Drums
With gary

welcome to gary's page
drum and guitar Teacher
Don't have an instrument to practice at home? no worries!
You can use this website to practice your instrument.
Look over to the tools panel on the left and select your instrument to start playing!

Lesson 1: Anatomy of the Drumset
Learn the parts of the drum set!

Lesson 2: Watching V-Drum Notation
How to read our "V-Drum" drum notation. Similar to "Guitar Hero" scrolling down...

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"

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"

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

Lesson 4: Drum Fills and Tom 3...Intermediate
Play Along 1: "Another One Bites The Dust"- Queen

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

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

Play Along 2: "Believer"- Imagine Dragons -Beginner
Tom-Snare-TomTomTomTom-Snare is the pattern!
Play Along 4: panic! at the disco - high hopes

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!
Enter Sandman
Joker And The Thief
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!
Bruno mars & mark ronson - uptown funk
