Author: Gary

We all have certain recordings that influenced our development as drummers. Here are five of MANY influential grooves that had a huge impact on me as a developing drummer.Watch Video

As a beginner, it’s important to know right at the start that one of THE most important things to learn is how to control the stick REBOUND off of the drumhead.Watch Video

Liberty DeVitto Knows The Secret To Great Drumming!

The secret to great drumming isn’t really about chops.Watch Video

Let’s make JD Beck FUNKY!

In this video, I take a basic sticking pattern used by the young J.D. Beck and make it funky.Watch Video

Great 3/4 groove by Mark Guiliana!

In this installment, I break down a really cool 3/4 pattern by Mark Guiliana off of a record called “Earth Analog” by Now vs Now.Watch Video

5 ways to improve your FEEL!

FEEL is the most important element we as drummers bring to the music. While it’s not easy to define, you know it when you hear it. Watch Video

Gene Krupa Triplets!

This video examines triplets, as played by the late, great Gene Krupa. Its really as simple as single-stroke triplets, distributing the accents around the kit…or even just the snare. It’s a fun little exercise if nothing else!

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Drum-To-Drum one handed!

This installment addresses how to improve your ability to go from, for example, rack tom to snare one-handed, and vice versa.Watch Video

Subdividing on a Shifting Grid

In this video I show you a cool exercise to help improve your subdivision skillz.Watch Video

In this video, we explore using FIVE NOTE GROUPINGS in a 4/4 sixteenth-note grid, and a sixteenth-note triplet grid.Watch Video