How to practice drum set efficiently.
Learning how to practice efficiently can make such an incredible difference in how we grow as musicians. For the longest time I would find my-self sitting behind the drum set with 60 minutes to...
View ArticleDrumming 101 with Miguel – Practice Methods For Drum Set, Part 1
What’s going on everyone!!! Today’s episode of “Drumming 101 with Miguel” takes a step back to review some great practice methods for drum set. This video covers everything from my article “Practice...
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Drumming 101 with Miguel – Practice Methods For Drum Set, Part 2
If you take a look back at some of history’s most influential drummers, you’ll find that many of them brought something new to the table that wasn’t there before. Drummers such as Stuart Copeland (The...
View ArticleDrumming 101 with Miguel – A little more than 2 & 4, Pt. 1
What’s going on everyone!!! I am very excited to start this new series that explores ways to expand on the common 2 & 4 beat. The vision for this series is not to give you exact grooves to play,...
View ArticleDrumming 101 with Miguel – A little more that 2 & 4, Pt. 2
This is the second video in my series that gives some examples of ways that I expand on a common 2 & 4 rock groove. The challenge when watching this is not to look at the product, but rather to...
View ArticleWhat is drum technique, by Allen Herman
What is drum technique? Simply enough… it’s how we do things. How we make a sound, how we hit the head, how we hold the sticks, the way we play things out on the different drums, cymbals, woodblocks,...
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How to play drums – Guaguanco Drum Set Groove
For our latest free instructional drum video we take an in-depth look at the Guaguanco drum set groove. Be sure to take advantage of both the transcription and instructional video, which are both...
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How to play drums – Mozambique
The Mozambique drumset groove is perfect for drummers of all skill levels. Entry level drummers should take this opportunity to work on independence and feel, while more advanced players can start to...
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How to play up-tempo jazz without getting tired, by Joe La Barbera
One of the most often asked questions I get at clinics is how to play fast tempos without tiring. To be able to play ANY tempo well, we have to make sure that a few things are correctly in place first....
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