learning resources

drummer of the month

Feel free to download, print and use these resources for your own private study. New resources will be added regularly, so check back for new challenges! Also, take time to visit the superb Vic Firth Education Resource Centre.

technique

The Rhythm Tree

Basic Rhythm Reading(quarter and eighth notes)

Reading Review (test reading of quarter & eighth notes)

Grade 1 Sight Reading Examples

Grade 2 Sight Reading Examples

Grade 3 Sight Reading Examples

Basic Rudiments

Developing Double Strokes

Paradiddle Variations

Accent Workout

Accent Workout: Triplets

useful links

Online Metronome

time & groove

8th Note Kick Drum Patterns- 4/4 time

8th Note Kick Drum Patterns- 6/8 time

Simple Crash Cymbal Exercise

Hand To Foot Exercise (prep for 16th Note Kick Drum Patterns)

16th Note Kick Drum Patterns

Hi Hat Variations

fills & soloing

Linear Phrasing: 4 Note Patterns

Creating Drum Fills

blank manuscript

Blank Manuscript Paper

Blank Quarter-note Grooves

Blank Eighth-note Grooves

Blank Sixteenth-note Grooves

Blank Sixteenth-note Grooves (2-handed)

Blank Shuffle Grooves

Blank Skank (off beat) Grooves

Blank Swing Grooves

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