Table of Contents
1. Getting Started
1.1 What Makes up a Drum Set
1.2 Setting up Your Drums
1.3 How to Tune & Maintain Your Drum Set
1.4 Electronic Drums
1.5 Choosing Drumsticks
2. Basic Drumming Techniques
2.1 Each Part of the Drum Set & How to Play Them
2.2 How to Hold the Drum Sticks
2.3 The Count & Using a Metronome
2.4 Rudiments
2.5 How to Practice
3. Building Your "Beat" Library
3.1 Basic Beat #1 - The 4 Count Beat
3.2 Basic Beat #2 - The Two Bar Beat
3.3 Basic Beat #3 - The 6 Count Blues Beat
3.4 Basic Beat #4 - The Lone Loc Beat
3.5 Basic Beat #5 - The Double Beat
4. Getting Better
4.1 When, Why, & How to Use Drum Fills
4.2 Beginner Drum Fills
4.3 Great Practice Drills
4.4 How to End a Song on Drums
4.5 Learning Cover Songs
5. Playing with a Band
5.1 How to Drum with a Band
5.2 Rock n Roll Drumming
5.3 Blues Drumming
5.4 Reggae Drumming
5.5 Punk Rock Drumming
1.1 What Makes up a Drum Set
1.2 Setting up Your Drums
1.3 How to Tune & Maintain Your Drum Set
1.4 Electronic Drums
1.5 Choosing Drumsticks
2. Basic Drumming Techniques
2.1 Each Part of the Drum Set & How to Play Them
2.2 How to Hold the Drum Sticks
2.3 The Count & Using a Metronome
2.4 Rudiments
2.5 How to Practice
3. Building Your "Beat" Library
3.1 Basic Beat #1 - The 4 Count Beat
3.2 Basic Beat #2 - The Two Bar Beat
3.3 Basic Beat #3 - The 6 Count Blues Beat
3.4 Basic Beat #4 - The Lone Loc Beat
3.5 Basic Beat #5 - The Double Beat
4. Getting Better
4.1 When, Why, & How to Use Drum Fills
4.2 Beginner Drum Fills
4.3 Great Practice Drills
4.4 How to End a Song on Drums
4.5 Learning Cover Songs
5. Playing with a Band
5.1 How to Drum with a Band
5.2 Rock n Roll Drumming
5.3 Blues Drumming
5.4 Reggae Drumming
5.5 Punk Rock Drumming