Advanced Drum Lesson 42: Accented Triplet Sticking Patterns Up to Speed
TigerBill here, last time we worked on some accented triplet sticking patterns. This time...
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Basic Drum Lesson 43: Remember Joe and Jeff Porcaro
TigerBill here with fond memories of hanging with Joe and Jeff Porcaro. If you’d like more...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 43: TigerBill’s Double-Time Warmups
TigerBill here with a demonstration that consists of using double-time when warming up. I found it...
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Basic Drum Lesson 44: The Best Ways to Crack a Cymbal
TigerBill here with some tips on the best ways to crack a cymbal. If you’d like more details, feel...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 44: Are Drummers Real Musicians and Why or Why Not?
TigerBill here with a question for you: Are drummers real...
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Basic Drum Lesson 45: 3/4 Time Grooves
TigerBill here with a lesson in 3/4 time grooves. If you’d like more details, feel free to contact...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 45: Breaking Exercises Down to Develop Speed
TigerBill here, this time we’re learning how to break exercises down to develop speed. If...
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Basic Drum Lesson 46: Music Theory – Dotted notes and rests
TigerBill here with a lesson in Music Theory especially for drummers. This time we’re...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 46: A Daily Workout for your Drumming and Your Health
TigerBill here with a lesson that doubles as both a daily workout for your Drumming and your...
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Basic Drum Lesson 47: Developing Grooves incorporating Double Bass
In this lesson, we’re working on developing Grooves incorporating Double Bass. If you’d like...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 47: Tension Free Drumming: Indistinguishable from Magic!
TigerBill here with a lesson for you in my Concepts of Tension Free Drumming, which has been said...
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Basic Drum Lesson 48: Proper Technique Can Last a Lifetime
TigerBill here discussing important drum techniques designed to last a lifetime. If you’d like...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 48: Accents Applied to Stick Control Book
TigerBill here, this time we’re applying accents to the Stick Control Book by George Stone....
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Basic Drum Lesson 49: The Warning Sign of Playing Under Tension
TigerBill demonstrates an easy way to tell if you are playing under tension. If you’d like more...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 49: Accents Applied to Stick Control Adding Feet
TigerBill here with another lesson. This time we’re taking the Stick Control book and...
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Basic Drum Lesson 50: OverPracticing Anyone?
In this lesson I discuss the signs and symptoms of OverPracticing. If you’d like more details,...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 50: My Top Recommended Books for Your Drum Workouts
TigerBill here with my top recommended drum book list for your drum workouts. Check them out! If...
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Basic Drum Lesson 51: WFD Championship: What it is and why I competed in it
In this lesson I discuss the World’s Fastest Drummer competition, explain exactly what it is...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 51: 4-Way Coordination Drills using Stick Control Book
TigerBill here with another lesson employing George Stone’s Stick Control book. This time...
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Basic Drum Lesson 52: 2 great coordination books for you
In this lesson I share 2 great books that can help you improve your coordination. If you’d like...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 52: 4-Way Coordination Stick Control Drills using Jazz Interpretation
TigerBill here back with another lesson incorporating Stone’s Stick Control book. This time...
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Basic Drum Lesson 53: Tiger Bill’s Cure for Stage Fright
Here’s a quick and easy way to relieve stress and it just so happens to be work great if you...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 53: Syncopation Book 4-Way Coordination Drills using Jazz Interpretation
In this lesson, we’re using Ted Reed’s book Syncopation to create 4-Way Coordination...
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Basic Drum Lesson 54: Choosing the Best Drum Instructor for You
Here’s how to shop for a drum instructor. If you’d like more details, feel free to contact...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 54: My Stone Killer Workout Variations
TigerBill here with my Stone Killer workout variations. Check them out! If you’d like more...
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Basic Drum Lesson 55: Learning Where One Is
Bernard Purdie once told me the most important lesson any drummer can learn is to always know...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 55: Having Fun With Fives
TigerBill here with a lesson that shows how you can have fun with the little used groups of five....
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Basic Drum Lessons 56: Is it Live or Is it Memorex?
Studio Recording vs Live Performance If you’d like more details, feel free to contact me via...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 56: Try this cross coordination groove on for size!
Try this cool cross coordination groove! If you’d like more details, feel free to contact me via...
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Basic Drum Lessons 57: When in Doubt, Doubletime it Out
Here’s an exercise I’ve found extremely useful when working on speed chops. If you’d...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 57: My Variations on Morello’s Master Studies
In this lesson I share some of my own Variations on Morello’s Master Studies. If you’d like...
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Basic Drum Lesson 58: From Money Beat to Cha Cha
Many grooves are based around a single groove known as the Money Beat. Here’s another...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 58: Polyrhythm Basics: 2 against 3
In this lesson I introduce you to the basic polyrhythm known as 2 against 3. If you’d like more...
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Basic Drum Lesson 59: Pitch Matching Your Sticks
You can sound better simply by pitch matching your sticks. If you’d like more details, feel free...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 59: Polyrhythm Basics: 3 against 4
In this lesson, we continue from where we left off by introducing another basic polyrhythm, this...
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Basic Drum Lesson 60: Trading 4’s in Jazz Cymbal Time
Trading 4’s is common practice in many music genres. Here’s an example in the Jazz...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 60: 4-Way Coordination
Excerpt of Tiger Bill appearing at Cape Breton International Drum Festival demonstrating 7-way...
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Basic Drum Lesson 61: The ABC’s of Song Form
Drummers don’t often get enough schooling in song forms. Here’s a quick course in the...
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Advanced Drum Lesson 61: Tiger Bill’s Cure for Stage Fright
Here’s a quick and easy way to relieve stress and it just so happens to work great if you...
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Basic Drum Lesson 62: Is Knowing Rhythm Enough?
One of the first things to learn about is reading rhythm but is rhythm enough? If you’d like more...
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