A Fresh Approach to Drumming by Marko Djordjevic
On this dvd, Marko Djordjevic takes you on a step by step journey through the basics of drumming with a…
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Stephen Perkins A Drummer’s Life DVD
For legendary Jane’s Addiction stickman Stephen Perkins, drumming is a job, an adventure, and a way of life. Drum Workshop…
Alien Ant Farm DVD
The Alien Ant Farm Live from the Drum Channel Studios DVD features the original Alien Ant Farm: Together again–Dryden Mitchell,…
Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along DVD
This Afro-Cuban Big Band Play-Along DVD gives the drummer/percussionist an opportunity to play contemporary Afro-Cuban music in a big band…
Buddy Rich Up Close DVD
For the first time you can view Buddy’s chops like you’re sitting right next to him! In 1982, Buddy Rich…
Stanton Moore Groove Alchemy DVD
Groove Alchemy is a complete method for developing a massive vocabulary of grooves in various funk-based styles, along with a…
Zigaboo – The Originator of New Orleans Funky Drumming
If you’re looking to learn New Orleans style drumming, you might as well learn from an original and one of…
Brain – The Worst Drum Instructional DVD Ever
Brain has made the worst, or possibly the best drum instructional DVD ever. This is his follow up to the…
Behind the Player – Tommy Clufetos
Tommy Clufetos, renowned drummer for Rob Zombie, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper and others, takes you behind the scenes as he…
Basic Drum Lesson 5: Exercises to improve The Money Beat
TigerBill here. This time we’re working on improving the Money Beat groove we worked on last time. If you’d like…
Basic Drum Lesson 14: Learning to Read and Play the Money Beat!
TigerBill here. Today I’m teaching you THE most important beat every drummer must know! If you’d like more details, feel…
Basic Drum Lesson 24: Funking Up the Money Beat
This time we’re modifying the famous Money Beat for use in Funk music just like Bernard Perdie. If you’d like…
Advanced Drum Lesson 30: How to Play Big Band Breaks
If you’ve ever heard Buddy Rich playing with a big band then you’ve heard some of the best big band…
Advanced Drum Lesson 33: Open-Handed Jazz Playing
Although open handed playing has been around for a long time, it’s becoming extremely popular. Here’s an introduction to it…
Advanced Drum Lesson 36: Joe Morello Drum Solo Transcriptions
This lesson features Joe Morello’s book of transcribed drum solos called “Off The Record.” If you’d like more details, feel…
Advanced Drum Lesson 40: Triplet Sticking Patterns
TigerBill here, In this lesson we’re working on some triplet sticking patterns. If you’d like more details, feel free to…
Basic Drum Lesson 41: The Money Beat, Bossa Nova Style
TigerBill here, back with another lesson. This time we’re working the Money Beat, Bossa Nova Style! If you’d like more…
Basic Drum Lesson 42: From Money Beat to Shuffle Style
TigerBill here with another lesson. This time we’re taking the Money Beat over to Shuffle Town! Join us. If you’d…
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 we’re using it to develop 4-Way Coordination…
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 Drills using Jazz Interpretation. If you’d like…
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 style. If you’d like more…
Basic Drum Lesson 65: The Money Changes
If you’ve been following my lessons, you’ve heard of the Money Beat – Here’s the Money Changes! Check it out.…
Basic Drum Lesson 66: Grooves — Slow Rock Ballads
Here’s a drum groove used in Slow Rock Ballads. If you’d like more details, feel free to contact me via my Support Desk.…
Basic Drum Lesson 67: Grooves — The Shuffle
This time we’re covering a popular drum groove known as The Shuffle. If you’d like more details, feel free to…
Basic Drum Lesson 68: Grooves – The Waltz
This time we’re demonstrating a 3/4 time groove known as The Waltz. If you’d like more details, feel free to…
Advanced Drum Lesson 69: Trading 4’s with Mixed Sticking
Last time we demonstrated basic trading 4’s, this time I take it a step further by using mixed sticking. If…
Advanced Drum Lesson 70: My Samba Variations on Ted Reed’s Syncopation Book
There are many different ways you can work on Ted Reed’s classic book Syncopation. Here’ are some ways you use…
Advanced Drum Lesson 71: Grooves — Practical Samba Variations
Here’s how to play Drum Grooves in the Latin vein, Practical Samba Variations. If you’d like more details, feel free to contact me via my Support…
Advanced Drum Lesson 72: Grooves — The Bossa Nova
Here’s how to play a Drum Groove in the Latin vein, The Bossa Nova. If you’d like more details, feel…
Advanced Drum Lesson 74: Rock Fills with the Stick Control Book
George Stone’s Stick Control book isn’t only useful for building your hand technique, it can also be applied in many…
Advanced Drum Lesson 75: Jazz Fills with the Stick Control book
Last time we modified George L Stone’s book Stick Control to create fills in the Rock genre. This time we’re…
Led Zeppelin Alfred’s Platinum Album Editions Drumset Transcription Books, Drumset Transcription Book of Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy Album 5
Emboldened by the success of Led Zeppelin IV and the classic “Stairway to Heaven,” Led Zeppelin’s fifth album marked a…
The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming Book and CD by Zoro and Daniel Glass
A guided tour through the music era that birthed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Soul, Funk, and Hip-Hop Eight years in the…
Led Zeppelin Alfred’s Platinum Album Editions Drumset Transcription Books, Drumset Transcription Book of Led Zeppelin Album 4
Though Led Zeppelin’s fourth album was actually released with a cryptic title, it has come to be known as Led…
Led Zeppelin Alfred’s Platinum Album Editions Drumset Transcription Books, Drumset Transcription Book of Led Zeppelin Album 3
Released on the heels of the band’s second album, Led Zeppelin III introduced a new sensitivity to the band’s overall sound. This…
Led Zeppelin Alfred’s Platinum Album Editions Drumset Transcription Books, Drumset Transcription Book of Led Zeppelin Album 2
Recorded while the band was on tour promoting their first album, Led Zeppelin II spawned the band’s biggest hit, “Whole…
Led Zeppelin Alfred’s Platinum Album Editions Drumset Transcription Books, Drumset Transcription Book of Led Zeppelin Album 1
Led Zeppelin’s self-titled first album, now known as Led Zeppelin I, contains the hit songs “Communication Breakdown” and “Dazed and…
Turn it Up and Lay it Down: Double Pedal Metal Play-Along CD
Geared toward all metal-heads who are eager to develop their double-bass technique. The grooves on this CD were specifically written…
Foo Fighters Play Along Book with 2 CDs 8 Great Sounding Tracks
Exact drum transcriptions to eight Foo Fighters rock anthems, with two CDs featuring two versions of every song: an instrumental…
The Rolling Stones Play Along Book with 2 CDs 8 Great Sounding Tracks
Eight classic Stones songs fully transcribed for drums. The CD contains both instrumental and instrumental play-along versions of each song.…
RUSH Play Along Book with CD 6 Great Sounding Tracks
Learn to play your favorite Rush songs with these terrific transcriptions and play-along tracks. The CD contains two version of…
Pink Floyd Play Along Book with 2 CDs 8 Great Sounding Tracks
Alfred s Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book includes authentic…
Radiohead Play Along Book with 2 CDs 8 Great Sounding Tracks
Exact drum transcriptions to eight Radiohead classics. In addition to the complete song charts, drum-only charts are also provided. There…
On The Beaten Path PROGRESSIVE ROCK: The Drummers’ Guide to the Genre and the Legends who defined it, Book and CD
This must-have guide for drummers provides insight into the history and development of the progressive rock genre, and explores a…
Jungle/Drum ‘n’ Bass for the acoustic drum set Book and 2 CDs by Johnny Rabb
A guide to applying today’s electronic music to the drum set double-bass jungle grooves linear and unison jungle grooves transcriptions…
On The Beaten Path JAZZ: The Drummers’ Guide to the Genre and the Legends who defined it, Book and CD
This is an essential exploration of 12 world-renowned jazz drummers, their influences, the music they made famous, and the gear…
Recorders in Rhythm: Caribbean Book and Enhanced CD by Kalani
Six popular Latin music styles Percussion arrangements Lead sheets with chords Play-along track & video examples “Recorders in Rhythm—Caribbean” introduces…
Realistic Rock For Kids: My 1st Rock & Roll Drum Method Book with 2 Play-Along CDs and DVD
Realistic Rock for Kids is a method by drum legend Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck). Similar to…
Baby Steps To Giant Steps Book/CD: The Road to Jazz Drumming One Tempo at a Time
Hudson Music has teamed up with Turn It Up & Lay It Down creator Spencer Strand to bring you this…
Lambeg Drum Tradition
Billy Kennedy calls the Lambeg drum of Ireland “a bodhran on steroids!” Here’s what they sound like all together, on…
Joe Morello Tribute – Learn from his top students and Joe himself!
Buy Now Joe Morello passed away in March of 2011 and, due to the fact that he was a former…
Klonton
Similar to the Karate Drum, this instrument has pebbles inside. It is also known as a rattle drum in the…
Khomok
The khomok of the Baul people of Bengal is also known as a khamak, anandalahari, and gubgubi. Courtesy of Wikipedia.…
Kettle Drum
The history of Kettle Drums go way back, starting in Mesopotamia in the 12th century, and ranging into present day…
Karate Pellet Drums
The Japanese drum group Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko uses choreography that incorporates elements of Karate with drumming. Watch the Youtube video…
Jazz History Timeline
Check out the History of Jazz Timeline, courtesy of allaboutjazz.com. In the History of Jazz Part 1, jazz great Billie…
Finding Music Styles on our site…
As you can see below, there are many ways to navigate around the site.
Hula Sounds
Chanting and instruments have been a part of the hula since its beginnings. Learn the “Kawika” chant and the instruments…
Finger Cymbals
You’d need a mouse-sized pair of sticks to play a ride beat on these suckers, also known as Zils. Also…
EUCHMI – MIMEd
Here you can search for instruments or roll through the Musical Instrument Museums Edinburgh website. Courtesy of the University of…
Djembe
Checkout this very thorough article on Djembe or jembe, a rope tuned and skin covered goblet drum. It’s played with…
Darbuka
Wooden & Earthen Darabukkeh Here’s some general info on this Arabic instrument, also known as a Goblet Drum, very popular…
Castanets
Castanets have been around for more than 2000 years. Learn the difference between male (from Mars?) and female (from Venus?)…
Candombe
Informative site, developed by Neil Weiss, that covers the Afro-Uruguayan rhythm Candombe. Includes info on the three drums of the…
Cajon
Known as an instrument of Flamenco Percussion, the Cajon originated from a codfish box aboard Spanish boats sailing to America…
Bodhran or Frame Drum
An interesting treatise on the history, lore, culture, and secrets of the Bodhran from Roundstone Musical Instruments. And check out Frame Drum…
Indonesian Angklung
If you ever wanted to know more about the history behind the Angklung that you got for your birthday, here’s…
Ancient Nubian Culture
Although Nubian music was originally dominated by drums, adding other instruments has resulted in new fans outside the Nubian community.…
Female Hip-Hop Network
This B-girl site includes MP3s, an online networking club, newsletter, and more. Like it, or not? Please comment below… Check…
MP3.com
MP3.com contains retro music quizzes and playlists from the 80’s to the present, along with tips on how you can download…
Live 365
Live 365 Internet Radio, officially licensed by ASCAP, lets you create your own Internet radio station. It also hosts both…
Pandora Free Music
Pandora Radio is a music streaming and automated music recommendation internet radio service powered by the Music Genome Project. As…
Irish Drum and Bass
Ireland’s official Irish Drum N Bass Facebook site includes local events, tune reviews, interviews, links to radio shows, signup for…
Drum & Bass Arena
Drum & Bass Arena, this huge UK site, has it all from breaks to hip-hop to Jungle/Drum n Bass. You…
BassDrive
BassDrive Radio is a 24/7 drum ‘n’ bass radio station featuring live shows with guest Artist DJs, as well as broadcasts…
CAMPUS LIFE: Hampton; Young Musicians Find Inspiration In Professionals
HAMPTON, Va.— Ladell Abrams, an aspiring jazz musician, was part of the first residency program of the Hampton University/Count Basie Orchestra…
Traps the Drum Wonder: The Life of Buddy Rich
Buddy’s parents were performers in vaudeville and they traveled all over the country. Buddy liked to put people on, saying…
Tito Puente and the Making of Latin Music (Music in American Life)
He is known as ‘El Rey’ – the king – and has come to epitomize the Latin experience in music,…
Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew
Although he was the most recorded musician in musical history, only musicians have ever heard of him. In the sixties…
Drummin’ Men: The Heartbeat of Jazz : The Swing Years
Biographies and interviews of the great swing era drummers including Chick Webb, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Davey Tough, Ray McKinley,…
Hip-Hop / Rap…
Although Hip-Hop originally descended from many African-American music styles including gospel, blues, jazz, soul, and funk, it first manifested itself…
Drum ‘n Bass…
Free Jungle / Drum n Bass Tracks Developing from the hardcore techno of the early ’90s in England, this electronic…
Finding Drummers on our site…
There are many ways to find Drummers on this site. You can search for individual Drummers by name in the…
TigerBill with Vince Martell Band
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