Learning drums is an amazingly fun challenge, and if you have a good ear and learn the basics you can start a snowball effect and learn many songs! If you learn the ability to pick out drum parts from the actual recording not only can you learn way more songs, your drumming will be way […]

If you are intent on learning to drum at home, I have some good tips for you. A bit about my background: I've been playing drums for 13 years. I played in my college's jazz ensemble and play in a rock band outside of that.  I took lessons with a beast of a pro at […]

Is it possible to learn drums by yourself? As a drum teacher, people informally ask me this question, wondering if it is possible to skip getting a teacher and learn directly for themselves. Let me say that it is totally possible. Many people find a teacher necessary to stay motivated and organize a schedule. But […]

Contrary to popular opinion, you actually do NOT need a drum set to start learning drums! There are plenty of ways you can start to learn coordination, technique and how to play drums to music, without a physical drum set. In this lesson, we are going to go over some of the exercises and methods […]

There is so much to be learned with just a practice pad! Even if you are already experienced with the drums it is so helpful to go back to the basics and refine our technique. This lesson is designed for beginners but will also incorporate some intermediate and advanced exercises and concepts. We will also […]

Can I learn drums without a drum kit? Yes!! So you want to learn drums but you don't have a drumset? No problem! The majority of my practice nowadays is without a drumset, and to be honest sometimes having a drumset can be distracting. When trying to learn new songs it is not often productive […]