The Drummers Roadmap

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When we first start playing the drums, we come to the instrument because we’re inspired by the bands and artists that we love. Their big grooves, energetic drum fills, and ability to improvise and solo seems like magic at first.

But the difference between them and you is that they’ve studied the basic principles of drumming, rhythm and sound. They understand the universal methods of learning music and creating and have systems for applying their knowledge into their playing. Good news is, you can learn it too.

The Drummers Roadmap is a 12-week class series for Adult beginners looking to learn the basics of the drumset. It follows a proprietary curriculum designed by the Boston Drum Lessons team.

In this class series students will:

• Advance from beginner to the intermediate level

• Develop skills to learn their favorite songs

• Learn to improvise and create with the drumset

This is the only group drumset class series in Boston. Students will receive access to the entire Drummers Roadmap curriculum as well as backing tracks, exercises, and select video examples to develop your rhythm, grooves, fills, rudiments, ear training, and improvisation abilities. Plus, we guarantee that by the end you’ll be playing full songs and writing your own drum parts.

Student Testimonials

The Drummers Roadmap is split into two levels.

Level 1

• Zero experience required! This class is for students who've never played the drums or music and who have never taken drum lessons before.

• This class covers:

  • The fundamentals of music, theory, and drumming.

  • Basic technique & sticking patterns

  • 1/8 Note & 1/4 Note grooves and fills

  • Simple songs and musical pieces

• By the end of this class you will have a more comfortable grasp of the absolute basics of drumming and be able to play grooves + fills, simple songs, and write basic parts on the drumset. You will also have springboard to continue into our Level 2 class or independently guide your own learning.

• If you are unsure if you qualify for this class please reach out to us at info@bostondrumlessons.com to speak with a member of our drum staff.

Level 2

• This class is for drummers who have either completed our Level 1 class or who have a small amount of experience and understanding of the drumming basics.

• You must understand everything outlined in the Level 1 description above to take our Level 2 class.

• This class covers:

  • 1/8 note syncopation, triplets, and 1/16 notes

  • Shuffles

  • Dynamics

  • More complex stickings in triplets and 16th notes

  • 1/16 note and triplet grooves + fills

  • Songs focused on 1/16 notes & triplets

  • More advanced composition and improvisation basics

• Level 2 is broken up into three phases:

  • Phase 1: Technical (learning new theory and exercises to build conceptual understanding and muscle coordination)

  • Phase 2: Performance (learning to perform musical etudes and songs with music)

  • Phase 3: Creative (learning to create your own drum parts and begin building an ability to improvise)

• This class moves faster than our Level 1 class and is intended to challenge students to perform and begin creating on the drum set.

• If you are unsure if you qualify for this class please reach out to us at info@bostondrumlessons.com to speak with a member of our drum staff.

So, are you ready to begin?