Beginner Drum Lessons
Want to be a drummer? Learn how to play the drums with the beginner drum lessons in this Howcast video series.
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Choosing a Drum Set
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Beginner Drum Lessons: How to Set Up a Drum Set
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Proper Posture
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Beginner Drum Lessons: How to Choose Drumsticks
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Beginner Drum Lessons: How to Hold Your Drumsticks
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Traditional Grip
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Fulcrum
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Developing the Fulcrum
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Full Stroke
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Choosing Brushes
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Pre-Drumming Stretches
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Parts of a Drum Set
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Bass Drum
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Snare Drum
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Toms
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Ride Cymbal
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Crash Cymbal
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Beginner Drum Lessons: The Hi-Hat
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Beginner Drum Lessons: "Heel-Up" Bass Drum / Hi-Hat Technique
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Beginner Drum Lessons: "Heel-Down" Bass Drum / Hi-Hat Technique
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Closed Hi-Hat
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Half Open Hi-Hat
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Foot Hi-Hat
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Open Hi-Hat
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Reading Drum Lesson Sheet Music
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Note Values
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Counting
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Beginner Drum Lessons: "Es" and "As"
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Triplets
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Time Signatures
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Measures and Bar Lines
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Independence and Coordination
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Tempo and Metronome
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Accents
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Dynamics
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Beginner Drum Lessons: The Rudiments
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Single Stroke Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Open or Double Stroke Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Closed or Multiple-Bounce Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Five-Stroke Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Six-Stroke Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Seven-Stroke Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Nine-Stroke Roll
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Single-Stroke Four
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Flams
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Flam Accent
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Flam Tap
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Flamacue
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Pataflafla
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Swiss Army Triplet
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Single Paradiddle
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Double Paradiddle
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Triple Paradiddle
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Single Paradiddle-Diddle
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Flam Paradiddle
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Drag
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Single-Drag Tap
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Double-Drag Tap
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Lesson 25
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Single Ratamacue
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Double Ratamacue
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Triple Ratamacue
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Rim Shot
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Basic Rock Drum Beats
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Bass Drum Beat Variations
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Snare Drum Beat Variations
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Hi-Hat Variations
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Cross-Stick
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Beginner Drum Lessons: The Roll of a Crash Cymbal
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Beginner Drum Lessons: 1-Beat Drum Fills
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Beginner Drum Lessons: 2-Beat Drum Fills
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Song Form / Basic Pop Song
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Crash Cymbal Chokes
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Drum Tuning Overview
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Bass Drum Tuning
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Snare Drum Tuning
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Toms Drum Tuning
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Drum Solo Tips
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Beginner Drum Lessons: How to Increase Your Stick Speed and Control
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Rock Band Drum Tips
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Introduction to Hip Hop Drumming
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Introduction to Jazz Drumming
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Introduction to Latin Drumming
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Introduction to Caribbean Styles
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Beginner Drum Lessons: Pros and Cons of Electric Drums
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Jason Gianni
Jason Gianni is a full-time faculty member at Drummers Collective in New York City. He co-authored The Drummer’s Bible with Mick Berry, which is a guide to mastering various drumming styles, and he has recorded television and radio commercials for Toyota, Discover, McDonald’s, Showtime, the Oakland Athletics, Sprint and many more. Gianni also played on the soundtrack to the hit show Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel and on the opening theme for the popular Nickelodeon children’s cartoon Spongebob Squarepants. Gianni currently works with Days Before Tomorrow, a melodic progressive rock band, and with members of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in a project entitled Daredevil Squadron.
