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Best online drum lessons 2025: Our pick of tuition platforms for beginner to advanced players
By Stuart Williams last updated
Learn drums how and when you want with these excellent online drum lesson resources, tried and tested by us

“I’m sorry I ruined your song!”: Mike Portnoy hears Taylor Swift's Shake It Off for the first time and plays along... with surprising results
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Dream Theater drummer gets put on the spot but emerges as brilliant as he is baffled

The music theory behind laying down the perfect groove explained
By Roland Schmidt published
If you’ve ever wondered why your tracks don’t have that extra exuberance, it could just all be a matter of groove.

“At certain points in music history it became fashionable to place accents on certain beats”: How to score a drum part
By Roland Schmidt published
We explore the theory behind beats, and how we score kicks, snares, hats and percussion

10 common electronic drum set issues and how to troubleshoot them
By Stuart Williams published
Don’t let annoying gremlins spoil your playing. From no sound to too much noise, most problems can be solved with some simple settings or affordable upgrades - here’s how

How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more
By Stuart Williams published
ArtOfDrumming shows you how to make your drum recordings sound like the greats

Melodics launches Acoustic Drums program
By Stuart Williams published
The popular interactive drum lesson software just went unplugged

How to create drumless jam tracks or isolated drum tracks of your favourite songs for free
By Stuart Williams published
Remove instruments for jamming, or listen to your favourite parts in detail…and it doesn't need to cost you a penny
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