The secret to cool stick tricks is having good finger control. When you have full control of your fingers, you are able to add stick trick maneuvers to any drumbeat. With practice, your stick tricks will appear effortless and are sure to impress even your biggest critic. One of the easiest stick tricks is the […]
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Playing Well with Dr. Kertz: Drum Health
Dr. Kertz’s monthly column, Playing it Well with Dr. Kertz will address how musicians can avoid injury, how they can identify things they may do to cause injury, and offer general health information and tips for musicians of every instrument.
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Brush Technique with Don Wiseman
As a student and as a teacher, professional drummer Don Wiseman pursues music education from both sides of the book. In this video expand your vocabulary by developing your brush technique with Don Wiseman…
Evans ReelFeel Drum Practice Pad
The Evans RealFeel drum practice pad features a gum rubber side and a recycled rubber side for varied types of practice.
Breaking Into a New Groove: Drummer JWhite incorporates heavy metal drumming into hip hop songs – and people are listening
Justin Curtis White, III, known professionally as JWhite, is a drummer with verve. His first YouTube video has over 5.5 million views, but it’s not the views that matter as much as why people are watching—because JWhite is bringing something new with his beats.
Rick Latham Celebrating 40 Years of Advanced Funk
RICK LATHAM is one of the music industry’s most in-demand studio and touring drummers today. An exciting solo artist and sideman, acclaimed composer, and globally renowned author and educator, he is a drumming guru among his peers…
History of Drums Timeline
Here we look at a brief history of drums, starting back in 1876 with “double drumming,” through the first drum kits of the 1930s to today’s modern drums.
Get Your Sticks Together – PMC Offering Free Drum Lessons!
Each month a randomly selected winner will receive 12 FREE drum lessons at their chosen local drum shop or music store – paid for by the PMC….
Calling All Drummers: Win a Lesson With a Master Pro
Drummers worldwide can enter this promotion as the PMC embarks an another year dedicated to their steady beat focused on creating and enabling more drummers. This year, eight Grand Prize winners will be chosen to receive a private online lesson with an internationally recognized celebrity drummer…
Clip N’ Save: The Rudiments of Wisdom
Here is a list of six essential drum rudiments we suggest adding to the beginning of your practice session. They make for a great warm-up.