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JJ Jones / Articles Drum Fills To Learn At Every Level Many of these drum fills have stood the test of time. Now you can steal them for your toolbox!
JJ Jones / Articles Where To Find Drumless Tracks/Play-Alongs (Plus Free Downloads) You can find drumless songs and play-along tracks online to make practice more fun. Here's where to look!
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Samantha Landa / Articles Tips For Drummer Dads How can dads find time to play drums? How can you keep the volume down at home? Check out this special Father's Day article.
Chris Coleman / Featured Stories Use Your Pain As Fuel Chris Coleman tried to kill his passion for drums. Winning the Guitar Center Drum-Off helped him see the light in the darkness.
JJ Jones / Articles How To Prepare For Your First Gig If you're feeling nervous about playing in front of an audience for the first time, here are some tips to keep you calm and organized.
Aquiles Priester / Featured Stories It’s Not The Gear’s Fault Aquiles Priester couldn't afford a drum kit, so he built one out of cans and gas gallons. It taught him to become a gear chameleon.
Aaron Edgar / Articles Use ‘Groove Glue’ To Anchor Your Playing Whether it's your left foot or right hand, a rock solid groove foundation will help you take your drumming to the next level.
João Lebre / Articles Everything You Need To Know About In-Ear Monitors How do IEMs work? When should you use them? What brands should you buy, how do you get custom molds, and how do you take care of them?
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Aaron Edgar / Articles Why You Shouldn’t Just Practice What’s Practical You've probably been told over and over again that you should focus on practical drumming. Here's why you should be a rebel instead.
Thomas Duflos / Articles Why You Should Learn To Program Drum Parts Here's why drummers can benefit from programming drum parts (plus 10 free downloadable Guitar Pro beats).
Jason Sutter / Featured Stories Be Kind When his career was just getting started, Jason Sutter learned a huge lesson. He now pays it forward as much as he can.
Brandon Toews / Articles The Top 100 Drummers Of All Time Each drummer on this list has impacted the drumming world in a significant way. Guess who holds the number one spot.
Samantha Landa / Articles Drumeo Festival 2020: Day 2 Recap Check out the daily recap for photos from five amazing performances, a review of what you missed (or didn't), and more!
Samantha Landa / Articles Drumeo Festival 2020: Day 1 Recap Check out the daily recap for photos from five amazing performances, a review of what you missed (or didn't), and more!
Samantha Landa / Articles How To Care For Your Drums Drums make perfect companions. They’re always there when you need them. They don’t judge you. And that's why it's so important to take good care of them. Looking for maintenance tips? Coming right up!
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