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Day: December 24, 2025

drum exercises complete collection free pdf

Drum Exercises Complete Collection (Free PDF)

24 December 2025

As a personal way to say thank you for this year, I want to give you a truly special gift. Here you’ll find a free PDF that includes all the drum exercises from the blog, carefully organized for snare and drum set. That’s a practical resource you can download, keep, and practice for life. … More Drum Exercises Complete Collection (Free PDF)

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"Distant Early Warning" is one of Rush's most underrated songs, featuring the precise and nuanced style of Neil Peart. He navigates the song with reggae-oriented and rock drum grooves, moving through the time signature changes with majesty 🥁 Vacation mode: Luxembourg, Basel, Maastricht, Eindhoven 🇱🇺🇨🇭🇳🇱 Black Friday 2025 is here! Get 20% off all my drum sheet music, transcriptions, and eBooks. This exclusive deal is available until December 2 for unlimited purchases 🥁 Bikutsi is a Cameroonian music genre originating from the Beti, an ethnic group in and around the capital city Yaoundé 🇨🇲 In the second episode of this series, we'll explore groups of 4 notes around the drumset to create grooves and fills. The following 72 combinations include hand-foot combinations, hi-hat/bass drum/snare patterns, and tom fills — the rhythmic solutions are endless! 🥁 Autumn drum transcription #shorts 🥁

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