Here are a few loops sampled from songs to practice with— try playing any of your practice materials that you can do at these tempos along with these….
Here’s a hip groove from Al Jackson on the tune Soul Dressing, by Booker T. and the MGs, from their 1965 album of the same title. They recorded…
An item from my Cruise Ship Drummer! site, breaking down the paradiddle-diddle rudiment completely, and applying it to the drum set in a whole bunch of ways— there’s…
Be strong and brave enough to stand up and say. “It’s me!” If they want to throw tomatoes at you, stand up and take it. – Max Roach,…
My other site is a drumming blog called CRUISE SHIP DRUMMER!— playing on a river boat was my main money job for several years, a long time ago….
Here are some of the books I use in my teaching: Progressive Steps to Syncopation by Ted ReedCommonly known as just “Syncopation”, this unassuming book of rhythm is…
Welcome to the site! Hit the menu items to the left to find out everything you need to know about drum lessons with pro drummer and author Todd Bishop….
People always seem to want to know what’s the deal with rudiments, what do you use them for, and which ones are the best, coolest, most valuable. So…
Here’s a pretty straightforward page of ten stroke rolls, open, in a variety of rhythms and meters. A ten stroke open roll consists of four doubles and two…
Judging by this check I just received in the mail, I apparently have an article in the April, 2013 issue of Drum! Magazine— my third. Hopefully that’s still…