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Donn Bennett’s Drum Vault: Kenney Jones’ Rod Stewart and Faces Ludwig “Allsorts” Drum Set
On September 2nd, 1972 I was about to attend my first rock concert. I was 12 years old. It was the last day of summer vacation. The next day would be my first day in the eighth grade. I hated…
Fredy Studer
June 16, 1948-August 22, 2022 Fredy Studer was a drumming and musical renaissance man. He was a musician that played jazz and interpreted 20th Century Classical music. He was a stalwart of the European jazz scene, a bandleader and a…
MIDI 2.0 - The biggest advance in Music Technology in 40 years
In this month’s column, we will focus on MIDI, discuss the role of the MIDI Association with the continuing evolution of MIDI technology and take a close look at the expanded features coming soon with MIDI 2.0. The upshot is…
Carmine Appice: Realistic Sixteenth Note Triplets
Continuing Modern Drummer’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Carmine Appice’s Ultimate Realistic Rock book, this month we present a sound often associated with Carmine’s playing in Vanilla Fudge, many of John Bonham’s Led Zeppelin grooves, and later with Dennis…
Open Handed Drumming is to play ‘Open Hearted’
The ‘Open Handed’ Mindset You might have seen me play and noticed I do things a little differently. By now you know ‘different is good’, because there are no rules! The way I play is called OPEN HANDED DRUMMING, which…
Double Bass Drumming Part 5 Eight Note Triple Fills
This month we will continue with more fills from Joe Franco’s groundbreaking book, Double Bass Drumming. This month Modern Drummer is including Joe’s explanation of eighth note triplet double bass fills using his Single Stroke System, and we are including…
The Polyrhythm Conversion Timetable
The following comparative timetable illustrates how polymeters and polyrhythms work with one another when played at the same tempo and time signature.The first fundamental polymeter starts with with 3 over-4 notes (3:4), followed by 5:4, 6:4, 7:4, and 8:4. Within…
Joe Morello: Master Studies
In our further celebration of Joe Morello’s legendary book Master Studies; in the next few months Modern Drummer will be bringing you one of the best and most beneficial sections of the book and Joe’s teaching, the Control Studies. While…
Triplets to Sixteenth notes
This is an exercise that I call Triplets to Sixteenth notes. This entire exercise can be played over the foot patterns written in bar A, B, and C. For starters, I will play a bar of triplets and then I’ll…
Practice Outside of the Box
For this month’s article, I’d like to discuss the concept of practicing creatively or “outside of the box”. I’ll agree there’s certainly nothing wrong with playing through a drum method book as written. However, I’ve discovered that there are many…
The Daru Sessions Vol.3
The new PDP Daru Jones Nashville Blue New Yorker kit In November Drum Workshop and PDP are introducing a new Daru Jones signature drumset. A lot of thought went into the Daru Jones Nashville Blue New Yorker kit. It’s not…
Cymbal Craftsman Paul Francis
The Cymbal Whisperer Drummers play drums AND cymbals. Drums can sometimes be a little utilitarian. Even when in the presence of the most special of drums, some drummers have remarked, “A drum is a drum.” But cymbals are special. They…
The Toadies: Mark “The Rez” Reznicek
If you could go back in time and turn on the radio or walk into any coffee shop, bar, or restaurant in the mid 90’s; I guarantee you that the probability of hearing any of the standout tracks from The…
Green Music Company: Snare Buzz Mute
The Anti-Buzz Tool That Helps Eliminate Unwanted Snare Buzz at the Flip of a Switch. Snare Buzz: A phrase we’re all too familiar with. Nobody really likes it, and nobody really wants it. But how do we get rid of…
