Randy Cooke / Song Tips
How To Chart A Song Quickly
Throughout his years of gigging and performing, Randy Cooke constantly gets asked how on earth he remembers all the songs he needs to play – especially when there’s little to no rehearsal time. His solution? Song charts. Think of these as “cheat sheets” for songs. This alleviates the need to memorize every single individual part […]

Stephen Taylor / Song Tips
How To End A Song On Drums
There are many ways to end a song on the drums, but today we’re going to take a look at the “trash can ending” in particular. There’s really no right or wrong way to perform this, but here are a few tips to help you out: Trash can ending structure: » Crash hit (optional: roll […]

Jared Falk / Song Tips
Creating A Tight Rhythm Section
5 Free Play Along Songs » The rhythm section is the driving force and leaders of a band, so it’s important as a drummer to establish a solid foundation when beginning to play with others. Billy Cobham has a few tips to share to help ease this process. You can watch Billy Cobham’s full Drumeo […]

Billy Cobham / Practice Tips
Billy Cobham On Understanding The Whole Band
Billy Cobham explains why having a basic understanding of the whole band helps him perform and serve the music better. Being aware of the melody and vocal patterns can help you decide where to play a little more or lay back and stay out of the way! You can watch Billy Cobham’s full Drumeo outing […]

Jimmy Rainsford / Drum Fills
How To Learn Drum Fills By Ear
Start Your FREE Drumeo Trial! Jimmy Rainsford is back to drop some helpful tips on learning your favorite drum fills by ear. Drum transcriptions are hard to come by, so these steps will help you take a seemingly complicated fill and break it into chunks – such as length, note value, accents, and understanding the […]

Aaron Edgar / Practice Tips
How To Make Your Odd Time Grooves Better
Start Your Free Drumeo Edge Trial Click here for the sheet music! Understanding odd time signatures and learning how to count through them is easy for most, but how can you make them actually groove? How can you break out of that rut where they just sound like 4/4 beats cut short? We decided to […]

Jimmy Rainsford / Song Tips
Quick Tips For Learning Songs On The Drums
Open Your Ultimate Drumming Toolbox! Whether it be a band audition, session work, or you’re just wanting to jam out – learning a song may seem overwhelming at first. Luckily Jimmy Rainsford dropped by Drumeo recently, and being well-known for creative song covers on YouTube, we figured he’d have some useful information to divulge on […]

Jimmy Rainsford / Full Lessons
How To Learn Songs By Ear
Open Your Ultimate Drumming Toolbox! The wait is over! Here is Jimmy Rainsford’s FULL Drumeo lesson! Not only does this lesson contain awesome tips for learning songs efficiently by ear, but it also features Jimmy performing TWO of his own original tunes! As he’s never taken a formal drum lesson in his entire life, it […]

Adam Tuminaro / Practice Tips
How To Groove Freely In 7/8
Click here for the sheet music! Becoming fluent with odd time signatures is something every drummer struggles with at some point. Today, Adam Tuminaro (aka the Orlando Drummer) will be demonstrating exercises and concepts that will help you expand your playing beyond 4/4 time. Important note! Adam is not just here to provide you with […]

Casey Cooper / Full Lessons
How To Learn Songs Quickly
Start Your Free Trial To Drumeo Edge » I had such a good time shooting lessons with Casey Cooper (aka COOP3RDRUMM3R), and wanted to make sure you got the full recording of his live-lesson for “How To Learn Songs Quickly”. Casey is a very well known drummer who gained popularity from his YouTube channel. He […]

Omar Alvarado / Song Tips
Improve Your Play With Drum Covers
Can drum covers help you learn the drums? Yes! Here are 4 powerful reasons why.

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