Kaz Rodriguez  /  Full Lessons
Learning The Drums Through Music
There are various ways to learn how to play the drums, each with its advantages and disadvantages. However, when it comes to practicing, as long as you’re working toward improving your skills and not injuring yourself, that’s what matters most. In this lesson, Kaz Rodriguez will teach you about his favorite way to learn drums: […]

Jessica Burdeaux  /  Full Lessons
Practice Tips To Become A Well Rounded Drummer
When practicing drums there are many routes one can follow to do so in an efficient and effective manner. However, if you’re looking to carve the best possible practice routine to make you a well-rounded drummer, it can be a tricky prospect. There are, after all, only so many hours in a day and an endless amount of topics you could choose to devote your practice time to. Enter Jessica Burdeaux and this lesson, where you’ll learn how to use your practice time to make you a balanced, diverse drummer!

Mercedes Lander  /  Full Lessons
5 Tips For Making A Song Catchy
From the lyrics to the drum parts, guitar riffs, and bass lines, everything has to work together in harmony to make a song catchy… But there are other factors that can contribute to this. To help you understand how you can apply these concepts with your drum parts, Mercedes Lander will teach and demonstrate five […]

Gene Hoglan  /  Full Lessons
10 Metal Drumming Tips
Gene Hoglan, also known as the “Atomic Clock” and the godfather of metal, is here to teach you 10 tips that will drastically help you improve your double bass development and overall metal drumming. Gene will cover topics such as his pre-show rituals, his favorite ways to warm up, why he uses two ride cymbals, […]

Mark Guiliana  /  Full Lessons
Exploring Your Creativity On The Drumset
Mark Guiliana teaches how to be more creative on the drums in this full lesson.

Dali Mraz  /  Full Lessons
How To Be A Composer And Not Just A Drummer
As drummers, our end goal is playing and making music with other musicians… So how do we break away from being “just the drummer”? In this lesson, Dali Mraz will teach you how to approach songs from a more melodic perspective rather than a percussive one. This includes being more sensitive to the other instruments, […]

Gabor Dornyei  /  Full Lessons
tHUNder Duo Live Performance
Gábor Dörnyei & Kornél Horváth are the tHUNder Duo – a unique percussion-based project that reinvents traditional genres of music from all over the world while pursuing exciting new rhythms and musical avenues. Their performances are inspiring, musical, and thunderous. Luckily for you, you’ll be able to watch them perform live right here in the […]

Josh Dion  /  Full Lessons
The Art Of Singing And Drumming
Singing and drumming simultaneously is a topic that isn’t often covered in the drum education realm. One person taking care of both the melody and rhythm isn’t something that’s usually done. Thankfully Josh Dion, one of the best in the business at doing just this, came to Drumeo to share his wisdom on the topic. […]

Gabor Dornyei  /  Full Lessons
How To Drum With A Percussionist
This is Gábor Dörnyei’s second visit to the Drumeo studios! But this time he’s brought his percussionist partner in crime with him: Kornél Horváth. Together they make up the drums and percussion group “tHUNder Duo”. Playing drums with a percussionist requires a very different approach to picking your vocabulary. Allowing both musicians to express themselves […]

JP Bouvet  /  Full Lessons
Childish Japes Full Performance & Interview
Childish Japes will be performing songs from their debut album “After You’re Born” followed by an interview. Watching musicians perform tasty music and getting to know the people behind the band are great ways to get yourself inspired and wanting to spend more time behind the drums – and that’s exactly what you’ll get from […]

Frank Briggs  /  Full Lessons
Building A Musical Vocabulary
Download the Sheet Music » Percussionists have three different tools to work with when it comes to the creation of music: rhythm, dynamics, and orchestration. Without fully developing each of these concepts, building a musical and vast vocabulary is extremely difficult. In this lesson, Frank Briggs will teach you how to start doing so with […]

JP Bouvet  /  Full Lessons
Tools For Creative Writing With A Band
At Drumeo we’ve done a countless amount of drum lessons on how to improve your technique and repertoire as a drummer, so we thought it would be a good idea step out of our comfort zone and start discussing the drums within the context of a band. The countless hours you’ve spent in the practice […]

Gavin Harrison  /  Full Lessons
How To Create Amazing Drum Parts
Arguably the most requested drummer by our viewers, Gavin Harrison is here at Drumeo to share his tips and methods for coming up with tasteful drum parts, how to improve your creativity, and your general mindset when playing the drums whether in the studio or performing live. This hour-long lesson is jammed full of incredible […]

Randy Cooke  /  Full Lessons
Everything You Need To Be A Rock Drummer
Learn how to play rock drums (and embody the rock drummer spirit) in this full lesson.

Matt Johnson  /  Full Lessons
How To Be A Good Sounding Drummer
So often as drummers we focus on what we’re playing rather than how we’re playing it. Our speed and technical abilities should come after we’ve honed in on our timing and dynamics. Matt Johnson is an experienced musician who knows what’s needed to become a great sounding drummer. In this lesson, Matt will share some […]

Dennis Chambers  /  Full Lessons
Legendary Tips For Modern Drummers
It’s been a long time coming! We’ve received hundreds, if not thousands of comments from all of you requesting Dennis Chambers to come onto Drumeo. And it finally happened! This video is a little different from our traditional lessons. We won’t be talking about any specific grooves, fills, or exercises; but rather essential tips and […]

Dafnis Prieto  /  Full Lessons
A World Of Rhythmic Possibilities
Learn how to improvise on the drums in this 1-hour masterclass.

Luke Holland  /  Full Lessons
Luke Holland’s Favorite Drum Beats & Fills
Download the Sheet Music » Here’s a collection of TEN grooves and fills that have become Luke’s favorites throughout his drumming career – everything from his signature chops to grooves from his famous YouTube drum covers such as “Humble” by Kendrick Lamar. Lesson index: 0:07 – SONG: “Fragments” by Jason Richardson 4:18 – Introduction 10:40 […]

John Wooton  /  Full Lessons
Play Music, Not Rudiments
John Wooton, award winning snare drummer and educator, teaches you how to apply rudiments musically on the drum set.

Jason Sutter  /  Full Lessons
Finding Your Voice With Brushes
Try Drumeo Today! » Download the Sheet Music » About the lesson: This lesson is all about finding your voice and developing your creativity on the kit – with brushes! Jason Sutter will be covering different patterns and strokes you’ll be utilizing to extract a variety of colorful sounds from your snare drum. He’ll also […]

Tosin Aribisala  /  Full Lessons
African Rhythms Applied to the Drumset
Tosin Aribisala explores the world of modern African grooves through styles such as afrobeat, makossa, and soukous.

Todd Sucherman  /  Full Lessons
Sounds & Choices – More Methods & Mechanics
Todd Sucherman discusses the mental and physical approach to playing the drums so you can enhance your rhythmic vocabulary

Anika Nilles  /  Full Lessons
Grooves & Fills From “Pikalar”
In this lesson, Anika will teach you to play beats and fills from four songs featured in her album "Pikalar" (all in odd time).

Derek Roddy  /  Full Lessons
The Truth About Developing Speed
"How do I develop speed as a metal drummer?" Derek Roddy shows you what to do in this free full video lesson.