Free Beginners Drum Lessons

If you've made up your mind to learn to play the drums or if you've recently started your journey and are looking to hone your skills, then the free beginners drum lessons on this page will be a great resource to help you along the way!

It's irreplaceably crucial to have the right quality resources at your disposal on your path to becoming a great drummer. That's what we've tried to provide you with on this page--resources you can count on and a bit of guidance on what to get after when you sit down to practice on your drum set--all for FREE!

All the free drum lessons on this page have been made with the beginning drummer in mind, so enjoy and happy drumming!

Beginners Drum Lesson Videos (see all Drum Lesson Videos)

Paradiddles & The Big 5 Patterns

Countdown and Mix & Match

How To Play A Shuffle Beat

Drumming Articles for Beginners (see all Drumming Articles)

One of the best ways to improve your skills and mature as a drummer is to draw on the wisdom and experience of others, people who have already been there and done that themselves. From useful basic knowledge to technical tips and inspiring stories, these articles will give you the jump start you need mentally to learn to play the drums or sharpen your current skills.

Reading and Playing Sheet Music

Reading Drum Music
Beginners new to drumming will benefit from learning about keeping good time, feel, and form....

Inspiration

The Night My Career Changed -- Mental Attitude
Let's go back three decades to an Italian restaurant/club called Lorenzo's. I'm a young energetic drummer, and I'm playing a nice cushy job six nights a week. The gig lasted over three years....

Self-Analysis at Lorenzo's -- Playing Relaxed
It was a Saturday night, and the place was jumping: lots of dancing, the room was full of smoke (this was the '70s), and drinking and carousing.... Honest self-analysis is one of the best things you can do your yourself, and when I was a young drummer, my way of doing that was....

Hone Your Skills -- Minimizing Weaknesses and Maximizing Strengths
...if you're at all serious about drumming, your goal should quite obviously be to minimize your weaknesses and have as many strengths as possible....

Drumming Is Dancing -- Inspiration from a Martiniquen Shirt
My wife and I were on the island of Martinique (where the merengue dance originated) more than 25 years ago, when we came upon this shirt...I asked the shopowner what the inscription (tambou ka dansŽ) meant...

Sound

The Properties Of Sound
It was a dark and stormy night. Suppose you heard a sound in the middle of the night that was later connected to a crime. A detective comes to interview you...

The Importance Of Vocalizing -- Engaging Multiple Senses
In 1979, the great violinist Isaac Stern visited China, to perform and give master classes. A young violinist was struggling through a musical passage...