Let’s get creative with paradiddles! Like with anything else, it’s not about playing them as fast as possible. It’s about using them to make music and express ourselves on the drums. In this Pdf and video we are going to learn 11 ways to play the inverted single paradiddle.

Jeff Porcaro is one of the greatest drummers ever lived. This is a little tribute to his incredible groove. I’ve worked hard to put together this interactive Pdf which includes 40 of the best beats Jeff has played during his amazing career.

I have summarized in a few pages what I’ve figured out in many years of personal experience in the field. Irrespectively of what your level is or what you would like to do with your drumming, this will really help you in clarifying what’s right for you, and how to get there.

These are the steps that I have discovered are necessary to learn a song at a professional level. They will make the learning process a lot faster and more effective. I see many drummers doing these steps in reverse order - as I also did for a long time 🙂

Find out the principles of how to play great drum solos! Are you trying to impress or are you trying to say something meaningful? A good drum solo should be interesting, moving, it should tell a story using creative ideas, space, contrast. And also colors (sounds), dynamics, different subdivisions and cool rhythmic figures.

Odd times are a very interesting topic. Even if we end up never playing an odd time beat, spending some time practicing them is going to improve our musicianship in many ways. I’ve created a bunch of loops, one for each major odd time, so that you can start practicing them within minutes: it's all mp3 files.