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Looking for help beefing up those percussion skills? Learn beginning technique for drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video series on music instruction.
There are 16 videos in this series:
Learn beginner drum techniques, such as how to hold drumsticks and foot positioning, 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 instruction.
Holding a drumstick is a matter of finding the fulcrum, stay loose and let gravity do the work. Hold drumsticks with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction.
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.
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.
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 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.
The drummer in any band is tasked with keeping the time of the song. Keeping time is not the only thing a drummer does, though it is the essential function. A drummer also employs various drumming techniques such as the drum roll, cymbal catches and quads to accent the music. Quads and cymbal catches are particularly popular in heavy metal drumming. These drumming techniques are key components of a drummer's repertoire. In this free video series on music instruction, a professional drummer offers instructions on beginning drum techniques. Get tips on posture, stick holding and grips, striking a drum, single strokes and double strokes. Learn how to play snare, toms, ride, crashes, high hat and bass. Find out how to move around a drum kit and experiment with different sounds.
Tim Jangl Tim Jangl has been playing drums for ten years. From a young age and throughout elementary, middle, and high school and now college, he has played in numerous different musical ensembles. He has his own personal band and, as of now, is playing in a jazz trio. Jangl is interested in many different styles of music and loves to play them all.dkdk
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