Below you will find a list of the percussion lessons we’ve got so far and the ones we’re currently working on. If you have suggestions for lessons you’d like to see, please drop us a line on our Contact page.
Check out the lessons:
Bass Drum Lessons
Snare Drum Lessons
- How to Play the Double Paradiddle
- How to Play a 5 Stroke Roll
- How to Play Swiss Triplets
- How to Play a Flam Accent
- How to Develop Finger Technique for Snare Drum
- How to Play Measured Rolls
- How to Play an Even Sounding Open Stroke Roll
- How to Play a Ruff on the Snare Drum
- How to Play a Four Stroke Ruff on the Snare Drum
- How to Play the Flam Tap
- How to Play a Flam
- How to Avoid Tension in Your Snare Drum Playing
- How to Play a Snare Drum Roll
- How to Play a Paradiddle
- How to Play an Open Stroke Snare Drum Roll
- How to Practice Snare Drum Rudiments without Getting Bored
Cymbal Lessons
- How to Play Very Fast Cymbal Crashes
- How to Play a Cymbal Crash in 11 Steps
- How to Play the Cymbals: The Basics
- How to Tie a Cymbal Strap on to Your Crash Cymbals
Timpani Lessons
- Get the Right Timpani Head: We’ll Show You How
- How to Wrap Timpani Mallets
- How to Mute the Timpani
- How and When to Play a Buzz Roll on Timpani
- How to Play Legato Drum Rolls on Timpani
- Drum Rolling Exercises for 4 Timpani Drums
- How to Play Tied and Separated Timpani Rolls
- How to Take Care of Your Timpani Mallets
- How to Play Grace Notes on Timpani
- How to Use Quintuplets to Learn to Play Drum Rolls Ending on Either Hand
- Warm Up Exercises for Timpani
- Where is the Best Playing Spot on Timpani?
- Advanced Cross Sticking with Kung Fu Action
- Timpani Roll Practice Exercises: Roll and Control
- How to Play a Fortissimo Piano Roll with a Crescendo on Timpani
- What’s the Difference Between Legato and Staccato for Timpani?
- How to Change a Timpani Head
- How to Use a Drum Dial on a Timpani Head
- How to Clear a Timpani Head
- Timpani Ranges: What You Need to Know
- How to Locate and Eliminate Annoying Timpani Rattles
- Why the Timpani Pedal Slips and How to Avoid it
- How to Tune Timpani Using Piano Chords
- An Introduction to Cross Sticking on Timpani
- Timpani Mallets: Your Ultimate Guide
- How to Properly Perform a Timpani Roll
- Timpani Grip and a Simple Exercise
- How to Play Timpani Rolls from Soft to Loud and Back to Soft
- How to Tune Timpani
- How to Tune Timpani While You Play
- How to Develop a Consistent Sound with Both Hands On Timpani
- How to Start and Stop Your Timpani Roll with Either Hand
- Timpani Pedals Explained: Your Guide to Working the Timpani Pedal
- How to Play Timpani Rolls on Low and High Notes
- How to Hold the Timpani Mallets
- How to Develop Your Timpani Stroke
- How to Dampen Timpani When You Play
Accessory Percussion Lessons
- The Percussion Room: An Essential Resource for Percussionists
- How to Make a Triangle Playing Machine
- How to Play Orchestral Castanets
- How to Make a Triangle Clip
- How to Play the Tambourine
- How to Play a Crescendo and a Diminuendo Tambourine Roll
- How to Play a Thumb Roll and a Finger Roll on the Tambourine
- How to Play Fast Rhythms on a Tambourine
Mallet Instruments Lessons
Hand Drumming Lessons
- How to Play the Djembe: Learn the Basics
- How to Play the Bodhran
- How to Hand Drum on the Djembe: The Basics
Drum Circle Lessons
Music Theory Lessons
Sheet Music
How to Make and Repair Mallets and Instruments
- The Percussion Room: An Essential Resource for Percussionists
- How to Make a Triangle Playing Machine
- How to Wrap Timpani Mallets
- How to Make a Triangle Clip
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