Playing to tracks

Beginner

Playing with a metronome

If you want to play music along to a track or with other people, the most important thing to learn is how to play in time. Practising with a metronome is one of the best ways to do that. This video gives you some ideas of how.

7 Basic grooves

If you want to be able to play with a band, you'll need to know how to play in different musical genres. This video covers 7 grooves that cover loads of those genres and should have you jamming along with tracks pretty quickly.

Notation PDF

10 Basic fills

If you're wanting to have some more fills up your sleeve that you can play, this is the video for you. 10 fills plus a few variations.

Notation PDF

Easy tracks to play along to

Here's loads of songs you can play the basic groove / money beat / meat and potatoes groove to

Rock Drum Beats

Some really useful rock rhythms that you will be able to use in many situations.

Intermediate

Backbeat variations

This video looks at being creative when playing drum beats instead of playing the standard beat like 2 & 4 on the snare drum

Reggae

How to play along to your favourite reggae tracks

Advanced

How to play in a band

This video shows the roles of each instrument when playing as a group

Bossa nova

An Introduction To Brazilian Grooves

Band Dynamics

Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana - LIVE HD - this is a very good example of a band playing with very good dynamics to a live audience

How To Learn Any Song

Rashid Williams - Watch The Process !!

5 Latin Grooves Every Drummer Should Know

This is something to challenge you and expand your musical understanding.

7 Must Know Gospel Drum Beats

Although these are Gospel beats, these rhythms are something you can use in many different scenarios.

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