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Your Biggest Drum Technique Questions Answered

Jared Falk  /  UPDATED Aug 22, 2022

Questions In This Video:

  • 3:10 – How important is technique, really?
  • 5:55 – What is a good resource for learning new drum patterns?
  • 8:25 – How do you add sensitivity and color to your drumming?
  • 14:15 – Why do most drummers play a setup that requires crossing their hands?
  • 17:35 – What are good warm-ups to help calf and wrist muscles?
  • 21:45 – How should the fulcrum of my stick be balanced with my fingers?
  • 25:45 – Should I force myself to learn heels-down foot technique?
  • 30:00 – What are some good exercises for heel-toe technique?
  • 34:00 – Can you show me how to play a buzz roll?
  • 37:20 – How do you self-diagnose bad drum technique?

About Drum Technique Made Easy

Drum Technique Made Easy is an intimate online course where you’ll follow Bruce Becker’s proven process for improving your drum technique, developing more speed and control around the kit, and rapidly improving your drumming just like when you first started playing. Click here to see all the details!


Jared Falk is a lifelong drummer, drum teacher, and the co-founder of Drumeo. For over 18 years, Jared has been a leader in the online music education industry, publishing his first online video lessons in 2003 and founding Musora in 2005.

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