ALL TEACHING MATERIALS IN PDF FORMAT. REQUIRES ADOBE ACROBAT READER. WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW.

How To Practice: The Cross Training Method

Practice Schedule Grid for Drumset

COMING SOON! For sale - a new book: "New Latin Styles" Here are some sample pages

Basic Songo Patterns and Independence

Brush Patterns: Basic 4/4

Listening List for Drummers

Strength, Flexibility, Coordination, & Control Through Stickings

Basic 4-8 Stroke Stickings
Basic Stickings Instructions

Basic Afro-Cuban 6/8 Patterns and Independence

Afro-Cuban 6/8 with Audio Examples

Afro-Cuban Clave and Mambo Patterns

Handout on Digital Drums, from Clinic at PMEA Conference, April 2010

Marc's 30 (Possibly Radical and Slightly Offensive!) Principles for Playing the Drums Musically

8th Note Drumset Patterns

Basic 16th Note Drumset Patterns

16th Note Drumset Patterns: Two-Hand

16th Note Drumset Patterns: Vertical & Linear

All 1-measure 8th Note Variations in 4/4

All 1-measure 8th Note Variations in 3/4

All 1-measure 8th Note Variations in 6/8

Metric Illusion: A Different View

Quarter Note Triplets in 3/4 Jazz Independence

Intro to Basic Rhythmic Styles for Drumset

Recommended Study Materials for Drummers

Developing Your Jazz Time

PMEA Conference Drumset Clinic Handout