If you’re on the hunt for free drum lessons, congrats: you’ve come to the right place. If you scroll down, you’ll find dozens of drum videos for beginner and experienced drummers, created by industry pros and organized by category.
Whether you want to learn your favorite tunes, find out how to play different drum fills and rudiments or improve your technique, make sure you bookmark this page!
(P.S. If you’re a new drummer, you should also check out this complete guide for beginners - it includes photos, videos, gear basics, and diagrams, too.)
Drum fills (or ‘fill-ins’) are used to transition from one section in a song to another. Are you bored of playing the same ones over and over again, want to take your fills to the next level, or have never played a fill before? Check out all the great ideas here:
The bass drum is the anchor of most beats and fills on the drum set, and getting your bass drum foot (or feet) up to snuff can be a challenge. Are your lower limbs not doing what you want them to do? Do they have a mind of their own? Do you want to play faster? Here are some practical lessons to improve your single and double bass technique:
Bad technique can negatively affect your sound, and in the worst case scenario, cause injury. If you’re feeling rigid on the drums or your hands just don’t want to do what you tell them, it might help to get a close-up view and specific instructions and exercises that work for pro drummers around the world. Play more relaxed, get tighter, play faster, and sound better and smoother on the drums:
Rudiments are sticking patterns that give drummers a foundation for beats, rolls, fills, and more. Most players start learning rudiments on a snare drum or practice pad before applying them to a drum set. The most common ones are single stroke rolls, double stroke rolls, and single paradiddles, but many drummers also use flams, drags, and other techniques in their daily playing. Here are the 40 standard rudiments, starting with a few of the most important (you can also find them organized by rudiment type on this page):
Single Stroke Roll
Double Stroke Roll
Single Paradiddle
Double Paradiddle
Single Paradiddle-Diddle
Five Stroke Roll
Six Stroke Roll
Seven Stroke Roll
Flam
Flam Tap
Drag Ruff
Single Stroke Four
Single Stroke Seven
Multiple Bounce Roll
Triple Stroke Roll
Nine Stroke Roll
Ten Stroke Roll
Eleven Stroke Roll
Thirteen Stroke Roll
Fifteen Stroke Roll
Seventeen Stroke Roll
Triple Paradiddle
Flam Accent
Flamacue
Flam Paradiddle
Pataflafla
Single Flammed Mill
Flam Paradiddle-Diddle
Swiss Army Triplet
Inverted Flam Tap
Flam Drag
Single Drag Tap
Double Drag Tap
Lesson 25
Single Dragadiddle
Dragadiddle 1
Dragadiddle 2
Single Ratamacue
Double Ratamacue
Triple Ratamacue
It doesn’t matter how long you’ve been playing drums - warming up is always important. If you’re about to start an intense practice session or a gig, here are some exercises to get the blood flowing and help you avoid injury:
Sure - we all want to be better drummers. But playing songs is a big part of what makes the instrument so much fun. In these videos, you’ll learn how to play some of your favorite tracks, like “When The Levee Breaks”, “Superstition”, “Hot For Teacher”, “Smooth Criminal” and more:
“How did they do that?” Today’s the day you stop wondering about the secret to showmanship and start learning how to add flare to your own performance. Watch these videos from master performers like Glen Sobel, Chip Ritter, Gerry Brown and Marco Minnemann:
Focusing on any genre means learning the elements that make it unique. Rock drumming is based on specific concepts, beats and fills, many of which developed over time or were made popular by the greats (check out this guide if you want to know more). If you want to be a solid rock drummer, these videos cover everything from basic beats to lessons that both newbies and experienced players can learn from:
Jazz is a unique genre because not only are there certain concepts, licks and techniques that make something ‘jazz’, but because there’s more of an emphasis on improvisation and freeform playing than other styles (check out this guide if you want to know more). Here are a few videos to help you build a foundation and learn how to solo and improvise, plus some cool licks you can borrow:
We like to emulate our heroes, right? Many of Drumeo’s lessons are taught by your favorite drummers, including Larnell Lewis, Gavin Harrison, David Garibaldi, Luke Holland, Anika Nilles, Tony Royster Jr. and Dennis Chambers. Here’s a whole slew of full lessons from the pros (don’t forget to take notes):