There’s no lesson or lecture attached to this one - I just thought I would share some footage of one of my favourite drummers, Felix Lehrmann. Happily enough, he’s playing some of my favourite cymbals, so sit back and enjoy.


            

Tags: Drummer , Felix Lehrmann, Drum Solo

For many drummers, the temptation is to get on the kit and hit stuff ... hard! There is certainly a place for freeform practice and jamming, but lessons will show the importance of technique and discipline: i.e. the boring stuff. While preserving the fun elements of playing and performing, our lessons will cover a range of exercises for daily practice which will steadily make you a much better, more confident and more well-rounded drummer.

If you don’t learn technique, and skip over the more ‘worky’ aspects of practice, are you doomed to being rubbish? No, of course not. But will you fulfill your potential? Not at all. To find out what discipline and technique look like, view the below video of Buddy Rich. Buddy was and is widely considered to be the greatest drummer of all time. Why? Because he was a technique machine. Well into his eighties, Buddy would outplay and outclass drummers half his age with dazzling handspeed, phenomenal dynamic control and implausible mechanics around the kit.

Think you’ve got a mean single-stroke roll? Well check this one out.

Glad I’m not the conductor!

Tags: Buddy Rich, Drum technique, Drum Solo