Welcome to VideoDrumLessons.com!
Our goal here is to provide you, the play by ear drummer, with the tools and resources you want and need to improve your playing, increase your knowledge of the drumkit and drumming, and also to help you develop your own style that you will ENJOY expressing! If you are not having a great time drumming, there is no point in spending a lot of time as a student of drumming. Find an instrument that you love to play! Enjoy the gifts you have been given!
First Course Now Available! Available by Download, CDROM, And DVD!
Lesson #1 in the "Drumming To..." series.
This course is over 40 minutes of quality video / audio content and is perfect for the beginning or intermediate "play-by-ear" drummer.
No music reading is necessary to grasp any concept included in this course. This course includes the following:
* Complete step-by-step breakdown of an original light rock tune using two dynamic approaches.
* Two full drum exercises to increase your speed, precision, and endurance.
* Discussion of how to apply style and dynamics to the grooves you play.
* Discussion and demonstration of playing tool (sticks / hybrids / mallets) usage.
* Breakdown of fills used in the tune.
* Learn hi-hat and cymbal techniques.
* Course includes two complete performance pieces, one for each dynamic approach.
Extra are also available for download to help you get the most out of this course!
New Free Tutorial Videos Now Available:
Tutorial #1 in the new " Tutorial Series" here at VideoDrumLessons.com are now available as a FREE DOWNLOAD.
This new video tutorial series contains lots of information to help you get the best sound possible out of your drums. If you would like a copy of this tutorial in higher DVD video and sound quality, please email the author at author@VideoDrumLessons.com for availability.
THESE TUTORIALS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
* Define and Discuss the different parts of the drum.
* Getting rid of ring (overtones) on your drums.
* Discuss when to change the drum head, and also how to choose a new one.
* Learn how to tune your drums using a tensioning pattern.
* Learn to fine tune a drum to your style of playing.
About The Author...
Hello and welcome!
I'm Christopher Jorge, the author of VideoDrumLessons.com. I started playing drums 25 years ago during my middle school years in Southern California. I then went through four years of High School marching band, playing with friends, garage bands, etc. After moving to Southern Oregon in 1985, I played with several church teams and Gospel outreach bands for the next few years, until...
Around 1998 I started teaching private lessons to just one student. Over the next five years I taught anywhere from three to eight students on a regular basis, ranging in age from six years old to adults. Also that year I started playing with some folks that I had played with years before. What developed soon after was a seven piece Gospel blues / funk / rock band now known as Soul Fixins. We play regularly around the Southern Oregon - Northern California region with our own brand of original tunes. We are also currently working on our first CD.
When teaching students, so often I will get asked the same questions over and over. I love to teach, so I thought it would be beneficial to take those questions and concepts and make them into Video Lessons that many folks could use and enjoy! My vision for VideoDrumLessons.com is to provide quality complete song lessons, exercises, tips, and valuable resources for the beginning and intermediate drummer. Although I can read and teach basic beginning drum set sheet music, I have made a conscious choice here at VideoDrumLessons.com to teach by example for the play-by-ear drummer. No reading experience is necessary.
Regarding music styles, you may say, "I want to learn blues drumming", or rock, metal, jazz, swing, etc. Even if Gospel blues / funk / rock is not the style you want to learn, that's ok. Taking apart a tune in almost any style creates a great learning experience that translates to many other styles of music. In future lessons I will attempt to be as diverse as possible, introducing many different stylistic and dynamic grooves.
I always appreciate feedback, so please feel free to email me any time at author@VideoDrumLessons.com with any questions, comments, or suggestions.
Many blessings and success in your gifts. Keep practicing!
Coming soon is our full Video Beginning Drum Course. This course will include sections on...
* Choosing a drum kit (Acoustic or Electronic drums?)
* Choosing Cymbals
* Setting it all up
* Playing your first rhythms
* Beginning exercises
* Style and Dynamics
* Tuning and Maintenance
* And Much Much more!
This course will be especially well suited for Home Schooled children, who have had very little drum curriculum produced with them (and their parents) in mind!
Look for this Beginning Drum Course late in 2005.
Free Drum Tuning Tutorials now Available!
These new videos show in detail how to tune your drums. Find out how and why you should tune your drums, diagnose problems with your tuning, discuss how and when to change drum heads, etc.
* Define and Discuss the different parts of the drum.
* Getting rid of unwanted ring (overtones) on your drums.
* Know when to change the drum head, and also how to choose a new one.
* Learn how to tune your drum using the tensioning pattern.
* What to listen for when tuning your drums.
* Learn to fine tune a drum to your general style of playing.
* Learn topics specific to tom, kick drum, and snare drum tuning.
Chapter 1 - Intro / Parts Of The Drum 3:35 ~ 6MB
Chapter 2 - Dampening / Muffling 6:29 ~ 11MB
Chapter 3 - Changing Heads. When & Which One? 5:32 ~ 9MB
Chapter 4 - Rough Tuning 9:25 ~ 14MB
Chapter 5 - Fine Tuning 7:08 ~ 12MB
Chapter 6a - Kick Drum Tuning 9:59 ~ 17MB
Chapter 6b - Kick Drum Muffling 2:56 ~ 5MB