Drum Lessons


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3 Pedals 2 Feet


Benny Greb

A Dennis Chambers-inspired 'fat foot' technique which involves playing the hihat and slave bass pedal together.
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32nd Note Fill


Chris Coleman

Work on the basic 6 note pattern between the hands and feet (RLRLFF).
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Paradiddle in 12/8


Ginger Baker

Play groups of 4 with the accent on the first beat. Play this pattern in 12/8 to hear the 3 over 4 feel. Then switch to paradiddles.
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Street Beatz 03


Jojo Mayer

Jojo starts the beat with pull-out accents on the snare hand. Start at a slow tempo and aim for accuracy and good dynamics.
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Unison Fill


Kev O'Shea

Practise moving from flams to unison and back again to improve accuracy. This example is mostly finger work.
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Sting - Seven Days (basic pattern)


Vinnie Colaiuta

A hypnotic pattern in 5 which sounds easier than it really is.
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