Category: Drum Set

Drum sets go back to the early 19th Century when the percussion section of a band was exceedingly asked to play the same amount of parts with fewer players. Instead of individual players for each...

For some drummers, starting out with an open handed approach was the most natural, even on a conventional right handed drum kit setup. Regardless of how you started playing, developing open handed...

If you play well and you know how to tune drums, the rest is all gravy. Great drums, microphones, and mixing techniques will improve your sound, but if the drums aren’t tuned well, you’re not a...

It’s hard to find a better feeling than playing the right drum beat for a song. Likewise, it’s the worst when you struggle to write drum patterns that support the stylistic needs of a song and...

Out of all the drums that make up a drum set, the snare drum is perhaps the most unique sound. You can change the kick a handful of ways, but the snare drum can come in so many forms that...

Rhythms like son clave are often introduced to drummers when they see it on a high school jazz chart or when their teacher suggests exploring Latin beats. My introduction was similar, and I never...