The Match ‘Em Up exercises on the Reading portion of the Beginner and Pre-intermediate pages are designed to serve as a review of the reading material and to get students thinking about counting more. Each Match ‘Em Up exercise appears under an appropriate reading exercise and is intended to be used after the student has […]
The 8th and 16th note fill practice booklets that appear on the beginner and pre-intermediate pages are each 20 pages in length. They feature 20 rock beats and 50 drum fills that are appropriate to the level they are on. They serve as a good review of the beats and fills the student has learnt […]
The 8421 exercises are designed to put into use the beats and fills that students have been learning at each level. Each individual exercise is 20 bars in length. They get the student playing 8 bar phrases, 4 bar phrases and then busier passages with drum fills every second bar and then every bar. The […]
Here’s a guide to what I run through on the first five lessons with my students. Lesson One This lesson is normally a free trial lesson. Approx 30 minutes in length. We’re assuming the student is a complete beginner. I’ll start the lesson with a little conversation: “Why do you want to learn drums?” “Do […]
By the time your students get to the intermediate level they should be really comfortable with playing the 4 basic hi-hat ostinatos with eighths and sixteenth note bass/snare grooves. They should be confident articulating 16th note rhythms and 8th note triplet rhythms. Technique wise they should be ready to push their doubles strokes to the […]
After completing the beginner syllabus, your students should be confident in their ability to play basic beats and fills and have knowledge of basic rudiments. The DrumLessonResources pre-intermediate syllabus focuses on 16th notes and 8th note triplets applying them to rudiments, beats, and fills. Tied Notes & Dotted 8th notes are also dealt with on […]
There are 5 main areas to hit using the material contained on this website. Reading, Rudiments/Technique, Beats, Fills and Songs. During any 1 hour lesson with students I’ll try to hit 3 or 4 of these topics. If I have 45 minutes I’ll try to look at 3 areas and if it’s a 30 minute […]
Teaching beginners can be the most rewarding experience. They can often make fast progress in relatively short time. The DrumLessonResources beginners syllabus focuses on getting students familiar with basic note values, playing basic beats, fills and rudiments and getting them started playing songs. Reading Once you have got students playing with a reasonable hand technique, […]
She Will Be Loved is one of Maroon 5’s most popular songs. Drummer Ryan Dusick lays down a syncopated groove that changes ever so slightly throughout the song – sometimes playing a 4 or 2 bar pattern, at other times repeating the same bar over and over again. It’s a great track for working on syncopated […]
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day is great song to work on with beginner drum students. Virtually everybody knows it and I haven’t come across a student that doesn’t like it. The drum transcription presented here is a modified version to make it more suitable for beginners. The song features three basic eighth note […]