This is a completely free course of drum set instruction. My objective at this web site is to provide the absolute BEST free
drum instruction in the World. Money is NOT the prime objective here. I have no advertising budget at all. If content is still king on the web, you will find me easily. If not, then YOU will lose. Blame the greedy (advertising oriented) search engines. Skip past the first few (General Knowledge and Preliminary) lessons. Go back to them later, if you are curious about those topics.
I want you to see indisputable results right now! immediately! Lesson #1 will do it! There is a 70% to 95% chance that you will DISCOVER the
NATURAL DRUMMER within, by the end of the 3rd SUGGESTED lesson. You will know immediately, (usually
within the first few minutes to 1-hour of study). You will also be learning the (very easy) secrets of ALL pro-drummers (and 'Natural Drummers'),
within those first 3 lessons. After the Basic Dance Beats lesson (Lesson #4) , study any lesson that strikes your fancy. Most of you; (up to 95%)
will remain hooked on drums for the rest of your life. You are about to learn the secrets that ALL pro-drummers use (knowingly and sometimes unknowingly) to instantly play ANY
of more than 500 million songs. This is how we instinctively play (by ear) the 'NATURAL' way. You'll gain the ability to quickly analyze
then play almost ANY song; as you are hearing it for the very first time in your life! It's very simple! Drumming ISN'T rocket science, folks! It's a simple matter of knowing (and then using) 5 simple
and easy to play, Basic Beat Structures. Once those 5 easy patterns are engrained (deeply) into memory, the rest comes NATURAL,
70% to 95% of the time. INTERMEDIATE TO ADVANCED DRUMMERS: should use their own judgement. If you know all the
5 basic beats by name and by heart and if you are jamming routinely with all forms of
music already, you may skip lightly over the Basic Dance Beat lesson. It is very important to be fully aware of their importance in all
music styles, though. They are nucleus of brand-new drumming theories that will unfold into a MUCH larger picture of ALL song-beat and dance-beat
rhythms to follow. If you DO know them by name and by heart, then you should feel free to study any of the free lessons,
on any of the four menus that interest you. There's really no special order or lesson plan that needs
to be followed after the basic beats have been firmly established. If you study
the things that interest you most, you'll probably have more fun and progress faster.
That alone will lead to more enjoyment and increased success. If you are in doubt about where to begin . . . be sure to check-out the 'Knowledge
Assessment-Help' and read it, OR E-MAIL ME for additional guidance and help. Yes, I'll help for free! Half the chore of
progressing, is in knowing where NOT to begin. Try to avoid studying the techniques you already know. Focus on the techniques
you need most, RIGHT NOW. ADVANCED DRUMMERS! Explode with NEW Creativity! Do you see the (blue) e-book icon immediately to your right? "Finite to Infinity" IS your future, (know it or not)! Read about it. You will lose
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this mesmerizing 7-chapter study (2-hour read) will be the ones to bring the inevitable coming changes to modern music; while
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fame and great potential wealth at the same time. You'll be very wise to fully understand what my own 62-year drumming career has revealed.
It begs to dwell within the creative minds of all the younger generations of musicians; those special musicians who are preparing and
seeking to take the music world by storm. Read about "Finite to Infinity", in the column
immediately to your right. If you are looking to (easily and very quickly) advance your drumming knowledge beyond your wildest
dreams, you have found it. "Finite to Infinity will shake your rhythmic world to its core! Skip the Preliminaries. (Read them later.) PRELIMINARIES . . . Skip this too . . . if you are in a hurry to see definite results. Parts of a Drums Set. Skip over this very basic info too. Learning the names and positions of the various
drums within the average drum set. If you know the difference between a snare drum, bass drum and a hi-hat, then save this page for later
study. The following lesson (below) is the VERY BEST and most important place to begin for most beginners. MOST IMPORTANT DRUM LESSON #1: (No sticks or drums necessary). NOTE: Beginning drummers after mastering the 5 Basic Dance Beats, it's okay to begin jumping
around through the lessons that interest you the most.
Be sure to check out ALL the lesson menus (See: 'Lesson Menus'- at the top of every page). The World's Cheapest Drumset: Do not buy a drum set until you are sure.
Simulate a practice set instead, this inexpensive way.
How to buy a Drumset Tips on getting the most for your dollar when buying drums. Tips on Tuning your Drumset: I contend that even the cheapest
drums can be tuned to satisfaction. It is simply a matter of knowing what sound you want and then knowing how to get it. Buyer's Guide for Drummers: (insider info) Save BIG on drum set purchases, new or used, brand-name or generic How to Assemble a Drum Set: Directly from the (UPS) box. WHAT'S NEXT? FILLS & ROLLS:
As working drummers onstage, with a band, we do two things. We play beats and we play rolls. That's it!
"The drummer who dies with the most beats and rolls, WINS!" :) So now, we need to focus on rolls. We need to learn
how to use them inside the songs we play. You'll discover just how easy it is, if you'll
religiously study ALL the lessons in this section. There are classic rolls, and there are improvised (or ad-libbed)
rolls we often tend to create on the fly, in mid-song. You'll learn to do both types of rolls (aka; Fills) in the lessons
below. I do hope to pass this web site along to my heirs after I'm gone, if it is still paying it's own way. I'm now well into my 70s.
I would hope to see it stay online forever. But' if doesn't pay its way, it'll fade to black, when I do. However; if it is paying its
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long as I can beat a drum. I'll promise you free access to everything! Excellent and totally FREE drumset lessons online (no tricks or gimmicks). Beginner thru Ultra-Advanced lessons will help
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and BEST way on earth to learn and develop the art of drumming. You will too, if you study these free lessons. My e-book,
"Finite to Infinity" goes several hundred years into the future of song-beat rhythms and drumming possibilities. It shines a brilliant beacon
on what is yet to come (rhythmically), many, many years from now. That info will never become outdated, even if drummers and
drum-sets disappear, (only to be replaced by big, green, "Go" button). Your future begins here . . . To learn MORE about everything that is included in the (virtual give-away) donation plan
visit this web page. Copyright Bill Powelson 1965-1994-2008-2014 @ all rights reserved.
"The teacher, of indeed wise, does not bid you to enter their
Musical Time - Finite to Infinity: Finite to Infinity: Discover the (lost) 500 year-old enigmatic secrets hidden within
the current time-signature system. Seven short mesmerizing and easy-to-follow lessons will lead you quickly and easily towards
(musical-time) guru status. You will learn to visualize (read, write or feel) the existence This should lead
directly to the e-book. This very informative little booklet will amaze you
with hundreds of valuable tips and insider secrets! HOW TO: Purchase old/used drumsets for pennies and resell them for decent
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BEGINNING DRUMMERS! (Test Your Drumming Aptitude) and learn to play 50,000,000 songs 'by ear' at the same time. Start with LESSON #1 (below) and then follow the bottom links of the first 3 'suggested' lessons.
What I'm about to tell you could catapult your career into orbit! Those first five beats ALSO contain the hidden (lost) keys to the discovery
of the more complex beat-structures we often label with a myriad of popular street names like; Hip Hop, Funk, Fatback, Soul, Punk, Shuffle,
Progressive, Fusion, etc.,etc. (The street-name list is endless.) All of the those (admittedly more complex) beat-patterns reside as EASY TO SEE
mathematical permutations (variations) of the initial 5 Basic patterns. Stop and think! This is something of which you, or the 'current' music-world,
is completely unaware. I'm about to lead you towards something unimaginable.
The Introductory Page My goal here is to convince everyone they should give
drumming a try. On this page I'll explain HOW TO PRACTICE (WITHOUT DRUMS OR STICKS) and you'll
discover who I am. Skip this lesson if you are in a hurry. Come back to it later. Just start with DRUM LESSON #1, below.
PRELIMINARIES: Holding the sticks, kicking the pedals and tips for
lefties. Just slap and bang on the computer desk or arms of your chair as you tackle these
early lessons.
VERY IMPORTANT LESSON: DRUM LESSON #2- Read Notation (in 10 minutes),
DRUM LESSON #3: Skip this for now . . .
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT DRUM LESSON #4
DRUM LESSON #4: May be the most important lesson any drummer will ever take.
DRUM LESSON #5: This next lesson is optionally important.
You were born with a free drumset! It's within your imagination!
Learn to use it every day. Don't let negativity stop you from learning. Learn to practice the way
ALL successful drummers practice (24/7/365) when they are not physically behind a drum set.
You WILL NOT need a drumset to learn, once you are aware of this one tip.
DRUM LESSON #7: All about rudiments.
DRUM LESSON #8: Most Popular Classic fills.
DRUM LESSON #9: Other Popular Fills.
DRUM LESSON #10: 75% of all solos are based on this fill/roll type.
DRUM LESSON #11: THE CLASSIC FILLS. This is a Triple-Whammy lesson!
DRUM LESSON #12: MORE . . . Intermediate and advanced lessons . . .
DRUM LESSON #13: Put a Band together. They're waiting for you to call!
DRUM LESSONS #14 thru #92: An Arsenal of Archived Drumming Knowledge.
LEVEL #3: Getting Funky!
DRUM LESSON #93:
These newsletter lessons were once sent out to a huge list of drumming
enthusiasts each month. With the advent of e-mail filters and spam paranoia, I just stopped trying to
beat a dead horse. It became a thankless, frustrating job, just writing then sending them. Now, you can simply read
any of them at your leisure. At the current time there are 78
lessons here. Each will add in some way to your bank of pro-drumming experience and knowledge. Pick a topic
and read as your interest dictates. There's really no specific order that must be followed
here.
DRUM LESSON #94: Slicker, Cooler Fills.
DRUM LESSON #95: Secrets to Landing gigs with the Best Bands.
DRUM LESSONS #96 TO #110: Lesson Menu #2 . . .
DRUM LESSONS #110 TO #117: Lesson Menu #3 . . .Classic Latino Rhythms
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