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Are you, or do you know, someone who want to learn to play the drums? Are you a complete beginner? If so, Mike has a load of lessons right here just for people who don't
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Six-Stroke Roll In A Rhythm
Lesson - Nathan Wallington Hi, I’m Nathan Wallington and welcome to my first lesson on mikedolbear.com. I often get asked about how you can develop rhythms to make them more interesting and intricate, and today
Lesson – Chris Whitehouse – Fives
Hi guys! Welcome back. This lesson is focussed on a popular five note sticking - RLRLL - and phrased through sixteenth note triplets. In a bar of 4/4 each beat is divided into 6 giving
Lesson – Simon DasGupta – Notation 3
Welcome to Notation 3; your latest video on understanding music notation. In Notation 2, you learned about whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes, and the associated rests that go with them. You also learned
Lesson – Danny Pearson – 2 Beat Fill
Hi, I’m Danny Pearson and welcome to my next lesson in a series for the Mike Dolbear affiliated drum school. One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘how do I come up
Lesson – Simon DasGupta – Basic Fills
Welcome to our November Drum Lesson! Over the last few months, we have shown you how to put together a basic 8th note drum beat, and got you started with some important music notation. Now,
Lesson – Simon DasGupta – How To Assemble A Drum Kit
In this video, I show you how to assemble a Yamaha Stage Custom Birch drum kit, straight from the box. Using time lapse and concentrating only on the key areas that you really need to
Lesson – Danny Pearson – Linear Fill In
Hi, I’m Danny Pearson and welcome to my next lesson in a series for the Mike Dolbear affiliated drum school. One of the most common questions I get asked is ‘how do I come up
Lesson – Simon DasGupta Talks to Rich Redmond
As many of you may know, I am originally from the UK. I have spent the last 10 years living in San Diego, and am always very interested in the music scene on both sides