DRUM LESSONS
Drum grooves, one level at a time.
Every lesson shows the beat on a grid, counts it out for you and plays it at any tempo. Mute a part and play it yourself.
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First steps · levels 1–2
- Quarter-note grooveLevel 1 · Rock and pop · 4/4 · 70 BPM
- Basic rock beatLevel 1 · Rock and pop · 4/4 · 76 BPM
- Four on the floorLevel 2 · Dance, disco and house · 4/4 · 112 BPM
- Half-time grooveLevel 2 · Rock, hip-hop and metal · 4/4 · 72 BPM
Beginner · levels 3–4
- Your first drum fillLevel 3 · Rock and pop · 4/4 · 76 BPM
- Rock beat with eighth-note kicksLevel 3 · Rock · 4/4 · 84 BPM
- Pop ballad grooveLevel 3 · Pop ballad · 4/4 · 66 BPM
- Sixteenth-note hi-hat grooveLevel 4 · Pop, R&B and funk · 4/4 · 80 BPM
- Disco groove with open hi-hatLevel 4 · Disco and funk · 4/4 · 116 BPM
Intermediate · levels 5–6
- Shuffle grooveLevel 5 · Blues and rock ’n’ roll · 12/8 feel · 92 BPM
- Reggae one dropLevel 5 · Reggae · 4/4 · 74 BPM
- 6/8 grooveLevel 5 · Ballads and soul · 6/8 · 60 BPM
- Funk groove with ghost notesLevel 6 · Funk · 4/4 · 90 BPM
- Bossa novaLevel 6 · Brazilian · 4/4 · 120 BPM
- Boom bap hip-hop beatLevel 6 · Hip-hop · 4/4 · 88 BPM
Advanced · levels 7–8
- Jazz swing ride patternLevel 7 · Jazz · 4/4 swing · 120 BPM
- Tom-tom grooveLevel 7 · Rock and world · 4/4 · 96 BPM
- Half-time shuffleLevel 8 · Soul and rock · 12/8 feel · 84 BPM
Expert · levels 9–10
- Drum and bass beatLevel 9 · Electronic · 4/4 · 170 BPM
- 7/8 grooveLevel 10 · Progressive and Balkan · 7/8 · 112 BPM
- Double bass metal grooveLevel 10 · Metal · 4/4 · 120 BPM
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- Lessons, assignments and feedback from your teacher