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ACCENTS
Lesson 1	- A handful of free drum beats and drum patterns. Don't  underestimate the value of properly placed accents in your drum playing!  Learn to play drums properly and systematically with these valuable beginner drum tips.
Lesson 2	- A creative exercise for drumset incorporating drumbeats with accents, within a snare and bass drum groove. The snare drum plays 8ths while the drums are accented by the hands and kick drum.
For books and dvds for drum lessons on accents click the link.
ADVANCED                  to the top
Lesson 1	- An arm movement exercise for drumset endorsed by Jim Chapin and others that support the Moeller Method and related drum concepts, from johnnydrums.com. Quicktime movie. Allow to load.
Lesson 2	- Unique exercises, intermediate to advanced, for drums utilizing 16th note triplets on the drumset. Features Mike Johnston with challenging lessons.
Lesson 3	- Professional drummer, Dave Walsh demonstrates expert advanced drum technique. The one handed triplet, 16th notes with one hand / hand to hand flams. Scroll down for video
Click the link below for more drumset lessons online. Drummer patterns, left foot clave exercises for drumset, backwards drumbeats, left foot clave on drumset ala drums pro, El Negro Horatio Hernandez, and displaced beats for drums. Also pro drummer /author Alan Reider's book, Time Manipulation
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AFRO-CUBAN (see also "Latin")
Lesson 1	- Learn how to play afro-cuban with Latin drum lessons. Rhythm transcriptions for drums by Jim Salem. The introduction is esp. thought provoking.
Lesson 2	- Don't miss this online educational lessons site from Mamborama.com! "Cuban Music 101" offers a crash course for drums with precise definitions and quick-loading sound samples.
Lesson 3	- Plan on learning Latin drums? Here's a free demonstration on video including a Latin drum concept utilizing left foot clave. Free drum lessons videos online!
Lesson 4	- Percussion.info houses tons of percussion links / resources. Links to percussion websites that specialize in Latin and Afro-Cuban drums and creative drum beats.
For books and dvds on latin drum lessons click the link.
ARTISTS        to the top
Lesson 1	- A great tribute site with free music MP3's of Dave Weckl tearin' up the drumset. Learn Weckl drum beats!
Lesson 2	- A brief drum lesson on Dave Weckl's triplet concept. Learn how to play triplets fluently around the drums.
Lesson 3	- Larry Bright "tearing up" the drums! Free video clips with Gary Grainger and Victor Wooten on Bass Guitar. More
Click the lessons link below for more drum tabs and free drum videos on Vinnie Colaiuta, Buddy Rich, Steve Gadd, MPEG video clips, double bass drum & more drumset artists drum solos. Tons of free drum lessons and and the best video instruction for drummers right here!
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BALANCE
Lesson 1	- Learn how pro drummer, Paul Wertico deals with the ever important issue of balance on the drums / drum set.
BAIION (see also "Latin")
Lesson 1	- Lessons featuring the Baion rhythm (Baião) played on the Pandeiro, featuring Emiliano Benevides.
BASIC BEATS        to the top
Lesson 1	- Learn how to play the drums for free online! Drummer rock beats and rhythms. Simple 8th note rock drum beats and drum fills for you drumbums! Each beginner drum lessons exercise has a sound file! You'll be learning how to drum in no time. Lessons slow to load.  Sorry, site is temporarily down
Lesson 2	- Learn to play the drums online using all types of "beginner" drum fills on drumset. From a terrific drum lessons site, the Web Thumper has a terrific drum learning system! Sound files.
Lesson 3	- A good "how to" education for getting started playing a groove on the drumset. Includes basic notation instruction and 6 useful beginning to intermediate drum beats.
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BASS DRUM  (see also Double Bass)
Lesson 1	- Lessons in the heel toe method for bass drum. Highly recommended bass drum lessons for beginners and advanced drummers!
Lesson 2	- A great how to drumset article by "Tiger Bill" Meligari on getting your feet up to speed. - A superb drums site featuring free how-to articles and drum beats online.
For books and dvds on bass drum lessons click the link.
BEGINNING  (see also Basic Be