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Drums for Beginners
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(222 ratings)
6,246 students

Drums for Beginners

Learn to play drums with our beginner friendly drum lessons
Created byBrendan Bache
Last updated 8/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Feel comfortable with basic backbeats
  • Feel comfortable with any bass drum 8th note permutations
  • Play the drum kit with better hand speed and coordination
  • Come up with ways to create musical variations between sections of music

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Course content

3 sections • 15 lectures • 2h 47m total length

  • Quarter Note Groove10:17

    This lesson will help you develop basic coordination with both hands and right foot. Learn about time signature and bass, snare and hi hat notation.

  • The Crash, Fills and Phrases14:20

    Learn basic fills with quarter and eighth notes. Also, learn about the orchestrations around the drum kit.

  • Eighth Note Groove12:52

    This lesson teaches you to add 8th notes in right hand and improve your right hand coordination.

  • Rudiments 119:01

    Learn to play single strokes, double strokes, paradiddles and bass drum ostinatos. 

  • Musical Form13:23

    Learn to create contrast between verses and choruses by using different grooves and orchestration.

  • Song Lesson: Your Body Is A Wonderland by John Mayer13:19

    This lesson explains to you the groove and form of this song. It is also guides you through the rhythms and techniques that is required for this song.

Requirements

  • Have access to a drum kit

Description

This course aims to equip you with the fundamentals of playing the drum kit. You will be introduced to the basic rhythms and grooves of the drum kit. As we progress, we will teach you different drum beat permutations and patterns. We will also discuss how these beats and rhythms can fit into different songs. 

We will be providing detailed video lessons with numerous practical examples for you to apply your new found knowledge in. All these will help you develop good fundamental skills in playing the drum kit. By the end of this course, you will be able to play a wide variety of pop and rock songs.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginners who would like to learn how to play the drums
  • People who want to get back into playing drums

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