Thursday Drums

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Don't have an instrument to practice at home? no worries! 

SG ECP Drums Anatomy Of The Drumset.mp4

Lesson 1: Anatomy of the Drumset

Learn the parts of the drum set!

SG ECP Drums_V Drum Steve Explaining.mp4

Lesson 2: Watching V-Drum Notation

How to read our "V-Drum" drum notation.  Similar to "Guitar Hero" scrolling down...

SG ECP Drums_V Drum Let_s Start!.mp4

Lesson 3: Kick and Snare (and Hi-Hat)...beginner

We always need to count to "4" when playing drums.  Which beats is the kick drum on in this exercise?  What about the snare drum?

Media: V-Drum Tutor "Light Pop-Let's Start"

SG ECP Drums_V Drum Let_s Start! INTERMEDIATE .mp4

Lesson 3: Kick and Snare (and Hi-Hat)...Intermediate

We always need to count to "4" when playing drums.  Try playing all four beats on the hi-hat while playing kick and snare...

Media: V-Drum Tutor "Light Pop-Let's Start"

SG ECP Drums_V Drum Rock Easy_Beginner.mp4

Lesson 4:  Drum Fills, Tom 3, and Ride...Beginner

SG ECP Drums_V Drum Easy Rock Intermediate.mp4

Lesson 4:  Drum Fills and Tom 3...Intermediate

Play Along 1:  "Another One Bites The Dust"- Queen

SG ECP Drums_ABTD TEST.mp4

BEGINNER

Choose if you want to play two hi-hats, four hi-hats, or eight hi-hats!

Play Along 2:  THE WHITE STRIPES - SEVEN NATION ARMY

SG 2021 Drums_7 Nation Army.mp4

Play Along 2:  "Seven Nation Army"- The White Stripes -Beginner

Counting to 4 is the trick to this song!

Play Along 3:  IMAGINE DRAGONS - BELIEVER

SG 2021 Drums_Believer.mp4

Play Along 2:  "Believer"- Imagine Dragons -Beginner

Tom-Snare-TomTomTomTom-Snare is the pattern!


Play Along 4:  panic! at the disco - high hopes

SG 2021 Drums_High Hopes Intermediate.mp4

Play Along 4:  "High hopes"- Panic! At the Disco - Intermediate 

The main pattern is kickkick-snare with quaver hi-hats

Try to stick the snare build-up with RL-RL-RL-RL!

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Can't Stop Play Along

Tutorial video

This song can be pretty tricky. To simplify it, don't worry about playing the double stroke rolls or the drum fills. 

Play along

With the original song!

blinding lights - the weeknd

PLAY ALONG

TUTORIAL VIDEO

THE PATTERN IS ALL THE TIME: KICK SNARE KICK SNARE KICK SNARE KICK KICK SNARE

MR. BLUE SKY - e.l.o.

ORIGINAL SONG

HOW TO PLAY THE SONG

WE WILL ROCK YOU - QUEEN

ORIGINAL SONG

HOW TO PLAY THE SONG

THE PATTERN IS ALL THE TIME: KICK KICK SNARE (YOU ALSO CAN PLAY THE FLOOR TOM AT THE SAME TIME)

highway to hell - ac/dc

PLAY ALONG THE ORIGINAL SONG

HOW TO PLAY THE SONG

rock you like a hurricane - scorpions

LYRICS VIDEO 

DRUMS TUTORIAL

flowers - miley cyrus

LYRICS VIDEO 

DRUMS TUTORIAL

Billie jean - michael jackson

LYRICS VIDEO 

DRUMS TUTORIAL

uptown funk - bruno mars

as it was - harry styles

LYRICS VIDEO

DRUMS TUTORIAL

Song 2 - blur

LYRICS VIDEO

DRUMS TUTORIAL

Levitating - Dua Lipa

LYRICS VIDEO

DRUMS TUTORIAL