Who said that drummers don't need to know any theory to play? Over the years I have discovered that having the theory down can save us a lot of headaches, frustrations and even wasted opportunities.

I’d like to share with you a few powerful concepts and techniques to learn more effectively, which can really make a difference in your speed of improvement on the drums.

Quintuplets are the coolest thing when it comes to fresh sounding beats and fills. This is the classic situation in which we learn something the best by hearing, watching and doing it. That’s why we are going to dive right into this booklet, which contains 32 examples:- 8 basic cells.- 16 grooves.- 8 fills.- A jam along 8 bar loop.

We hear all the time how important it is to build a strong foundation, no matter what the subject is. Actually, in drumming this is literally true. Here is why.

Making mistakes is the cause of way too much anxiety to most musicians. The reason is that we tend to irrationally link our worth as musicians to how perfect we sound. While quality is important, perfectionism is a trap.

Creating drum beats is part of the process of writing and arranging a song and here we are going to learn how to use a couple of interesting techniques and ideas. In order to expand our options and apply our creativity, we are going to reason in terms of levels and stages. Use the drumless audio files to play along and experiment with your ideas.