Category: Tips for students

Welcome to another Finish The Fill installment! This week’s drum fills all start with a simple 8th note pattern, but how will they end? Where to start? Eighth note drum fills are often neglected by drummers. We love to play with faster subdivisions and flashier ideas, but the humble 8th note fill often sounds more […]

This week’s finish the fill sees us starting our drum fill with a pattern you might often find at the end of the bar rather than the start. Where To Start? Here’s our first 5 notes for this week’s fill: We’re starting with a simple RLRLK pattern played as 16th notes – 1 e & […]

This week’s finish the fill sees us using a rhythm that is commonly used to start fills. As always though, the question is, how will you finish the fill? Here’s some suggestions to get you started! Where To Start? Here’s our first four notes for this week’s drum fills: As you can see we’re playing […]

Finish The Fill #14 has us diving into 32nd notes. This week’s drum fill starts with a flurry of 32nd notes on beat 1 and then again on the “e” of 2. What happens after the first two beats is up to you. Where To Start? Here’s our first two beats for this week’s drum […]

This week’s drum fill all start of with a flurry of notes. Twelve of them to be exact. We’re playing sixteenth note triplets for two beats and then it’s up to you what happens next… here’s a few ideas though: Where To Start? Let’s start by examining and counting those first 12 notes. Here’s what […]

This week’s drum fills all start of with a flam and some 16th note interplay between the hands and the bass drum… but how will they end? Let’s find out! Where To Start? Let’s start with a flam and take it from there. A flam is always an impactful way to start a drum fill, […]

This week’s drum fills are starting with eighth note triplets… but how will they end? Here’s a few suggestions: Where To Start? We’re starting this week’s drum fill with a very common triplet idea – Snare, Bass, Bass. We’re playing the start of the drum fill as a groove fill, so the right hand is […]

Today’s finish the fill is brought to you courtesy of “e” and “ah”. This is easily one of the best ways to start a funky sounding drum fill, but, how will you Finish The Fill? Here’s some ideas: Where to start? We’re starting this week’s drum fill with syncopated 16th notes. We’re playing on beat […]

This week’s drums fills all start with the classic dotted 8th note pattern played around the kit while the bass drum plays a supporting role on the beat. This pattern is often heard in power ballads such as “Alone” by Heart. The question remains though… how are you going to finish the fill? Here’s some […]