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Bernard Purdie  /  Drum Beats
How To Play The Purdie Shuffle (With Bernard Purdie Himself)
Learn how to play the Purdie Shuffle and get advice from Bernard Purdie himself!

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Benny Greb’s Benniest Grooves!
Join The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience »Click here for the sheet music. Benny Greb is one of my all-time favourite drummers. So I was super excited when Aaron Edgar said he wanted to do a lesson on some “bennified” grooves. Check out the lesson, and make sure to keep up with Benny Greb and […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Fills
Two Non-Boring Drum Fills
Click here for the sheet music. It’s easy to get caught in the rut of playing the same old fills, over and over again. So I wanted to share a couple ‘non-boring’ drum fills that I think you’ll enjoy! Make sure to download the sheet music using the link above – and if you’re looking […]

Pat Petrillo  /  Full Lessons
Grooving Responsibly & Filling Creatively
The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience » World-class drummer and educator Pat Petrillo has performed with Patti LaBelle, Gloria Gaynor, Constantine Maroulis, Debbie Gibson, and many more. He recently visited the Drumeo Studios for a lesson on “Grooving Responsibly & Filling Creatively” – giving YOU the chance to learn from his deep sense of groove, […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Fills
Try This Easy Crossover Drum Fill!
The Ultimate Toolbox To Jumpstart Your Drumming ***Click here for the sheet music!*** I know “easy” and “crossover” usually don’t go together, but I think you’ll be surprised at how fast you’ll learn this crossover drum fill! Just start super slow and it’ll all come together quickly. Let me know what you think in the […]

Aaron Edgar  /  Drum Beats
Questlove’s Quintessential Backbeats
Try Drumeo Today! Click here for the lesson sheet music » Questlove is the drummer and joint frontman for the Grammy Award-winning band The Roots, who also serves as the in-house band for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He has produced for Elvis Costello, Jay-Z, Amy Winehouse, John Legend, and many more – and […]

Mike Michalkow  /  Drum Fills
Toto’s “Africa” Drum Fill
‘ ***Free Series: De-Stupefy Your Weak Hand*** Click Here To Download The Sheet Music I want to show you a drum fill from one of my favorite drummers: Jeff Porcaro. This fill is taken from Toto’s song “Africa”, and I love the use of spacing in it. It’s a nice change to the crazy fills […]

Larnell Lewis  /  Full Lessons
The Groove Builder & Hybrid Drumming
***Start your FREE Drumeo trial!*** I’m so excited to share the FULL RECORDING from our recent Drumeo Edge lesson with Larnell Lewis on “The Groove Builder & Hybrid Drumming”. Larnell Lewis is an amazing drummer and educator, recently touring with Grammy Award winners Snarky Puppy, and playing a show with The Rolling Stones Project. And […]

Adam Tuminaro  /  Drum Beats
Modernizing Your Metal Grooves
Tired of playing the same old metal grooves? Adam Tuminaro shares some tips to freshen them up.

Larnell Lewis  /  Drum Beats
Epic Gospel Tom Groove
Download The Lesson Resources (.zip) ***Join Drumeo Edge FREE*** Larnell Lewis is back! After an awesome lesson on gospel drumming that has been watched more than 500,000 times – we invited Larnell back to the studio to build a full Drumeo Edge course on gospel drumming. There are 10 videos in total, and I wanted […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Fills
Beginner Lessons: 5 Easy Rock Drum Fills
Try these 5 easy rock drum fills - they're perfect for beginner drummers.

Dave Atkinson  /  Drum Fills
Single Stroke Seven Drum Fills
Learn how to incorporate the single stroke seven into your drum fills in this short lesson.

Mike Michalkow  /  Drum Fills
Eighth Note Triplet Drum Fills
***Click Here For The Lesson Resources*** This lesson is from Mike Michalkow’s series on “Eight Note Triplets” inside Drumeo. It’s an awesome lesson on it’s own, which is why I’m sharing it with you today. But if you’re looking to really expand your skills, I’d recommend joining the members area so you can get the […]

Dave Atkinson  /  Drum Beats
Single Paradiddle Beats
***Click Here For The Lesson Resources*** ***Drumeo.com – The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience™*** Dave Atkinson filmed a series on single paradiddles for our Drumeo members area, and today I wanted to share one of the lessons with you for free! The full video series covers: Introduction To Single Paradiddle Single Paradiddle Speed & Control […]

Mike Michalkow  /  Drum Beats
Eighth Note Drum Beats
***Click Here For The PDF Sheet Music*** ***Drumeo.com – The Ultimate Online Drum Lessons Experience™*** Here’s a great beginner lesson by Mike Michalkow that will teach you all about 8th note drum beats. It’s actually a sample video from our new Drumeo Courses section in Drumeo, and it’s one of five videos related to eighth […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Fills
I Love This Drum Fill
***Click Here For The PDF Sheet Music*** ***Click Here For More Information On Successful Drumming*** Because Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, I wanted to share a drum fill that I absolutely love! It’s actually more of a pattern, but just orchestrates so nicely around the kit! (RLLR LRRL).

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
I Love This Drum Beat
***Click Here For The PDF Sheet Music*** Here’s a fun drum beat that’s great for almost every style of music. It uses some ghost notes and some double strokes. Give it a shot and have some fun! If you’re looking for more drum lessons, check out Drumeo – there’s way more where this comes from!

Jared Falk  /  Drum Fills
9 Note Linear Drum Fill
***CLICK HERE FOR SHEET MUSIC PDF*** I am obsessed with this 9 note linear drum fill and use it all the time. It’s so simple to play, and so effective – so I thought I’d share it with you!

Dave Atkinson  /  Drum Beats
Turning Patterns Into Grooves
Rudiments and patterns don't need to be played on a single surface on repeat: you can turn them into grooves!

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
7 Drum Beats You Don’t Need To Know
***CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SHEET MUSIC (PDF)*** Here are 7 drum beats that you really don’t need to know. Although most people would say “don’t practice this”, these useless drum beats will still have some related benefits that can improve your drumming. And of course, it’s always a lot of fun to just mess […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Fills
Make Your Drum Fills Go Boom!
Get Successful Drumming (Click Here) When I first started playing drums, my fills were horrible. I never knew how to make them sound good, until I finally learned (from some of my teachers) to include the bass drum in some way. I practiced playing linear strokes, as well as unison strokes. I was just playing […]

Jared Falk  /  Drum Beats
The Most Famous Drum Beat In The World
Clyde Stubblefield's drum beat in "Funky Drummer" by James Brown is the most sampled beat of all time!

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