Posts by Kevin Zahner

Drum dampening comes in a variety of forms and for different purposes. If you want to control the ring or tone of the drums, that’s not the same as dampening drums to lower the volume. Regardless...

Conga tuning is about applying tension the drum to the degree that the tones, slaps, and other sounds are pleasing to your ear. If the drum head is too loose, the slaps don’t cut through the music....

Learning how to play drums can be an exciting experience. It can also be overwhelming at times because of the amount of effort it takes to get good at it. That’s why it’s important for beginners...

Once you start to develop coordination on the drum set, playing becomes a little more exciting. The next hurdle is to learn ways to play different drum beats on songs so it doesn’t all sound the...

Playing a conga solo isn’t all about chops. Some of the best improvisation is sparse and melodic. Okay … chops are pretty cool, too. But it’s not enough to keep things interesting. So I thought...

All great drummers work on developing skills every day. It’s what makes them great. I’m talking about the things that establish the essential foundation for playing drums -- the drumming...