Description

Build the essential skills that make Jazz drumming feel natural, musical and fun.

“After just a few weeks, these lessons have helped me a lot in bringing my drumming skills into a more musical context. I now have a better sense of what to play and why. Von Baron is incredibly helpful and answers all kinds of questions. Amazing! I’m excited for everything that’s yet to come!” — Roland W.

Know What to Play

Jazz Drumming Essentials gives you a complete foundation for becoming a more confident, relaxed and musical Jazz drummer.

You’ll develop a stronger Swing feel, better coordination and independence, more comfortable ride cymbal technique, musical comping, confident brush playing and a much deeper understanding of how to play with other musicians.

You’ll also learn drum setup and tuning, all 40 drum rudiments, odd meters, Jazz Funk and the musical concepts that help everything you play, sound and feel better.

Most importantly, you’ll learn how to listen, react and make musical choices instead of constantly wondering what you’re supposed to play.

You’ll Learn How To

• Lock in your ride cymbal and hi-hat
• Develop a strong, swinging Jazz feel
• Comp naturally behind a soloist
• Improve your coordination and independence
• Leave space and support the music
• Match dynamics and articulation
• Play musical drum fills
• Trade fours and create drum solos
• Play confidently with brushes
• Play Jazz ballads with brushes
• Play Bossa Nova and Samba
• Play in 3/4 and 5/4
• Swing your Funk grooves
• Use rudiments creatively around the drums
• Move smoothly between sections
• Use cymbal colors to support the music
• Recover naturally from mistakes
• Listen and react to the other musicians
• Know when to play — and when not to play

Essential Jazz Drumming Skills

Start with the fundamentals in Intro to Jazz Drumming, where you’ll learn reading, grips, the Moeller technique, Jazz accents, ride cymbal, hi-hat, bass drum technique, coordination, fills and trading fours.

Then take your interaction with the band further with Jazz Drum Comping, learning how to comp with greater independence, use syncopation, add fills and respond musically to a soloist.

Rudiment Power will teach you all 40 drum rudiments and discover ways to develop better technique, control and feel while turning rudiments into useful musical ideas around the drum kit.

With Odd Meter Jazz Drumming, you’ll build confidence playing and filling in 3/4 and 5/4, while Jazz Funk Drumming teaches you how to bring Jazz phrasing, feel and musical interaction into Funk grooves.

Master Jazz Brushes

The Brushes Mastery Course is an extensive step-by-step guide to playing drums with brushes.

You’ll start with brush sounds, grips, motions and equipment before moving into Swing patterns, accents, rudiments, fills, ballads, Bossa Nova, Samba, 3/4, fast Swing, Jazz Shuffle and odd meters.

From there, you’ll explore a huge variety of styles including Baião, Cha Cha, Bolero, Songo, Mambo, Afro-Cuban 6/8, Bembé, Calypso, Funk, Second Line, Blues, straight 8ths, Pop and more.

You’ll also work on trading fours, soloing, reading drum charts, song forms, counting off songs, setting up the band and other practical skills that help you become a more musical and versatile drummer.

And with 23 drum practice videos featuring professional musicians, you can put what you learn into a real musical setting.

Learn the Art of Jazz Drumming

Playing Jazz isn’t just about learning beats and patterns. It’s about knowing how to interact with the music.

The Art of Jazz Drumming focuses on the musical side of playing — listening, reacting, leaving space, matching dynamics and articulation, supporting soloists and recognizing the right musical moments.

You’ll learn how to use repetition, call and response, cymbal colors, melodic drumming, fills, transitions, dynamics and soloing concepts to make your playing more expressive.

The goal is simple: stop thinking like someone practicing drum exercises and start thinking like a musician.

Swing Your Funk Grooves

Jazz Funk Drumming shows you how to bring a looser, more musical Jazz feel to Funk.  You’ll work with hi-hat and ride cymbal grooves, creative drum fills and practical ways to connect your playing to the music.

You’ll also see and hear the concepts in real playing examples, helping you develop Funk grooves that feel great instead of sounding stiff or mechanical.

Get Your Jazz Drum Sound Right

Great Jazz drumming also starts with a great drum sound.

The Drum Kit Setup Course shows you how to choose, tune and set up your drums, cymbals, heads, hardware, sticks and brushes for Jazz.

You’ll learn about drum sizes and materials, drum heads, tuning, snare drums, cymbals, bass drum pedals, hardware, thrones, cases, rugs and how to comfortably set up your entire drum kit.

These Lessons Are For You If:

• You want to learn Jazz drums but feel overwhelmed
• You know some beats but aren’t always sure what to play
• You’ve tried other lessons that just didn’t click
• You want someone to break things down in a clear, supportive way
• You want to improve your Swing feel and coordination
• You want to become confident playing with brushes
• You want to understand comping and musical interaction
• You want to expand your vocabulary without overplaying
• You want to sound musical, not just technical
• You want to feel more comfortable playing Jazz with other musicians

If you’re new to Jazz drumming or you’ve been playing for years but want everything to finally connect, these lessons will help you get there.  They’ll help you spend less time thinking about what to play and more time playing and enjoying the music.

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2-Day Risk-Free Trial

Get immediate access to all video lessons and try them risk-free for 2 days. If the lessons aren’t right for you, I’ll give you a 100% refund.

Downloadable PDFs and MP3s become available after the 2-day money-back guarantee period. After that, you’ll have lifetime access to everything.

Instructor: Von Baron
Level: Beginner – Intermediate

What’s Included

Jazz Drumming Essentials includes 8 complete Jazz drumming courses:

1. Beginner Jazz Drum Setup
2. Intro to Jazz Drumming
3. Jazz Drum Comping
4. Brushes Mastery
5. Rudiment Power
6. Odd Meter Jazz Drumming
7. Jazz Funk Drumming
8. The Art of Jazz Drumming

Here’s What’s Inside

• Drum Lesson Videos: 40 hours
• Drum Lessons: 180
• Instructor Playing Examples: 24
• Drum Practice Tracks: 49
• Lesson PDFs: 67 pages/downloads
• PDF Drum Charts (Drum Sheet Music): 26
• Drum Practice Videos: 23