How to Play "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin on Drums: Video Series

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Playing the drums for "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin is a great way to not only learn how to play cover songs on drums, but to practice your drumming technique. Learn how to play "The Immigrant Song" on drums in this free drum lesson video series.

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  1. Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song" on drums is a great song for practicing your drumming technique and bass drum control. Learn more in this free cover songs and drum lesson on video.

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  2. Get tips on how to play Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song" on drums, including how to play the bass drum part of the song, in this free cover songs and drum lesson video.

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  3. Beat 1 of Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song" on drums involves an interesting interaction between the bass drum and the high hat. Learn how to play beat 1 in this free cover songs and drum lesson video.

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  4. To play Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song" on drums, play beats 1 and 2 in a loop. Learn how to play beat 2 in this free cover songs and drum lesson video.

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  5. Combine beats 1 and 2 to play the drums for Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song." Learn how in this free cover songs and drum lesson video.

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The drum is the oldest known musical instrument in the history of man and its basic design has not changed in thousands of years. Far from today’s uses as a percussive foundation for pop music or for fueling marching band excitement, drumming has a more profound history as a method of communication, and the drum as an implement of religious symbolism.

The drum was perhaps first created from the primal idea of mimicking the human heartbeat, yet today its music has developed into a technical, complex arrangement of beats and grooves. Different sized drums and cymbals are arranged into kits, where a drummer can pick from a variety of sounds to lead or accompany a particular song. Kit sizes vary from the simple to the outrageous. Modern drummers, including the likes of Buddy Rich, Billy Cobham, Neal Peart, Dave Weckl, and Jimmy Chamberlain, have helped drummers develop their playing skills by inspiring new beat and rhythm patterns, new combinations of sound upon sound. The modern approach to drumming, then, is to try and master the fundamentals of beat and time signature, and then to create fresh, innovative patterns and fills for each song.

In this free instructional video series, learn how to play the song "The Immigrant Song" by Led Zeppelin on the drums.

 
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Joel Siegel Joel began his official study of music in middle school, and went on to immerse himself in every music making opportunity. After high school, his focus narrowed to the drum kit and he currently gigs, teaches and produces in Austin, TX.dkdk

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