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Female Drummers: Great Drummers (Who Happen to be Women)

The importance of role models that an individual can strongly identify with is well-documented in all fields- but a cursory […]

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Principles of Basic Rock Drum Beats, Part 2

In my previous post, I discussed the basic approaches to the construction of rock drum beats, focused primarily on a […]

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Principals of Basic Drum Beats for Rock, Part 1

In spite of the seemingly limitless variety one can find in rock drumming, there are also virtually ubiquitous commonalities. In […]

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Why Drummers Use Stick Control

One of the most enduring and venerated method books for drummers is Stick Control for the Snare Drummer by George […]

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Setting Up a Drum Set

So you’ve just bought your first drum set, and right now you just might be staring at the pile of […]

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choosing your first drum set

Choosing Your First Drum Set

When choosing your first drum set, there are a few things to consider, and some points that can easily be […]

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