I love the Sounds Like A Drum channel on YouTube. These guys really know their shit when it comes to making drums sound great. They explain everything from the way drumheads work, how to choose snare wires and fit them, how to tune for different sounds and styles, how to…
A student of mine wanted to learn how to play to Sunflower by a chap called Post Malone. It’s a hand-to-hand sixteenth note groove. I wrote a bunch of variations to help develop facility with these sorts of patterns. If you find it useful, enjoy. I recommend playing the hihat…
This is my little video demonstrating Bill’s latest offering to the drum community – a little portable 4″ practice pad you can take anywhere. It’s weighted so it doesn’t bounce around and also helps to focus on your accuracy.
Here’s some interesting chitchat from Stewart Copeland where he compares the way classically trained or orchestral musicians play by the eye with the way we rock and jazz musicians play with the ear.
The kids who attended Ebony & Ivory’s half-term band workshop have turned in a stellar performance. The Songs Watermelon Man with Sami on drums Theme From The Good, Bad & The Ugly with Hristian on drums You Really Got Me with Sami on drums Misrilou with Hristian on drums Theme…
The Bad Plus drummer Dave King gives a load of great insights about improvising on the drums including suggestions about ways you can practice improvising. An inspiring and informative video about a subject that can seem almost esoteric at times. You should definitely watch this.
This is an interesting informational animation about how practice works from TED. Go slow and practice your moves accurately. Concentrate and avoid distractions. Myelin sheaths…
I was extremely flattered to be contacted by the nice lady from Makers4Good the company that produces the Backbeater tempo measuring gadget. They offered to send me one that I could keep in return for me writing a review. Wow! I’ve really made it. Someone wants to know what I…
Go figure! Here’s a curious video of a sort of jam session with Bernard Purdie and Tony Allen and their bass players. It’s quite entertaining. Tip of the hat to Anil Sahinoz of www.afrobeatdrumming.com.
This is a recently released redo of Rob Brown’s original tom tuning video. It’s a very simple and clear explanation of how to tune your toms starting with the floor tom. Rob shows you a quick and easy way to get a useful sound for most rock and pop applications.…
