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1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page – Part 5: Challenging Rudimental Approaches

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page – Part 4: Orchestrated Flams on the Drumset

George Marsh's Inner Drumming

DISCIPLINE – Small Changes for Massive Progress

Bass Drum Development – 4 Focused Exercises for Building Raw Speed

Strictly Technique

Closed Roll Studies – Exercises for Developing Control of Multiple Rebounds

Raw Speed Bass Drum Workout with Mike Johnston

Bill Bachman

Quintuplets, Part 1: The Basics

Ghost Notes 101 with Jim Riley

Drummer Blog: Jason Aldean’s Rich Redmond Gears up for “Drummer’s Weekend”

Stickings That Rock – Part2: Exploring an Additional Hand Pattern

1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page – Part 2: More Rhythmic Interpretations

Drummer Jayson Brinkworth

Threes and Fives – Fills With Odd Groupings

Video Lesson! Groove Construction, Part 10: Exploring a Killer Cowbell Pattern

Groove Construction, Part 10: Exploring a Killer Cowbell Pattern

Steve Fidyk

Beyond the Noteheads – Benefits and Strategies for Transcribing, Part 1

Teacher's Forum – Interleaving

Drummer Blog: Jason Aldean’s Rich Redmond Gears up for “Drummer’s Weekend”

Stickings That Rock, Part 1: From A Hand Pattern to a Groove