Ultimate Drumming Solution

Sky Rocket Your Drumming With Better Beats, Fills And Solos In No Time, Whether You Read Music Or Not!

Get real, measurable results from your drumming in weeks - not months.

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5 STAR REVIEW IN RHYTHM UK MAGAZINE:

SEEING LITTLE IMPROVEMENT ON THE DRUMS?

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Ultimate Drumming Solution will teach you:

Correct hand and foot technique, to play ANY genre of music on drums

How to read any rudiment, drum pattern, drum solo or drum chart

How to confidently play different genres; including Rock, Blues, Metal, Rudimental, Jazz, Latin, Theatre etc

Broaden your musical understanding, so you can play in a wider variety of gigging scenarios

Improve your timing, groove and feel on the kit, by understanding what important musical elements make a pattern work

Yes, It Really Is Possible!

In Ultimate Drumming Solution you will learn how to take your current playing to the next level, from an experienced pro.

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In The Next 6 Months, You Could be…

Playing in a band at local shows, corporate events and parties!

Feeling confident coming up with your own beats, fills & solos!
Nailing the parts to all your favorite songs!

INTRODUCING YOUR NEW DRUM TEACHER

Jack Bennett

Jack has been teaching drums online since 2005 (before youtube & socials)

Jack is a first call freelance drummer from Australia, and brings a wealth of real world drumming experience to his teaching:

Jack was asked to join Cirque du Soleil in Berlin in 2020
Jack has 3 solos on the VCE syllabus & 6 on the ANZCA syllabus in Australia
National tours with shows Grease, Hair, La Cage Aux Folles, Moonshadows, Shout!, Bjorn Again and heaps more.

Jack is extremely passionate about helping people from ALL drumming backgrounds, find their path and improve their drumming skills.

What's Included In Ultimate Drumming Solution...

MODULE 1

Getting Started

Everything you need to know to get up and running behind your kit:

Setting your kit up with the right heights & angles, to suit you.
Tuning your different drums, and how skins and shell materials affect the sound
Gear selection: choosing the right sticks, skins & cymbals for the genre of music you play

MODULE 2

Hand Technique

In these lessons we cover all the different grips and playing techniques when using sticks:

How to control different speeds and dynamics (volumes)
Rebound stroke, wrist stroke, up & down strokes, Moeller & push-pull
Pedals: heels up vs heels down, how to develop speed & control

MODULE 3

Foot Technique

Everything to do with controlling speeds & dynamics with your pedals.

Pedal setup, how to change the tension, spring and "throw" of the pedal
Heel up vs heel down - pros & cons & when to use which
Footboard position, hihat chicks, splashes and glisses

MODULE 4

Reading

In this module we look at reading rhythms, rests & basic theory

Quarter notes, 8ths, 16ths, triplets, 16th triplets, 32nds & their equivalent rests
Percussion/drum clef, bars, time signatures, repeat markings.
Dotted notes, ties and basic dynamic markings ppp - fff, crescendo, diminuendo etc

MODULE 5

Rock Builder 1

Everything you need to know to start playing, Rock, Pop, Blues, Funk, RnB, Country styles and more. In this module, you’ll learn:

Basic quarter, 8th & 16th beats, plus hihat glisses.
1 bar and 2 beat fills that use 8ths and 16ths around the kit
Rock shuffle, 12/8 blues and triplet beats & fills

MODULE 6

Rock Builder 2

In this module we look at applying advanced counting and techniques to beats & fills.

Advanced beats using ghost notes, paradiddles, 32nd note rolls, 16th triplet bass drums
Odd times signatures, like: 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 5/4, 7/4,and 9/4
Using the push-pull technique in beats, including the half time shuffle and ghosted shuffle

MODULE 7

The Rudiments

In this module we look at playing the 40 rudiments.

A demonstration of all 40 rudiments, and the techniques & motions behind them
The difference in technique and sound between the rolls: singles, doubles, triples & buzz
Using the push-pull technique in beats, including the half time shuffle and ghosted shuffle

MODULE 8

Practice Strategies

In this module we look at setting up an effective practice routine.

What is progressive practice, and how does it differ from playing. Hint: you need both!
Metronome: how to bury the click and make sure you're playing in the centre of the beat
Effective noise cancellation headphone setups or IEMS (in ear monitors) for drummers

MODULE 9

Jazz

In this module we look at everything from gear selection, tuning, independence, solos and more

Jazz Gear: darker cymbals, higher tuned drums, lighter sticks, single ply heads
Jazz Independence; developing snare, bass or hihat vocab against the Jazz Ride pattern
Jazz shuffle, New Orleans, Jazz Waltz, brush technique & trading solos

MODULE 10

Latin American

In this module we look at Latin American styles, primarily from Brazil, Cuba and the Caribbean

Start with Percussion demonstrations and look at how we then imitate these instruments on the western drumkit
Brazil: Samba, Bossa Nova, Batucada, Jazz Samba
Cuba: Clave patterns, Salsa - Cascara, Salsa - Songo, Cha Cha, Mambo, Nanigo/Bembe

This Course Is For You If...

You aren't improving and need structure and clear goals..

You thought you'd self teach from youtube, and it hasn't quite worked out..

Your private teacher blew you off week to week or was poorly resourced..

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Here's what people around the world are saying about UDS

Ultimate Drumming Solution has been sold in over 80 countries around the world for over a decade, originally as a DVD set and now as an online course.

It received a 5 star rating in RHYTHM UK magazine, and has been one of the most popular drum courses sold online, ever.

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