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Modern Drummer is the world’s most widely read drum magazine, is dedicated entirely to the art of drumming and caters to the needs of amateur, semi-pro, and professional drummers.

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The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Mastering the Art of Weight Distribution

Has this ever happened to you? You are listening back to the audio of a track or video you just recorded. You are sure that the performance is clean and exactly what you intended to play. But as you listen,…

Michael Packer
May 1, 2024

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: More Hand and Foot Combinations and Etude #3

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

Michael Packer
Apr 1, 2024

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Hand and Foot Etudes #1 and #2

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

Michael Packer
Mar 1, 2024

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum, More Hand and Foot Combinations

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

MIchael Packer
Jan 31, 2024

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum, Hand and Foot Combinations

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

Michael Packer
Dec 31, 2023
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The Weaker Side: Achieving Technical Balance

By Stephane Chamberland We drummers are so dedicated to increasing the knowledge of drumming that it’s extremely rewarding to be able to teach and share our skills every day. We have the opportunity to observe the common challenges that drummers…

By Stephane Chamberland
Dec 1, 2023

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Groove Etude and Hi-hat Substitutions

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you have seen in previous months,…

By Michael Packer
Nov 1, 2023

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Ankle, Leg, and Down Stroke to Consecutive Doubles and Grooves with Triplets

  In past month’s we have detailed Michael Packer’s techniques of ankle, leg, and down strokes with the hi-hat and the bass drum feet. This month we will look at the applications of these strokes to playing consecutive doubles and…

By Michael Packer
Oct 1, 2023

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Heel Up Technique to Grooves

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

By Michael Packer
Aug 31, 2023

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Playing the Hi-Hat

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

By Michael Packer
Jun 30, 2023

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: The Leg Stroke

This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

By Michael Packer
May 31, 2023

The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum

This month Modern Drummer will begin to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a…

By Michael Packer
Apr 30, 2023
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Double Bass Drumming Broken Bass Drum Patterns

To conclude Modern Drummer’s excerpts from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book Double Bass Drumming, this month we will include Joe’s concepts of playing fills and solo ideas with broken bass drum patterns. These are very cool sounds, and can be used…

By Joe Franco
Mar 31, 2023

Double Bass Drumming Accented Rolls and Accented Patterns with Triplets

As we continue to include sections from Joe Franco’s book Double Bass Drumming, this month Joe teaches us about playing accented rolls and accent patterns over a double bass drum roll that uses his Single Stroke System. This is a…

By Joe Franco
Jan 31, 2023
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