Student Resources | jeremybarnett

Videos

Downloads

Stuck for what to practice? Download The Daily Warm Up and join my videos for a regular workout to improve technique and time-keeping

Buying A Drum Kit

For those new to drum kits, this is helpful information on what to look for and how much you might spend

Rock Beats, Fills & Solos

A thorough collection of beats, fills and solos, combining crotchets, quavers and semiquavers

Tuned Percussion Hiring and Purchasing

Advice on acquiring a tuned percussion instrument for home use

Other great websites and videos

https://www.drumeo.com - Excellent resource for online video lesson. Most require payment.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBiJBaDaM3K6vPVggLhTyWA - This is the Drumeo Youtube channel which has hundreds of great videos.

https://www.innovativepercussion.com/media - I proudly endorse Innovative Percussion drumsticks and mallets.

https://vicfirth.zildjian.com - Vic Firth is one of the world's largest manufacturers of drumsticks and their website has some excellent content. Look for the ‘Education’ section.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAfd-in2WaE - How cymbals are made

Helpful setup videos

How to set up your drum kit

How to fix your hi hat

How to make your kit sound better

Play-a-longs

Here's a collection of songs to listen to and try and play along with. Don't worry about playing exactly what you hear straight away, find the beat and use patterns you know to just stay in time with the music. As you get to know the song better you will start to learn the form of the song (verses, choruses, etc) and learn when patterns change and when there are fills. Once you know the song, then start to try and imitate what you hear more and more. This list barely scratches the surface of great songs to listen to and drum to. If you like a song, investigate who sings it and find other songs of theirs to play along with.

Daft Punk - 'Get Lucky'

Michael Jackson - 'Billie Jean'

AC/DC - 'Back in Black'

John Mayer - 'Vultures'

Alabama Shakes - 'Hold On'

Guns'n Roses - 'Sweet Child O' Mine'

Dire Straits - 'So Far Away'

Fleetwoof Mac - 'Dreams'

Sting - 'If I Ever Lose My Fatih in You'

Pink Floyd - 'Comfortably Numb'

Tina Turner - 'Simply The Best'

Bee Gees - 'Stayin' Alive'