We love teaching drums here at Jam Addict. There are so many songs that have dominated pop culture that chock full of great drum beats AND are not that difficult to learn! We've assembled a list of songs with drum beats with transcriptions of how to play them. After each song you will see a […]

How is it that drummers can seemingly blaze around the kit with a flurry of triplets? We've all seen drummers that know how to just tear the drum kit apart with their technique, so what is the secret? It's actually not as difficult to do as you may think—and the reasons to learn these techniques […]

Drums are loud! While it is super fun to slam down on the drums in a rock club or a treated studio there are some occasions where you need to learn how to play softly. We need to learn how to finesse the drum. Moreover, learning to play in this way will not only let […]

The sound of hand drums can add depth, excitement and a certain flair to music that no other instrument can. If you've ever tried to play a hand drum you probably know that there is a HUGE difference in just hitting it any which way and watching a pro's fast hands work effortlessly.   Knowing […]

If you’re anything like the staff here at Jam Addict, you’re constantly on the lookout for ways to up your guitar skills.   One of the questions we see crop up a lot online has to do with the differences between playing/practicing individual notes (melodies) and chords.  You can play the guitar in all kinds […]

This lesson is intended to offer you a quick-overview of drum notation signs. Normally when you read drum music there will be a key which tells you which notes are supposed to be played where. You can think about this page as a drum-key or legend for all the various drum set voices that you […]