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Timpani
The most important drum in the symphony orchestra is the timpani, kettledrum, or tympanum, a single-skinned drum tuned to a specific pitch. It is made of a large, bowl-shaped copper "kettle," and the tension of the skin, or head, can be adjusted...
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Drum Tutorial Lesson 7
Welcome to the Learning How To Drum series... A few years after starting on the drums myself, I was often asked "how hard is learning the drums?" or "how easy is it to play the drums?" or "can you teach me to play the drums?" Because I never had...
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Drum Tutorial Lesson 6
Welcome back to lesson six of the learning how to drum series. If you thought that drumming looked like fun but didn't have the confidence to give it a try, due to not having the equipment, someone to show you how or you felt that you lacked the...
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Drum Tutorial Lesson 5
Hi and welcome to the free online drumming lessons that I've developed to take you from being merely a person interested in drumming to being a person competent in drumming. Drumming is a lot of fun. It can be therapeutic, it can allow you to be...
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Drum Tutorial Lesson 4
We're onto our 3rd drum beat and hopefully you're keeping a steady hand and maintaining the beat. We're using all the same ingredients but we've been throwing in an extra kick drum in the last lesson and this one we've moved that extra bass over one...
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Drum Tutorial Lesson 2
Welcome to part 2 of the series of lessons I've written on learning how to play drums. If you're an absolute beginner it's an easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial that will teach you the basics in a way that even a complete novice can understand. ...
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Drum Tutorial Lesson 1
The following is not an official standard or an approved way to transcribe drum music. But it is the best way that I can think of for a beginner to understand the parts of the drum kit and what to hit and when. In the early stages we are only...