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

FOR THE BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENT

Basic 4-8 Stroke Stickings and Instructions

8th Note Drumset Patterns

Basic 16th Note Drumset Patterns

16th Note Drumset Patterns: Two-Hand

Intro to Basic Rhythmic Styles for Drumset

Developing Your Jazz Time

Basic Songo Patterns and Independence

Brush Patterns: Basic 4/4


FOR THE INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED STUDENT

Strength, Flexibility, Coordination, & Control Through Stickings

Basic Afro-Cuban 6/8 Patterns and Independence

Afro-Cuban 6/8 with Audio Examples

Afro-Cuban Clave and Mambo Patterns

16th Note Drumset Patterns: Vertical & Linear

Metric Illusion: A Different View

Quarter Note Triplets in 3/4 Jazz Independence


FOR ALL STUDENTS

Instructional Video on Basic Brush Technique

How To Practice: The Cross Training Method

Practice Schedule Grid for Drumset

Suggested Listening List for Drummers

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

Recommended Study Materials for Drummers

Marc's 43 Non-conformist, Non-traditional, Common Sense, Logical, and Effective Principles for Playing the Drums Musically

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

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

PMEA Conference Drumset Clinic Handout