Drum Lesson

Welcome to my Drum Lesson website. This specific lesson is a part of the beginner lessons and will introduce the double stroke. So, if you've already learned the double stroke, you can click here to see the advanced Drum Lesson tract or see the beginner lessons link at the bottom of the page and learn more about drumming.

So far, we've learned everything in a straightforward sticking pattern. Either right handed (shown above) or left handed (below). As a beginner drum player, this is a great way to develop Limb Independence. You are using each hand as much as the other and not relying on either your left or right to play the drum. But as you progress through each lesson, you will need to learn how to play the double stroke. You will still be using the limbs equally, but this technique will help you to play faster and move you out of the monotony of R L R L patterns. The double stroke lesson becomes even more crucial as you get into the more advanced rudiments. Learn more about Drum Rudiments.

There is really not much to this lesson and method. The pictures below demonstrate the sticking patterns used. You simply double up your hits with each hand. So where we have been playing R-L-R-L, we will now use R-R-L-L. This may seem ridiculously easy now (because it is), and a minor point, but as we cover more drumming concepts such as moving around the drumset, you'll begin to see how necessary this lesson is and how stick patterns can be used to make drum fills flow naturally and easier to play.

See More Of My Beginner Drumming Lessons.

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