

A drum machine can be recorded by transferring the digital signal from the drum to the recording device, or the analog sounds produced by the drums can be recorded through standard microphones....

Using microphones as drum triggers can be done by putting mics very close to each drum, isolating each sound as much as possible and gating to get only the snare sound. Understand the process of...

To make a cheap drum set sound better, use a computer program, such as apTrigga or Drumagog, that triggers a set of drum samples that can enhance the sound quality. Find out how to make a...

Making a bass drum sound better involves lowering the sound to below 100 hertz, adding in some upper mid-range and adjusting the crispness as needed. Alter the sound of a kick drum to achieve...

The best way to mic a drum set is to put a microphone on each drum, which enables the sound engineer to control each drum independently and get the most isolation. Get the best sound out of a drum...

Getting the best sound out of a snare drum requires tuning it to achieve a desired beat. Get the best sound out of a snare drum with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music video lesson.

Making a homemade drum requires gathering household items that have the same rebound to practice on. Create a homemade drum with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music video lesson.

Buying a drum set from a music store or pawn shop should include a kick drum, a snare drum and a hi-hat. Buy a drum set with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music video lesson.

Tuning a drum set requires tuning each piece in relation to the other pieces. Tune a drum set with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music video lesson.

Reading sixteenth note rests on drum sheet music for beat two is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum beats and...

Reading sixteenth note rests on drum sheet music for the "And" beat is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum beats...

Reading sixteenth note rests on drum sheet music for beats one and two is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum...

Reading 16th note rests on drum sheet music for the eighth notes is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum beats...

Reading eighth note rests on drum sheet music for beat two is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum beats and...

Reading eighth note rests on drum sheet music for beats one, two and three is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple...

Reading eighth note rests on drum sheet music for beats one and three is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum...

Reading eighth note rests on drum sheet music for every downbeat is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple drum beats...

Reading and playing sixteenth note drum beats from sheet music is important for every drummer to be able to play any piece of music with little to no practice. Read and play simple sixteenth note...

A drum flam is played with both drum sticks by striking the drum slightly separated from one another. Play flams on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free...

The drum flam tap is a normal flam with a another note played just after it that is not accented. Play flam taps on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free...

Drum flams can create accent hits in a beat or can lay back beneath the beat. Play flam accents on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free video on drumming...

The flam paradiddle is a single paradiddle with the flam on the first note. Play flam paradiddles on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free video on drumming...

A drum flamacue has two flams in it before switching hands to the next paradiddle. Play flamacues on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free video on drumming...

The flam paradiddle-diddle is a paradiddle, with an extra double stroke at the end, with a flam at the beginning. Play flam paradiddle-diddles on a snare drum with these great tips from an...

Triplet drum beat patterns are three notes played evenly in the place of one note. Read and play triplet drum patterns on beats two and four with tips from a professional drummer in this free...

Triplet drum beat patterns are three notes played evenly in the place of one note. Read and play triplet drum patterns on beats three and four with tips from a professional drummer in this free...

Triplet drum beat patterns are three notes played evenly in the place of one note. Read and play triplet drum patterns on every downbeat with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on...

There are 26 different drum rudiments including rolls, flams and diddles. Play single and double stroke drum rolls on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free...

Playing paradiddles on a snare drum is one of the most basic drum rudiment patterns of right, left, right, right, left, right, left, left. Play paradiddles on a snare drum with these great tips...

Double paradiddles contain six notes instead of the normal four of a single paradiddle. Play double paradiddles on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free video...

Triple paradiddles have a four feel to them much like the single paradiddle. Play triple paradiddles on a snare drum with these great tips from an experienced drummer in this free video on...

Speaking a 16th note drum beat sounds like one, e, and, uh; two, e, and, uh; etc. Read and play a 16th beat drum note pattern without an "e" beat with tips from a professional drummer in this free...

Speaking a 16th note drum beat sounds like one, e, and, uh; two, e, and, uh; etc. Read and play a 16th beat drum note pattern without an "uh" beat with tips from a professional drummer in this...

Speaking a 16th note drum beat sounds like one, e, and, uh; two, e, and, uh; etc. Read and play a 16th beat drum note pattern without the "e" and "uh" of beat two with tips from a professional...

Speaking a 16th note drum beat sounds like one, e, and, uh; two, e, and, uh; etc. Read and play a 16th beat drum note pattern without an "e" of beat one and the "e, and, uh" of beat two with tips...

Triplet drum beat patterns are three notes played evenly in the place of one note. Read and play triplet drum patterns with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Triplet drum beat patterns are three notes played evenly in the place of one note. Read and play triplet drum patterns on quarter notes with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on...

A single stroke on the bass drum is one hit; a double stroke requires the foot to slide down and up the pedal. Play single and double strokes on bass drum with tips from a professional drummer in...

Learn beginner drum techniques, such as how to hold drumsticks and foot positioning, from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play drum eighths displaced by half for swing music with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play bass drum grouped in threes for swing music with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play drum high hat cymbal ride pattern for swing music with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play drum two, and-two, three for swing music with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play drum two, three, and-three for swing music with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.