How to Play Drums for Beginners

Now that you have a growing drum vocabulary, it is time to try out beat and fill techniques at different speeds without losing quality or drifting from tempo.

In this lesson learn what happens when drumming with a band! Learn how to count in, consider time signature, and play along with a backing track.

Now that you know the basics of playing the drums and feel comfortable getting full tones out of each drum, it is time to try different sounds on the drum kit!

You now know everything you need to play on a drum kit! In this lesson, learn to decipher drum charts, and play written music from the first to last note.

For the final lesson in this drumming course, start to feel like a real drummer by playing a full song along with a backing track. Keep exploring the drum kit!