Drumeo Method: Table of Contents
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Level 1: Getting Started On The Drums
Level 2: Basic Theory & Ear Training
Level 3: The Motions of Drumming
Level 4: The Moeller Method & Essential Grooves
Level 5: Rhythmic Groupings and Independence
Level 6: Odd Time & Improvisation
Level 7: Foot Technique & Combinations
Level 8: Brushes, Texture & Articulation
Level 9: Advanced Styles & Musical Decisions
Level 10: Go Anywhere On The Drums
Level 1: Getting Started On The Drums
Level 1 is where you’ll develop a rock-solid foundation for your drumming that will prepare you for all the other levels in The Drumeo Method and set you up for success for the rest of your drumming journey. Whether you want to be a rock, jazz, gospel, or blues drummer - to name only a few – the skills you’ll learn in this level will help you get there.
You’re going to learn how to set up your drum-set, how to properly hold your drumsticks and play your pedals, and best of all, you’ll learn how to play two songs on the drums in no time! You will also start to develop your ears in this level so you can simply play what you hear.
1.1 Gear
In this course, you'll learn about all the different parts of your drum-set. You'll learn the name of each piece of drum equipment, the function and purpose of each piece, and how to set everything up properly and efficiently.
1.1.1 The Gear In Front of You
1.1.2 Setting Up Your Space
1.1.3 Setting Up Your Pedals and Throne
1.1.4 Setting Up Your Bass Drum, Snare and Toms
1.1.5 Placing Your Cymbals Around Your Kit
1.1.6 The Science of Tuning Your Drums
1.1.7 Tuning Your Snare Drum
1.1.8 Tuning Your Bass Drum
1.1.9 Tuning Your Toms
1.1.10 Adjusting Your Bass Drum Pedal
1.2 Technique
Here you'll learn the most basic drum techniques to get you playing as soon as possible. You'll learn how to hold your drumsticks properly and how to play your hi-hat and bass drum pedals.
1.2.1 Holding the Drumsticks in Matched Grip
1.2.2 Alternative Grips
1.2.3 Playing the Pedals - Heel Up
1.2.4 Playing the Pedals - Heel Down
1.2.5 Hitting Your Cymbals and Drums
1.3 Your First Song
In this course, you'll learn how to play along to your first song! You'll learn how to play a drum beat, drum fill, and most importantly, how to play the drums in time.
1.3.1 Playing Your First Beat
1.3.2 Playing Your First Fill
1.3.3 Playing the Drums in Time
1.3.4 Playing Your First Song
1.4 Your Second Song
This course expands on what you learned in the previous one. Here you'll learn how to play along to your second song, orchestrate your drum beats and fills, and how to combine them together in different ways.
1.4.1 8th Note Beats
1.4.2 Orchestrating Your Beats
1.4.3 8th Note Fills
1.4.4 Combining Beats and Fills
1.4.5 Starting and Ending a Song
1.4.6 Playing Your Second Song
1.5 Ears
Ear training is an essential skill for any musician. In this course, you'll take your first steps into the world of ear training by focusing on active listening, call and response exercises, and developing your sense of time.
1.5.1 The Importance of Your Ears
1.5.2 Simon Says - Ear Training Exercise
1.5.3 Active Listening 101
1.5.4 Developing Your Sense of Time 101
1.5.5 Playing Along to Music
Level 2: Basic Theory & Ear Training
Theory and notation, rudiments, independence, new styles, and ear training! Level 2 is where you’ll start to develop skills in some core areas that you’ll continue to work on throughout the rest of the Drumeo Method. You’ll learn some basic rudiments which are considered the alphabet of drumming, you’ll learn how to read drum notation and understand basic theory, you’ll learn how to practice effectively, and you’ll even dive into drumming styles like rock, punk, and metal.
Level 2 is also where you’ll start working on some new ear training skills to become a more musical drummer. These are invaluable skills that you’ll be able to apply to some new play-along tracks in this level and all of the other music you love to play!
2.1 Theory
In this course, you'll learn about drum theory and notation, note values, and most importantly, how to read sheet music.
2.1.1 The Importance of Drum Theory
2.1.2 The Drum Notation Key
2.1.3 Basic Note Values - Quarter Notes
2.1.4 Basic Note Values - 8th Notes
2.1.5 Basic Note Values - 16th Notes
2.1.6 Basic Note Values - 32nd Notes
2.1.7 Putting Them All Together
2.1.8 The Note Value Tree
2.1.9 What Are Time Signatures?
2.1.10 Tempo and How to Measure It
2.1.11 How to Read Drum Notation
2.1.12 What’s Missing?
2.2 Practice
Here you'll learn everything you need to know about efficient practice, stretching and warm-ups, and creating practice plans that will help you reach your drumming goals.
2.2.1 Consistent and Balanced Practice
2.2.2 Creating a Practice Plan
2.2.3 Stretches and Warm-ups for the Hands
2.2.4 Stretches and Warm-ups for the Feet
2.2.5 The 10-Minute Daily Practice Challenge
2.3 Rudiments
This course will introduce you to your first three drum rudiments and teach you how to apply them to the drum-set.
2.3.1 What Are Rudiments?
2.3.2 Single Stroke Roll
2.3.3 Single Stroke Roll Applications
2.3.4 Double Stroke Roll
2.3.5 Double Stroke Roll Applications
2.3.6 Single Paradiddle
2.3.7 Single Paradiddle Applications
2.4 Independence
As a drummer, it's so important to develop independence with each of your limbs. In this course, you'll take your first steps into the world of drumming independence and learn how to isolate and challenge each limb.
2.4.1 Introduction
2.4.2 2 Limb
2.4.3 Right Hand
2.4.4 Left Hand
2.4.5 Bass Drum
2.4.6 Hi-Hat Foot
2.5 Styles
This course will introduce you to three new styles of music including rock, metal, and punk!
2.5.1 Introduction
2.5.2 Intro to Rock
2.5.3 Essential 8th Note Rock Beats
2.5.4 Essential 8th Note Rock Fills
2.5.5 Essential 16th Note Rock Beats
2.5.6 Essential 16th Note Rock Fills
2.5.7 Intro to Metal
2.5.8 Basic Metal Beats
2.5.9 Basic Metal Fills
2.5.10 Intro to Punk Rock
2.5.11 Basic Punk Beats
2.5.12 Basic Punk Fills
2.6 Ears
Here you'll expand on what you learned in the "Ears" section of Level 1, by diving into the world of phrasing. You'll learn what phrasing actually is, how to hear it, and how to incorporate it into your practice.
2.6.1 How to Become Musical
2.6.2 Simon Says - Ear Training
2.6.3 Phrasing and How to Hear It
2.6.4 How to Incorporate Phrasing Into Your Practice
2.6.5 Choosing the Right Fill
2.7 Music
Apply the beats & fills you learned in the previous lessons to real music!
2.7.1 Introduction
2.7.2 16th Note Rock Play-Along
2.7.3 Basic Metal Play-Along
2.7.4 Basic Punk Play-Along
Level 3: The Motions of Drumming
This level will change the way you approach playing the drums. By learning the motions of drumming, you will become a more efficient drummer able to play faster, smoother, and for longer periods of time. This is no easy task, but the payoff is huge! Taking the time to properly learn the motions will help you avoid injury and drastically improve the sound of your drumming.
Level 3 will also introduce you to some new rudiments like the flam and drag, some new styles like country and disco, and expand on the theory, independence, and ear training concepts you learned about in Level 2.
3.1 Theory
In this course, you'll expand on the theory concepts covered in Level 2. You'll learn about triplets, articulations, dynamics, and more!
3.1.1 Whole and Half Notes
3.1.2 8th Note Triplets
3.1.3 16th Note Triplets
3.1.4 The Note Value Tree with Triplets
3.1.5 What Are Dynamics and Articulations?
3.1.6 Accents
3.1.7 Ghost Notes
3.1.8 Grace Notes
3.1.9 Crescendos and Decrescendos
3.1.10 Rolls
3.1.11 Repeats
3.2 Rudiments
Here you'll be introduced to five new rudiments. You'll learn about the flam, drag, double and triplet paradiddles, and the five stroke roll.
3.2.1 5 Stroke Roll
3.2.2 5 Stroke Roll Applications
3.2.3 Double Paradiddle
3.2.4 Double Paradiddle Applications
3.2.5 Triple Paradiddle
3.2.6 Triple Paradiddle Applications
3.2.7 Flam
3.2.8 Flam Applications
3.2.9 Drag
3.2.10 Drag Applications
3.3 Technique
In this course, Bruce Becker will help you take your technique to the next level by introducing you to the motions of drumming. You'll also learn some other essential techniques that you'll be able to apply to all of your grooves and fills.
3.3.1 The Motions
3.3.2 Down and Up Strokes
3.3.3 Full Stroke
3.3.4 Tap Stroke
3.3.5 Applying the Motions
3.3.6 Developing Your Doubles
3.3.7 Cross-sticking
3.3.8 Hi-Hat Openings
3.3.9 Hi-Hat Barks
3.3.10 Rim Shots
3.3.11 Ghost Notes - The Dynamic Difference
3.4 Independence
This section will expand on the independence concepts you practiced in Level 2. You'll focus on developing independence with each individual limb and be introduced to some new concepts like unison dependence and dynamic independence.
3.4.1 Right Hand
3.4.2 Left Hand
3.4.3 Bass Drum
3.4.4 Hi-Hat Foot
3.4.5 Developing Dynamic Independence
3.4.6 Unison Dependence
3.5 Styles
This course will focus on the train beat, modern country, country shuffles, and disco!
3.5.1 Intro to Country
3.5.2 Modern Country Beats
3.5.3 Modern Country Fills
3.5.4 Train Beats
3.5.5 Train Beat Fills
3.5.6 Two-Step Beats
3.5.7 Two-Step Fills
3.5.8 Country Shuffle Beats
3.5.9 Country Shuffle Fills
3.5.10 Intro to Disco
3.5.11 Disco Beats
3.5.12 Disco Fills
3.6 Ears
Here you'll continue to develop your aural skills by learning how to play what you hear and create a roadmap for any song. You'll also expand on the timing and active listening exercises you've worked on so far in The Drumeo Method.
3.6.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
3.6.2 Developing Your Sense of Time 102
3.6.3 Active Listening 102
3.6.4 Playing What You Hear
3.6.5 Creating a Roadmap
3.7 Music
This course will provide you with four play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned, in a musical context.
3.7.1 Modern Country Play-Along
3.7.2 Country Train Play-Along
3.7.3 Country Shuffle Play-Along
3.7.4 Disco Play-Along
Level 4: The Moeller Method & Essential Grooves
This level will change the way you approach playing the drums. By learning the motions of drumming, you will become a more efficient drummer able to play faster, smoother, and for longer periods of time. This is no easy task, but the payoff is huge! Taking the time to properly learn the motions will help you avoid injury and drastically improve the sound of your drumming.
Level 3 will also introduce you to some new rudiments like the flam and drag, some new styles like country and disco, and expand on the theory, independence, and ear training concepts you learned about in Level 2.
4.1 Theory
In this course, you'll dive deeper into drum theory by exploring time signatures, dotted notation, quarter note triplets, and more!
4.1.1 Quarter Note Triplets
4.1.2 Dotted Notation
4.1.3 Developing Your Reading Skills
4.1.4 Reading 3/4
4.1.5 Reading in 6/8
4.1.6 3/4 Versus 6/8
4.1.7 Reading in 12/8
4.2 Rudiments
Here you'll be introduced to six new rudiments. You'll learn about the single stroke four, single stroke seven, single paradiddle-diddle, and the 6, 7, and 9 stroke rolls.
4.2.1 Single Stroke Four
4.2.2 Single Stroke Four Applications
4.2.3 Single Stroke Seven
4.2.4 Single Stroke Seven Applications
4.2.5 6 Stroke Roll
4.2.6 6 Stroke Roll Applications
4.2.7 7 Stroke Roll
4.2.8 7 Stroke Roll Applications
4.2.9 9 Stroke Roll
4.2.10 9 Stroke Roll Applications
4.2.11 Single Paradiddle-diddle
4.2.12 Single Paradiddle-diddle Applications
4.3 Technique
In this course, you'll learn about the Moeller Method and how to apply it to the drum-set. Other topics covered in this course include developing speed, ghost notes, and bass drum doubles.
4.3.1 The Moeller Method
4.3.2 3 Stroke Moeller
4.3.3 4 Stroke Moeller
4.3.4 2 Stroke Moeller
4.3.5 Applying the Moeller Method
4.3.6 Developing Speed
4.3.7 Developing Your Ghost Notes
4.3.8 Bass Drum Doubles
4.3.9 The 10-Minute Daily Bass Drum Challenge
4.4 Independence
This section will continue to expand on the independence concepts covered in Level 3. You'll also learn how to develop coordination and unison dependence on the drum-set.
4.4.1 Developing Coordination
4.4.2 Right Hand
4.4.3 Left Hand
4.4.4 Bass Drum
4.4.5 Hi-Hat Foot
4.4.6 Dynamic Independence
4.4.7 Unison Dependence
4.5 Rhythm
This is the first "Rhythm" section of The Drumeo Method! This course will introduce you to three new rhythmic concepts, including filling over the barline, pushing the beat, and playing in half-time feels.
4.5.1 Introduction
4.5.2 Half Time Feels
4.5.3 Filling Over the Barline
4.5.4 Pushing the Beat
4.6 Styles
In this course, you'll be introduced to rock ballads, rock in 3/4 and 6/8, jazz and swing music, and blues.
4.6.1 Intro to Rock Ballads
4.6.2 Rock Ballad Grooves
4.6.3 Rock Ballad Fills
4.6.4 3/4 Rock Beats
4.6.5 3/4 Rock Fills
4.6.6 6/8 Rock Beats
4.6.7 6/8 Rock Fills
4.6.8 Intro to Jazz and Swing
4.6.9 The Swing Pattern
4.6.10 Swing Beats
4.6.11 Intro to Blues
4.6.12 Essential Blues Shuffles
4.6.13 12/8 Blues Grooves
4.6.14 Essential Blues Fills
4.7 Ears
In this section, you'll learn how to make musical decisions based on the room you're in, you'll learn about musical accompaniment, and you'll work through a few different triplet-based ear training exercises.
4.7.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
4.7.2 Developing Your Sense of Time 103
4.7.3 Playing to the Room
4.7.4 Comping and Musical Accompaniment in Swing
4.7.5 12-Bar Blues Form
4.8 Music
This course will provide you with six play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
4.8.1 Rock Ballad Play-Along
4.8.2 6/8 Rock Play- Along
4.8.3 12/8 Blues Play-Along
4.8.4 Beginner Blues Shuffle Play-Along
4.8.5 Intermediate Blues Shuffle Play-Along
4.8.6 Basic 4/4 Swing Play-Along
Level 5: Rhythmic Groupings & Independence
Every song you’ve ever heard is made up of different groupings of notes. In the same way, this is true for all of the patterns that you play on the drums! Level 5 is where you’ll be introduced to the concept of groupings and how you can use them to create different grooves and fills. In this level, you’ll start to explore new styles like funk, Motown, reggae, and bossa nova, and continue to develop your 4-limb independence, understanding of theory and notation, and ability to create musical drum parts in different styles.
5.1 Theory
In this course, you'll dive into some new theory concepts including cut time, double time, dynamic markings, and even some of the basics of chart reading!
5.1.1 Dynamic Markings
5.1.2 Tempo Markings
5.1.3 Pickup Measures
5.1.4 Cut Time
5.1.5 Double Time
5.1.6 Accelerando, Ritardando, Rubato
5.1.7 Ties
5.1.8 Buzz Notation
5.1.9 Switching Between Time Signatures 101
5.2 Rudiments
Here you'll be introduced to five new rudiments. You'll learn about the multiple bounce roll, triple stroke roll, flam accent, flam tap, and the Swiss army triplet.
5.2.1 Multiple Bounce Roll
5.2.2 Multiple Bounce Roll Applications
5.2.3 Triple Stroke Roll
5.2.4 Triple Stroke Roll Applications
5.2.5 Flam Accent
5.2.6 Flam Accent Applications
5.2.7 Flam Tap
5.2.8 Flam Tap Applications
5.2.9 Swiss Army Triplet
5.2.10 Swiss Army Triplet Applications
5.3 Technique
In this course, you'll continue to develop your hand and foot technique, as well as learn some new techniques like cymbal choking and hi-hat splashing.
5.3.1 Moeller Development
5.3.2 Technique Check-In
5.3.3 Developing Your Feet
5.3.4 Hi-Hat Splashing
5.3.5 Cymbal Choking
5.3.6 The 10-Minute Daily Doubles Challenge
5.4 Independence
This section will focus on developing your 4-limb independence. While each lesson will focus on jazz independence, the skills you'll learn here will apply to all styles of drumming.
5.4.1 Intro to Stylistic Independence
5.4.2 Snare Drum Comping
5.4.3 Bass Drum Comping
5.4.4 Hi-Hat Foot Comping
5.4.5 Ride Cymbal Comping
5.4.6 Dynamic Awareness
5.5 Rhythm
In this "Rhythm" course, you'll explore groupings and how to apply them to the kit. You'll also learn about trash can endings, tension and release, and the difference between straight and swing feels.
5.5.1 Intro to Groupings
5.5.2 4-Note Groupings
5.5.3 6-Note Groupings
5.5.4 3-Note Groupings
5.5.5 Combining Basic Groupings
5.5.6 Trash Can Endings
5.5.7 Swing vs. Straight Feels
5.5.8 Creating Tension and Release
5.6 Styles
In this course, you'll learn be introduced to funk, Motown, reggae, bossa nova, and the half-time shuffle!
5.6.1 Intro to Funk
5.6.2 Funk Beats
5.6.3 Funk Fills
5.6.4 Linear Beats
5.6.5 Linear Fills
5.6.6 Intro to Motown
5.6.7 Motown Beats
5.6.8 Motown Fills
5.6.9 Intro to Reggae
5.6.10 Reggae Beats
5.6.11 Reggae Fills
5.6.12 Intro to Bossa Nova
5.6.13 Bossa Nova Grooves
5.6.14 Half-Time Shuffles
5.7 Ears
In this section, you'll learn about the concept of comping, a new approach to musical phrasing, and you'll get to work through another Simon Says exercise that's a little bit more challenging!
5.7.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
5.7.2 Understanding Comping
5.7.3 Musical Phrasing
5.8 Music
This course will provide you with eight new play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
5.8.1 Basic Funk Play-Along
5.8.2 Intermediate Funk Play-Along
5.8.3 Motown Play-Along
5.8.4 Reggae Play-Along
5.8.5 Intermediate 4/4 Swing Play-Along
5.8.6 Bossa Nova Play-Along
5.8.7 Half-Time Shuffle Play-Along
Level 6: Odd Time & Improvisation
Level 6 is where you’ll start to move into some more challenging material. You’ll learn how to play in odd time signatures, how to develop finger control, and how to play tons of new styles ranging from hip-hop to soca to the second line. In this level, you’ll also learn some new rudiments, create new beats and fills with odd note groupings, explore new independence concepts, and continue to develop your soloing skills.
6.1 Theory
In this course, you'll be introduced to odd time signatures including 5/4, 7/4, 5/8, and 7/8.
6.1.1 Intro to Odd Time
6.1.2 Odd Time - Quarter Note Meters
6.1.3 Odd Time - 8th Note Meters
6.2 Rudiments
Here you'll be introduced to three new rudiments. You'll learn about the 10 stroke roll, flam paradiddle, and the single dragadiddle.
6.2.1 10 Stroke Roll
6.2.2 10 Stroke Roll Applications
6.2.3 Flam Paradiddle
6.2.4 Flam Paradiddle Applications
6.2.5 Single Dragadiddle
6.2.6 Single Dragadiddle Applications
6.3 Technique
In this course, you'll learn about finger control and how to develop it. In addition, you'll continue working with Bruce Becker on your Moeller technique and technique check-ins.
6.3.1 Moeller Development
6.3.2 Technique Check-In
6.3.3 Intro to Finger Control
6.3.4 Finger Control - Singles
6.3.5 The 10-Minute Daily Paradiddle Challenge
6.4 Independence
In this course, you'll develop your drumming independence in four different styles: rock, jazz, bossa nova, and blues!
6.4.1 Rock
6.4.2 Bossa Nova
6.4.3 Swing
6.4.4 Shuffle
6.5 Rhythm
This "Rhythm" course will expand on what you learned back in Level 5. Here, you'll work with Sarah Thawer on 5 and 7 note groupings, as well as grouping applications.
6.5.1 5-Note Groupings
6.5.2 7-Note Groupings
6.5.3 Grouping Applications
6.6 Styles
Level 6 is full of new styles to try out! In this "Styles" section, you'll explore hip-hop and R&B, cha-cha-cha, calypso and soca, new orleans and second, line, and some odd time grooves and fills.
6.6.1 5/4 and 5/8 Rock Beats
6.6.2 5/4 and 5/8 Rock Fills
6.6.3 7/4 and 7/8 Rock Beats
6.6.4 7/4 and 7/8 Rock Fills
6.6.5 Intro to Hip-Hop and R&B
6.6.6 Hip-Hop and R&B Beats
6.6.7 Hip-Hop and R&B Fills
6.6.8 Intro to Cha-Cha-Cha
6.6.9 Cha-Cha-Cha Beats
6.6.10 Intro to Calypso and Soca
6.6.11 Calypso and Soca Beats
6.6.12 Intro to 3/4 Jazz Waltz
6.6.13 3/4 Jazz Beats
6.6.14 Intro to New Orleans and Second Line
6.6.15 New Orleans and Second Line Beats
6.6.16 New Orleans and Second Line Fills
6.7 Ears
In this section, you'll learn time awareness, you'll dive deeper into comping in jazz, and you'll even get to practice some soloing with Larnell Lewis!
6.7.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
6.7.2 Time Awareness
6.7.3 Comping and Melody 101
6.7.4 Trading 2’s
6.8 Music
This course will provide you with 10 new play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
6.8.1 Cha-Cha-Cha Play-Along
6.8.2 Soca Play-Along
6.8.3 New Orleans Play-Along
6.8.4 Hip-Hop Play-Along
6.8.5 3/4 Jazz Waltz Play-Along
6.8.6 Intermediate Rock Play-Along
6.8.7 5/8 Rock Play-Along
6.8.8 7/8 Rock Play-Along
6.8.9 5/4 Rock Play-Along
6.8.10 7/4 Rock Play-Along
Level 7: Foot Technique & Combinations
This level focuses on developing your foot technique with both single and double pedals. That’s right… double pedals! You’ll learn about the slide, heel-toe, and swivel techniques, how to develop speed and endurance, and best of all, how to apply all of this to heavy metal and punk music. Level 7 is also where you’ll learn about hand-to-foot combinations and how to create your own drum fills using different combinations. Even if punk and metal aren’t your styles of choice, the concepts in this level are essential for any drummer wanting to develop their creativity and versatility behind the kit.
7.1 Rudiments
In this course, you'll be introduced to three new rudiments. You'll learn about the 11 stroke roll, single ratamacue, and the herta.
7.1.1 11 Stroke Roll
7.1.2 11 Stroke Roll Applications
7.1.3 Single Ratamacue
7.1.4 Single Ratamacue Applications
7.1.5 Herta
7.1.6 Herta Applications
7.2 Technique
In this course, you'll continue to develop your finger control technique, learn about slide and heel-toe bass drum techniques, and start developing your double bass technique.
7.2.1 Moeller Development
7.2.2 Technique Check-In
7.2.3 Inverted Doubles
7.2.4 The 10-Minute Daily Finger Control Challenge
7.2.5 Heel-Toe Technique
7.2.6 Slide Technique
7.2.7 Intro to Double Bass
7.2.8 Double Bass Technique
7.2.9 Double Bass Speed and Control
7.3 Independence
This section will continue to focus on stylistic independence. You'll spend time working on 3/4 and 4/4 swing, rock, and metal.
7.3.1 4/4 Swing
7.3.2 3/4 Swing
7.3.3 Rock
7.3.4 Double Bass
7.4 Rhythm
This section will focus on two new concepts: hand-to-foot combinations and shots.
7.4.1 Hand-To-Foot Combinations
7.4.2 Triplet Hand-To-Foot Combinations
7.4.3 Playing Shots
7.5 Styles
In this course, you'll be introduced to double bass grooves and fills, blast beats, and some quick punk rock beats and fills.
7.5.1 Double Bass Beats
7.5.2 Double Bass Fills
7.5.3 Essential Blast Beats
7.5.4 Punk Rock Beats
7.5.5 Punk Rock Fills
7.6 Ears
Here you'll learn about some new concepts like dynamic awareness and time vs. time feel - and you'll also continue to develop your soloing abilities.
7.6.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
7.6.2 Time vs. Time Feel
7.6.3 Dynamic Awareness
7.6.4 Trading 4s
7.7 Music
This course will provide you with three new play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
7.7.1 Double Bass Play-Along
7.7.2 Heavy-Metal Play-Along
7.7.3 Punk Rock Play-Along
Level 8: Brushes, Texture & Articulation
Throughout the first seven levels, you learned a lot about what to play on the drums. In level 8, you’re going to focus on the how of drumming by exploring articulation and texture. Level 8 is also where you’ll learn how to play with brushes, explore styles from Cuba and Brazil like mozambique and samba, and learn to read and understand charts, lead sheets, and song forms used in jazz and Latin music. These are all essential skills, especially if you want to become a gigging drummer.
8.1 Theory
This course will dive deeper into chart reading. You'll learn about lead sheets, endings and codas, song forms, and simple and compound time.
8.1.1 Intro to Navigation Markings
8.1.2 Understanding Navigation Markings
8.1.3 Multimeasure Rests and Multiple Endings
8.1.4 Chart Reading Challenge
8.1.5 Switching Time Signatures 102
8.1.6 Diving Deeper Into Time Signatures
8.1.7 Jazz and Latin Song Forms
8.1.8 Reading Lead Sheets
8.2 Rudiments
In this course, you'll be introduced to seven new rudiments. You'll learn about the flamacue, single flammed mill, double ratamacue, flam paradiddle-diddle, pataflafla, lesson 25, and the triple ratamacue.
8.2.1 Flamacue
8.2.2 Flamacue Applications
8.2.3 Single Flammed Mill
8.2.4 Single Flammed Mill Applications
8.2.5 Double Ratamacue
8.2.6 Double Ratamacue Applications
8.2.7 Flam Paradiddle-diddle
8.2.8 Flam Paradiddle-diddle Applications
8.2.9 Pataflafla
8.2.10 Pataflafla Applications
8.2.11 Lesson 25
8.2.12 Lesson 25 Applications
8.2.13 Triple Ratamacue
8.2.14 Triple Ratamacue Applications
8.3 Technique
In this "Technique" course, you'll be working with Steve Lyman on developing your brush technique. You'll also continue to work on your Moeller technique as well.
8.3.1 Moeller Development
8.3.2 Technique Check-In
8.3.3 Intro to Brushes
8.3.4 Brush Technique 101
8.3.5 Brush Technique 102
8.4 Independence
This course will take your independence to the next level by introducing you to three new concepts: interpreting stickings, interpreting rhythms, and rhythmic layering!
8.4.1 Rock - Interpreting Stickings
8.4.2 Rock - Interpreting Rhythms
8.4.3 Rock - Rhythmic Layering
8.5 Styles
In this course, you'll be introduced to the clave, samba, and mozambique, and learn some essential jazz brush patterns.
8.5.1 Intro to Samba
8.5.2 Samba Grooves
8.5.3 The Clave
8.5.4 Intro to Mozambique
8.5.5 Mozambique Grooves
8.5.6 Brushes in Jazz
8.6 Ears
Here you'll continue to develop your ears by learning about subdivision awareness and working through interactive ear training and soloing exercises.
8.6.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
8.6.2 Trading 8’s
8.6.3 Subdivision Awareness
8.7 Music
This course will provide you with four new play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
8.7.1 Samba Play-Along
8.7.2 Mozambique Play-Along
8.7.3 4/4 Jazz Ballad Play-Along
8.7.4 Intermediate Swing Play-Along
Level 9: Advanced Styles & Musical Decisions
Level 9 covers a wide range of advanced material. From Afro-Cuban styles like mambo, nanigo, and songo to advanced independence concepts like rhythmic layering and sticking interpretations, this level will definitely challenge you. Here, you’ll also spend some time learning how to make musical decisions for any musical situation you’re in. Whether you’re jamming with a guitarist in your basement, playing in a wedding cover band, or touring the world playing stadiums with a rock band, it’s important to know how to make musical decisions for your specific scenario.
9.1 Rudiments
In this course, you'll be introduced to eight new rudiments. You'll learn about the single drag tap, the double drag tap, the inverted flam tap, the flam drag, the drag paradiddle #1, the drag paradiddle #2, the 15 Stroke roll and the 17 stroke roll.
9.1.1 Single Drag Tap
9.1.2 Single Drag Tap Applications
9.1.3 Double Drag Tap
9.1.4 Double Drag Tap Applications
9.1.5 Inverted Flam Tap
9.1.6 Inverted Flam Tap Applications
9.1.7 Flam Drag
9.1.8 Flam Drag Applications
9.1.9 Drag Paradiddle #1
9.1.10 Drag Paradiddle #1 Applications
9.1.11 Drag Paradiddle #2
9.1.12 Drag Paradiddle #2 Applications
9.1.13 15 Stroke Roll
9.1.14 15 Stroke Roll Applications
9.1.15 17 Stroke Roll
9.1.16 17 Stroke Roll Applications
9.2 Technique
Dave and Bruce are back to help you further develop your hand and foot technique in this course!
9.2.1 Moeller Development
9.2.2 Technique Check-In
9.3 Independence
This course will expand on the concepts you learned back in the "Independence" section of Level 8. Here, you'll be applying these concepts in jazz, Afro-Brazilian, and Afro-Cuban contexts.
9.3.1 Swing - Interpreting Rhythms
9.3.2 Swing - Interpreting Stickings
9.3.3 Brushes - Interpreting Rhythms
9.3.4 Samba - Interpreting Stickings
9.3.5 Tumbao - Interpreting Stickings
9.4 Styles
In this course, you'll be introduce to three Afro-Cuban styles: mambo, songo, and nanigo!
9.4.1 Intro to Mambo
9.4.2 Mambo Grooves
9.4.3 Intro to Songo
9.4.4 Songo Grooves
9.4.5 Intro to Nanigo
9.4.6 Nanigo Grooves
9.5 Ears
In this course, you'll dive deeper into the world of improvisation with Steve Lyman and work through a new Simon Says exercise with Dave Atkinson.
9.5.1 Simon Says - Ear Training
9.5.2 Comping and Melody 102
9.5.3 Background and Foreground Drumming
9.6 Soloing
This is the first course in The Drumeo Method that will focus on soloing! Here, you'll learn how to create an effective drum solo and how to solo over a musical vamp.
9.6.1 Intro to Soloing
9.6.2 Creating an effective Solo
9.6.3 Soloing Over A Vamp
9.7 Music
This course will provide you with three new play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
9.7.1 Mambo Play-Along
9.7.2 Songo Play-Along
9.7.3 Nanigo Play-Along
Level 10: Go Anywhere On The Drums
The final level of the Drumeo Method gives you a taste of what else is out there in the world of drumming. Like the title states, Level 10 prepares you to “go anywhere on the drums”. You’ll learn about advanced rhythmic concepts like metric modulation, polyrhythms, and polymeters, hybrid rudiments, sixteenth note odd meters, subdivisions like quintuplets and septuplets, and different types of soloing. All of this paired with an entire “Next Steps” section will help you know exactly where to go next as you move forward into the rest of your drumming journey.
10.1 Theory
In this final "Theory" course, you'll be introduced to 16th note meters, half-note triplets, quintuplets, and septuplets!
10.1.1 Odd Time - 16th Note Meters
10.1.2 Half Note Triplets
10.1.3 Quintuplets
10.1.4 Septuplets
10.1.5 The Complete Note Value Tree
10.2 Rhythm
In this course, you'll learn about many advanced rhythmic concepts. You'll focus on metric modulation, polyrhythms and applications, polymeters and applications, and much more!
10.2.1 Intro to Polyrhythms and Polymeters
10.2.2 Your First Polyrhythms - 3:2
10.2.3 Your First Polyrhythms - 4:3
10.2.4 Your First Polyrhythms - 5:4
10.2.5 Polyrhythmic Beats
10.2.6 Polyrhythmic Fills
10.2.7 Your First Polymeters - 3/4
10.2.8 Your First Polymeters - 5/4
10.2.9 Metric Modulation- Related Tempo
10.2.10 Implied Metric Modulation
10.2.11 Advanced Odd Time Beats
10.2.12 Quintuplet Grooves and Fills
10.2.13 Septuplet Grooves and Fills
10.2.14 Advanced Afro - Cuban Grooves
10.2.15 Latin Jazz
10.2.16 The Space Between The Notes
10.2.17 Up-Tempo Swing
10.3 Independence
Here you'll be introduced to some advanced concepts that will definitely challenge your independence and your mind. You'll be working on Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian independence, advanced swing independence, and you'll also learn how to develop independence with melodic ostinatos.
10.3.1 Samba - Interpreting Rhythms
10.3.2 Rumba Clave - Interpreting Stickings
10.3.3 Unlocking Your Creativity in Swing
10.3.4 Melodic Ostinatos
10.4 Soloing
Sarah, Mark, Steve, and Larnell are back to help you take your drum solos to the next level! In this course, you'll learn about open solos, soloing over ostinatos, soloing in jazz, and more.
10.4.1 Soloing Over An Ostinato
10.4.2 Open Soloing
10.4.3 Soloing in Jazz
10.4.4 Trading in Jazz
10.4.5 Trading Challenge
10.5 Music
This course will provide you with four new play-along tracks that you can use to apply everything you've learned into a musical context.
10.5.1 Advanced Rock Play-Along
10.5.2 Progressive Rock Play-Along
10.5.3 Latin Jazz Play-Along
10.5.4 Big Band Jazz Play-Along
10.6 Next Steps
In this final Drumeo Method course, you'll learn about where to go next with your drumming and with Drumeo.
10.6.1 Next Steps
10.6.2 Where To Go Next With Drumeo
10.6.3 Conclusion
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