Did you know....
That playing, listening to, reading, and composing music engages every part of the brain?
According to neurophysicist Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, one of the world's leading experts on music and cognitive…
Welcome to the Studio Drum MTL drum blog. Here you will find various articles about all topics related to drumming. Whether you are taking drum lessons or are a drum teacher, browse around and find articles that you find interesting. We cover topics such as: rudiments, drums fills, how to learn rhythm, practice methods, as well as the proper method books needed to make it to the top.
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Enjoy!
Apr 27 2020
How to Learn a New Song (On the Drums!)
Check out Mat's method for teaching new students how to learn new cover songs!
As he explains in the video, start simple by just playing a simple quarter note groove and then build it from there. The most important…
Apr 7 2020
The Wheel of Rhythm
A question that is commonly asked in our drum lessons is “How can I improve my four-way coordination?”. So in this lesson we are going to address this topic and present a great limb independence exercise that you can use…
Nov 18 2019
Paradiddles 101 (An introduction to paradiddle expansion)
Before you read this article....
There is an accompanying PDF for this article for sale at our store. It contains 15 pages of paradiddle concepts that can help you to exponentially improve your paradiddles.
But before making your…
Aug 1 2019
The Alan Dawson Rudimental Ritual (pt. 2)
Here is an educational article that I wrote for Drumhead Magazine for their August 2019 issue.
Check for the video below for examples of each exercise.
Check the examples …
Apr 21 2019
How to Practice Drums without Drums (14 ways to do it)
I often have people contact me to take a couple of lessons before jumping in and buying a drumset. A topic that often comes up with these students is “How can I practice the drums without a drumset?”. I always…
Apr 10 2019
Top 5 Drummers to Study in Each Genre
For all the drum teachers out there who offer private lessons to students of all ages and abilities, here is a resource you can use with your students when they ask about a genre of music that maybe is not…
Apr 3 2019
A Guide to Running a Successful Drum Teaching Practice (Excerpt)
PLEASE READ: This article contains excerpts from my upcoming book about how to teach drum lessons. Please enjoy this article and feel free to leave questions or comments at the bottom of this post. if you are interested in learning
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Mar 29 2019
The Charley Wilcoxon Challenge
Charley Wilxoon is my absolute favourite snare drum composer, and is a favourite of many drummers worldwide. Today I wanted to talk about why I appreciate the work that Charley Wilcoxon put into the art of drumming, and into drum…
Mar 17 2019
How to Get Gigs
Booking gigs is a very time consuming and often frustrating process. We talk to dozens of venues, send emails, make phone calls, and usually don't hear anything back. And then there's the question of how to get paid gigs.
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Mar 16 2019
How to Practice Groove (for drummers)
Some people have it, some don't, that deep sense of groove that seems to be reserved only for a select few musicians. Steve Gadd, Clyde Stubblefield, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, these are just a few of my favourite groove…
Mar 1 2019
12 Minutes to Stronger Hands
Before you read this article....
There is an accompanying PDF for sale here. The price is $.99CAD
It contains all of the exercises in this article in one easy to download PDF.
Enjoy!
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