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.

Phrasing is a topic of fundamental importance for every drummer, as it constitutes at least half of what we do. However, the study of this subject tends to easily disorient drummers, due to the large amount of options, directions and solutions available. That’s why I have tried to organize the materials collected over the course of many years in a gradual and coherent program, with the intent to provide a go-to manual full of musical ideas and effective phrasing techniques.

The shortcut to fluent and flowing drumming is to dedicate lots of practice time to jamming and improvising. This is why I have put together a bunch of tracks for you to develop this skill and have lots of fun with. 5 loops, one for each main subdivision: eighths, sixteenths, triplets, shuffle and half shuffle.