Learn To Play The Drums Without A Drum Kit

In this lecture the student will learn how to play the drums using their hands. This will give the student the correct technique for playing the drums and will enable them to play the coordination exercises in this course.

In this lecture students will learn what Rudiments are and how they are applicable to everything we play as a drummer.

This download will assist the students understanding of the rudiment exercises. The student should download and print this page to help whilst playing and practicing the exercises shown.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play single strokes with their hands. This is one of the most important skills drummers need to be good at.

In this lecture students will learn how to play double strokes with their hands. Double strokes are very important to be able to play the drums with accuracy. Later in the course we will use double strokes to play a challenging coordination exercise.

In this lecture students will learn how to play Paradiddles. This is one of the biggest challenges to the student so far with 8 strokes to the whole exercise. Later in the course we use Paradiddles to create a challenging coordination exercise.

Before we continue with the next series of lectures the student will learn how to play with their feet correctly. In this lecture the student will learn how we use our feet on the drum kit and how they can replicate this with the correct technique with just their feet.

In this lecture the students will learn the 3 different elements that make up a rock groove.

This download will assist the students understanding of the rock groove exercises. The student should download and print this page to help whilst playing and practicing the exercises shown.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play the right hand part of the rock groove. This right hand part holds the other parts together.

In this lecture we add in the right foot part to the rock groove. The student will play the right hand part along with the right foot part to create a groove using 2 way coordination.

The student will be adding the left hand to our right hand rock pattern whilst leaving out the right hand. This will create another 2 way coordination exercise.

The student will put all the elements learnt from the rock groove together. The right hand, left hand and right foot with work together playing the whole rock groove using 3 way coordination.

In this lecture the student will take anther look at the rock groove that they've learnt to play in this section of lectures.

An introduction to how to read music for drums. The student will learn a short background on written music, why they should learn to read and what the learning aims of this section of lectures are.

The student will learn the basics of reading music and where to begin. They will learn the terminology of bars, barlines, clefs, time signatures, rhythm clef, stave and 4/4 and 3/4.

This download sheet is the written music that the student will be use for the next 2 lectures. The student should download and print to use this whilst learning and practicing.

In this lecture the student will learn how to read music and play what they see. This will involve reading the quarter notes and rests on the page and clapping out the rhythm written on the page.

Following on from the previous lecture, the student will be at a level where they can read and play music on their own. In this lecture the student will clap and count the quarter notes on their own.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play and count eighth notes. We play through the eighth note exercise sheet.

In this lecture the student will be able to play and count through the eighth note exercise.

An introduction to the section. We'll see what the student will learn and why. The names of the drums, the names of the cymbals, the difference between acoustic and electronic drum kits. And how drums are written in music.

In this lecture the student will learn the names of the 5 drums of a standard drum kit. The student will also learn how these 5 drums are used and some background information on the drum kit.

In this lecture the student will learn the names of the 3 cymbals of a standard drum kit. The student will learn how these cymbals are used and some background information on these.

In this lecture the student will learn what an acoustic drum kit is and the advantages and disadvantages of an acoustic drum kit. The student will learn what applications an acoustic drum kit has and how you would put this drum kit to use.

In this lecture the student will learn what an electric drum kit is and the advantages and disadvantages of an electric drum kit. The student will learn what applications an electric drum kit has and how you would put this drum kit to use.

In this lecture the student will revisit written music and will learn how the different drums discussed in this section can be written down. The student will learn what lines and spaces the drums are written down on the stave and the different symbols given to drums and cymbals to distinguish between the two.

In this lecture the student will learn what the possibilities are combining rudiments learnt earlier in the course along with a foot pattern.

In this lecture students will learn how to play the foot pattern that they will use in this section of lectures.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play single strokes along with a foot pattern creating a simple exercise involving all 4 limbs, using 4 way coordination.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play double strokes along with a foot pattern. This exercise is more complex than the previous lecture, involving 4 way coordination, which will push the students abilities.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play Paradiddles along with the foot pattern. This will involve 8 notes using 4 way coordination.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play the hand pattern for the Opposite exercise.

In this lecture the student will learn how to play the full opposite exercise involving the hands and feet creating a complicated, but achievable, 4 way coordination exercise.

In this lecture you will learn how to play a Flam. This rudiment can be used in a wide range of styles and gives you snare sound a much wider and 'fatter' presence. It is achieved by playing two notes in quick succession, the first softer than the second. 

In this lecture you will play Drags: two soft notes played with the same hand (a double) followed by a strong note played with the other hand

In this lecture you will play Ruffs: three soft notes played by alternate hands (single strokes) followed by a strong note