Rock Drumming 101 Part 1-The Basics

Here is the first in a series of videos on classic rock drumming. In this part one I show you the equipment I use as well as the techniques I teach for playing this type of music. The books I use are Realistic Rock by Carmine Appice and my own book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion (you can purchase this book from me at [email protected]) This video is aimed at beginners so if you are more advanced you might want to skip to part 2. This is a series on.

Time Stamps
0:00 Introduction
0:44 The Books I Use
3:12 The Equipment I Use
5:26 Three ways to play the Hi hat
6:43 Bass Drum Technique
7:21 Snare Drum Rim Shots
7:52 Book Exercises
Equipment
The cymbals are old 1960's A Zildjians.
15" Hi hats, 22" ride, 18" crash/ride and 18" crash
The drums are Peavy RSB1's (Radial 1000's)
22" BD, 10", 12",14",16" toms
The microphones I am using are two Neumann U89 overheads and a Shure Beta 52 on the Bass Drum.