This article will explain what triplets are and how to apply them to the drum set. Ever wonder what triplets are on the drums? With triplets on a snare drum, the listener can hear one note, two notes, or three notes in succession. It all depends on the place where the drum is struck and […]

This article will discuss beginner drum set warm ups, as well as providing exercises and drills for each one. I will also give detailed instructions on how to do each one. Hopefully this will come in handy for you in your quest to become a better drummer, and allow you to step your game up […]

In this article, we will discuss triplets and how to apply them on the drums. We will also give our favourite triplet exercises on the drums. Essentially, a triplet is a pair of rhythms. A triplet is three measures played at the same time. A set of triplets can be played in all parts of […]

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 […]