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How to Play the Drums: Sixteen Basic Rudiments

Learn how to play the drums with sixteen basic drum rudiments, the foundation of drum playing, as our expert drummer explains in this free drum tutorial video series.

Series Summary

No musical instrument can make you tap your foot, bob your head, or start to dance like the drum. The drums are an essential part to almost every band. Drums keep the rhythm in a song or change the rhythm in a song, and every drummer knows that it is essential to make sure the speed of the song is right. If you would like to learn how to play the drums but don't have the time or money yet to take formal lessons, you can learn for free, online. Our expert drummer and drum teacher can show you the basics of drumming to help teach you how to drum.

In this free video series of music lessons, learn how to play the drums from professional drummer and drum teacher Peter Van Dyck. Peter will give you an introduction to the sixteen basic drum rudiments. He will teach and demonstrate the single stroke roll, the double stroke drum roll, flam taps, flam accents, the five stroke drum roll, the offbeat five stroke drum roll, the seven stroke drum roll, and among many others, the paradiddle.

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About the Presenter

Peter Van Dyck