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Jimmy Rainsford  /  Drum Fills
How To Learn Drum Fills By Ear
Start Your FREE Drumeo Trial! Jimmy Rainsford is back to drop some helpful tips on learning your favorite drum fills by ear. Drum transcriptions are hard to come by, so these steps will help you take a seemingly complicated fill and break it into chunks – such as length, note value, accents, and understanding the […]

Adam Tuminaro  /  Performances & Playalongs
Drum Play-Along – “All For You”
Open Your FREE Drumming Toolbox! We have over 150 play-alongs in our Drumeo members area, so we figured we’d give you a tiny taste of what you can expect when you join our community! We cover all difficulties, genres, and tempos. Rest assured, you’ll find the perfect set of songs to jam out to. We […]

Jared Falk  /  Drummers
New Drumeo Walkthrough
***Try The New Drumeo Members-Area*** We’re so excited that the BEST online drum lessons have just got better! We’ve just launched the brand new Drumeo Members-Area with several key improvements to make your learning experience easier than ever before: Responsive Design: The website will always adapt to whatever device you’re using. Whether you want to […]

Jimmy Rainsford  /  Full Lessons
How To Learn Songs By Ear
Open Your Ultimate Drumming Toolbox! The wait is over! Here is Jimmy Rainsford’s FULL Drumeo lesson! Not only does this lesson contain awesome tips for learning songs efficiently by ear, but it also features Jimmy performing TWO of his own original tunes! As he’s never taken a formal drum lesson in his entire life, it […]

Gabor Dornyei  /  Drum Beats
One Shuffle Drum Beat That Will Change Your Life
Start Your FREE Drumeo Edge Trial! ***Click here for the sheet music!*** The first time Gabor Dornyei heard Steve Gadd play this shuffle groove – it changed his life! This simple (yet effective) shuffle beat sounds tricky at first, but is actually totally doable for drummers of all skill levels. This is a fantastic groove […]

Jared Falk  /  Hand Technique
Building Your Weaker Hand
Do these exercises for 10 days straight and you'll notice huge improvements in your weaker hand!

Tony Royster Jr.  /  Beginner Lessons
The Biggest Mistake Beginner Drummers Make
The biggest mistake beginner drummers make is running before you can walk. Tony Royster Jr. explains why.

Issah Contractor  /  Drum Beats
The “Amen Break” Beat
***Click here for the sheet music!*** This popular drum groove, the “Amen Break”, is arguably the most sampled and looped drum beat in the world – so naturally we figured we needed to have a drum lesson for it! Not only will you be learning a vital beat for your drumming vocabulary, but you’ll also […]

Gabor Dornyei  /  Performances & Playalongs
“Stream” Play-Along
This has got to be one of the smoothest tracks we’ve heard in our studio. Every once and a while a drummer will come to Drumeo who we feel simply doesn’t get enough recognition for what they do. Gabor Dornyei is one of those drummers – so do yourself a favor and check him out! […]

Jared Falk  /  Practice Tips
Building Your Internal Clock
***Click here for the MP3 tracks!*** With practice, this simple exercise is guaranteed to improve your timing on the drums. Being able to play along to a click track and being aware of good time is vital, but you don’t want it to become a crutch! Start with simple 8th note beats, then slowly dive […]

Gabor Dornyei  /  Full Lessons
Percussive Drumming And Independence
**Start your FREE Drumeo trial!** Gábor Dörnyei is a talented musician who is currently a faculty member at The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) in London and the drummer for the group Thunder Duo. Gábor’s wide range of talent has scored him sharing the stage with top players such as Jojo Mayer, Billy Cobham, […]

Pat Petrillo  /  Full Lessons
Exercises For Great Hands And Fills
**Start your FREE Drumeo trial!** Click here for the sheet music! The last time Pat came out to our studio, he taught a lesson on grooving responsibly and filling creatively (watch here). This time around he discussed “Exercises For Great Hands And Fills”! Pat Petrillo is a regular Drumeo satellite instructor who joined our roster […]

Jost Nickel  /  Drum Beats
Grooving With Creativity
Jost Nickel teaches you how to groove creatively - and you can start today.

Jared Falk  /  Gear
The Switch Kick by Ahead Drumsticks
Earlier this year I was approached by an inventor named Kevin Smith from Drum Concepts. He developed a new piece of technology that allows drummers to change out their bass drum beaters in the same amount of time that it takes to change sticks. It’s called “Switch Kick“. The Switch Kick was designed around the […]

Mark Kelso  /  Full Lessons
Making Metronome Practice More Fun
We recently had the very special honour of hosting Mark Kelso out to our studio! The lesson topic was “Making Metronome Practice More Fun” which we knew was going to be beneficial for all drummers of all levels. Needless to say, I think you’re going to like it. Mark’s ability to play a wide variety […]

Florian Alexandru-Zorn  /  Full Lessons
Brushes In Modern Drumming
Try Drumeo Edge Today! Considered to be the leading educator on brush playing, Florian Alexandru-Zorn took a trip to Drumeo to teach us all about this under-utilized art. Needless to say, he provided us with a ton of valuable takeaways and a lot of material to practice! In this lesson, Florian will be outlining fundamental […]

Anika Nilles  /  Full Lessons
Exploring Quintuplets
Open Your FREE Drumming Toolbox Click here for the sheet music! Here it is! Our highly anticipated, hour-long live event with Anika Nilles! In this lesson, Anika dives into the topic of quintuplets – an area not many drummers have attempted to tackle. She also performs many of her own songs, including her track “Synergy”! […]

Adam Tuminaro  /  Practice Tips
How To Groove Freely In 7/8
Click here for the sheet music! Becoming fluent with odd time signatures is something every drummer struggles with at some point. Today, Adam Tuminaro (aka the Orlando Drummer) will be demonstrating exercises and concepts that will help you expand your playing beyond 4/4 time. Important note! Adam is not just here to provide you with […]

Henrique De Almeida  /  Full Lessons
How To Prepare For An Audition
**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo Edge trial!** As an associate professor of percussion himself at Berklee College of Music, we were very excited that Henrique De Almeida was coming to Drumeo to teach a lesson on preparing for an audition. Since Henrique auditions potential students himself, it was great to get the inside scoop […]

Brandon Toews  /  Drum Beats
Make Your Boring Drum Beats Sound Awesome
**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo Edge trial!** Click here for the sheet music! Struggling to come up with new groove ideas? In today’s lesson, Brandon Toews is here to provide you with 3 different concepts you can easily apply to ANY drum beat, making them sound fresh and new. Keeping your grooves from becoming […]

Brian Frasier-Moore  /  Full Lessons
The Chops Inside The Groove
**Sign up for our FREE Drumeo trial!** Brian Frasier-Moore, everyone! Having recorded and performed with Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Usher, the Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson, and many more top artists, we knew we’d be in for an awesome lesson full of valuable takeaways. Brian is here to talk about “The Chops Inside the Groove” […]

Daniel Glass  /  Full Lessons
The Evolution of Drum Kit Independence
Try Drumeo Today! We had the very special honour of having Daniel Glass in our studio to host a live lesson! Daniel has toured across the globe with the swing group Royal Crown Revue (often credited for the “Swing Revival” movement) and is considered to be one of todays leading authorities on the evolution of […]

Jared Falk  /  Performances & Playalongs
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Play-Along (#5)
Download MP3 With Click » Download MP3 Without Click » Download Play-Along Worksheet » If you haven’t watched the first four Rock Drum Beats lessons, make sure to check them out here: Beats 1-5, Beats 6-10, Beats 11-15, Beats 16-20. This series is taken from the popular “Drumeo Courses” area inside the Drumeo Edge members […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#4)
Check out these uncommon rock drum beats!

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#2)
Download this lesson’s PDF » Download this lesson’s MP3 exercises (zip file) » Inside Drumeo Edge there are all sorts of ways to help you learn and improve on the drums: Live Lessons (and the recordings), Drumeo Courses, Drum Play-Alongs, Tools & Resources, Student Lesson Plans & Reviews, the Community Forums, and much more. This […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
Drumeo Course: Rock Drum Beats (#1)
Download this lesson’s PDF » Download this lesson’s MP3 exercises (zip file) » Inside Drumeo Edge there are all sorts of ways to help you learn and improve on the drums: Live Lessons (and the recordings), Drumeo Courses, Drum Play-Alongs, Tools & Resources, Student Lesson Plans & Reviews, the Community Forums, and much more. I […]

Antonio Sanchez  /  Full Lessons
Creative Soloing & Freedom
Join The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience » It was incredible to have four-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez visit the Drumeo studios, where he shared his creative concepts for building solos over a groove, over a form, as well as completely open solos – in addition to sharing his techniques for sustaining motivic development […]

Josh Trager  /  Full Lessons
Studio To The Stage: Parts & Re-Creation
Get 1000+ More Lessons Like This Inside Drumeo Edge » Click here for the sheet music. Josh Trager is the drummer for the award winning Sam Roberts Band. They’re one of my favourite Canadian bands and you’ll hear some of their songs in this lesson – and you’ll hear Josh explain how he takes the […]

Larnell Lewis  /  Full Lessons
The Groove Builder & Hybrid Drumming
***Start your FREE Drumeo trial!*** I’m so excited to share the FULL RECORDING from our recent Drumeo Edge lesson with Larnell Lewis on “The Groove Builder & Hybrid Drumming”. Larnell Lewis is an amazing drummer and educator, recently touring with Grammy Award winners Snarky Puppy, and playing a show with The Rolling Stones Project. And […]

Larnell Lewis  /  Drum Beats
Epic Gospel Tom Groove
Download The Lesson Resources (.zip) ***Join Drumeo Edge FREE*** Larnell Lewis is back! After an awesome lesson on gospel drumming that has been watched more than 500,000 times – we invited Larnell back to the studio to build a full Drumeo Edge course on gospel drumming. There are 10 videos in total, and I wanted […]

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