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Miking drums for a live show is similar to miking drums for studio recording, as each drum should be tightly miked with its own microphone. Get the best possible sound from a drum set during a...

Bass drums, or kick drums, are miked by placing a microphone inside the drum itself, suspended on rubber shocks to create a rich sound. Understand how bass drums get recorded cleanly with...

Mixing a song is a subjective art, but generally a song begins with the drums, then the bass line, and then each instrument is added in to layer the sound. Create a perfectly mixed song with...

When recording and mixing drums, either use an ambient and overhead miking technique, or try a tight miking method to record each drum individually. Hear the difference between overhead and...

Playing the drums requires coordinating the limbs, regular practice and knowledge of basic drum beats. Play the drums with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music video lesson.

Recording drums requires a couple of microphones wired to a mixer or computer. Record drums with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music video lesson.

Playing the drums where you can't be loud involves purchasing a drum pad that is much quieter than a full drum set. Practice drums quietly with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music...

Playing the air drums involves imaging where the different pieces of a drum set are and enthusiastically beating the air. Play air drums with tips from an experienced drummer in this free music...

Playing 16th notes on the drums allows drummers to build up more speed. Read and play 16th note beat drum patterns with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

The snare drum can be hit in the middle or at the rim for a Latin sound. Play the snare drum with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

The toms can be hit in the center, the edge, the rims or the side of the drum for different sounds. Play the toms with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Playing the ride by hitting it on the outer edge offers more of a ringing sound. Play the ride with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

In drumming, the crashes are not used to keep time but more for accents. Play the crashes with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

A bass drum can be played with heel up or heel down on the pedal. Play the bass drum with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

In drumming, the high hat is played with both the hands and feet. Play the high hat with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

In drumming, moving around the kit, is a matter of turning the body. Move around a drum kit with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Each drum is capable of producing different sounds. Experiment with sounds with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

For drums, sit with the thighs slightly higher than the knees, back straight and shoulders up. Play drums with correct posture with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music...

For drumming, there are three grips in the match script way: German, French and American. Learn basic drumstick grips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Hit a drum with loose shoulders, elbows tucked, striking in the middle. Strike drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

A single stroke on drums is one stroke per hands going right, left. Play a single stroke on drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

The double stroke on drums is two strokes per stick. Play double strokes on drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

When playing accent beats on tom-tom drums, try improvising with flams and playing other drums such as floor toms along with the tom-tom drums. Improvise music accent beats on tom-tom drums with...

Speed up the accent beats on tom-tom drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction and improvisation.

Play accent beats on both tom-tom drums at the same time with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction and improvisation.

Accent beats played on tom-tom drums are used for improvisation in many types of music. Play accent beats on tom-tom drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music...

A hip hop drummer often cues a fill on a downbeat. Learn how to play a break down fill with hip hop beats on the drums in this free video on hip hop drumming from a professional drummer.

Improvised accents and fills allow a drummer to change the feel of a hip hop groove. Play advanced hip hop accents and fills on the drums with the tips in this free video on hip hop drumming from...

Hip hop drummers can extend a groove indefinitely by playing the bass drum and the snare drum with one and improvising around the drum kit with the other. Improvise hip hop beats on the drums with...

When playing a hip hop drum beat, the conversation between the bass drum and the snare drum drives the beat. Play hip hop beats on bass drums and snare drums with the tips in this free video on...

Drummers should strive to hear a hip hop beat or groove in their head in order to really feel it when they play the drums. Learn a philosophy for playing hip hop beats on the drums in this free...

An drum accent played with a high hat cymbal can be a great way to introduce a hip hop groove. Play high hat accents for hip hop beats on the drums with the tips in this free video on hip hop...

Simple fills can be used to create a nice melody within a hip hop drum groove. Find out how to play a simple fill with hip hop beats on the drums in this free video on hip hop drumming from a...

Practice hip hop beats on the high hat with right hand combined with bass drums played with left foot. Learn to combine arm and leg movements for hip hop beats on the drums in this free video on...

The score for a hip hop drum beat will have high hat cymbal on top line, snare drum on the middle line and bass drum on the bottom line. Build hip hop beats on the drums with the tips in this free...

When making a hip hop beat for drums, the high hat cymbal pulse is the most important aspect of the beat. Create a high hat cymbal pulse for hip hop beats on the drums with the tips in this free...

Hitting a bass rhythm on the offbeat gives a hip hop drum beat an extra punch. Play a bass rhythm for hip hop beats on the drums with the tips in this free video on hip hop drumming from a...

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates with alternating snare with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates with only bass on one with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates without bass on one with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates without back beat on four with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates with a dampened snare with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play straight fourth snare drum on all four coordinates with bass matching with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.

Play R&B drum shuffles with tips from a professional drummer and drum teacher in this free video on music instruction.

The basic idea of setting up and navigating a drum set is to have the body do as little work as possible and keep everything at arms' length. Navigate a drum set with tips from an experienced...

The drum set is individual musical instruments but should be played as one whole piece. Play the drums with tips from an experienced musician in this free video on drums.

Tom tom drums come in floor and rack models. Play the tom tom drum with tips from an experienced musician in this free video on drums.

The ride cymbal on a drum set is used to keep other musicians on time with the beat. Play the ride cymbal with tips from an experienced musician in this free video on drums.

Crash cymbals on a drum set are smaller and thinner and are also called effect cymbals. Learn about the various crash cymbals from an experienced musician in this free video on drums.