{"id":19784,"date":"2019-04-25T13:42:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T13:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?page_id=19784"},"modified":"2020-02-05T10:14:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T10:14:07","slug":"free-christian-drums-percussion-lessons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/free-christian-drums-percussion-lessons\/","title":{"rendered":"Free worship drums and percussion lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stuck at the back of the worship band, online resources for Christian drummers can be a bit scarce.<\/p>\n<p>We wanted to share some of the brilliant lessons from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Beginner and Intermediate Worship Drum courses<\/a> to let you drummers know that you aren&#8217;t forgotten. We know what an important role you play in providing timing, rhythm and dynamics to the entire worship team.<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down the page to a lovely selection of videos showing how to use different hand drums and percussion too from djembe and triangle to digeridoo!<\/p>\n<h2>Beginning Worship Drums \u2013 Your First Ever Break<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-tEyNQDO62Y\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is one of the early lessons on our Beginners Drums course. It breaks down how to play your first drum break.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/drums\/beginner\/worship-drums-beginners-boxset.html\">BEGINNER DVDS<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/\">STREAMING<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/drums\/drum-downloads\/beginner-worship-drums.html\">DOWNLOADS<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Intermediate Drums \u2013 Limb Independence<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lCzApI7wm2w\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This lesson, from our Intermediate Drums course unpacks the heavyweight technique of limb independence with grooves and exercises for you to practice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/drums\/existing-player\/worship-drums-intermediate-boxset.html\">INTERMEDIATE DVDS<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/\">STREAMING<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/drums\/drum-downloads\/intermediate-worship-drums.html\">DOWNLOADS<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bounce strokes<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/24525514\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This lesson explores the drumming technique of using bounce strokes. Plus plenty of exercises for practice.<\/p>\n<h2>Playing Drums Sensitively<\/h2>\n<h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/61006408\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>This interview with veteran drum and percussionist Martin Neil considers how to play drums sensitively.<\/p>\n<h2>Drum Workout \u2013 8th and 16th Note Rhythms<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wv9EI3om6eE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">worship drum courses<\/a> come complete with lots of exercises and drum workouts for you to follow. Here are some sample workouts.<\/p>\n<h2>Drum Workout \u2013 Paradiddles Across The Toms<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8ntKz873MHk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Drum Workout \u2013 Triplets Round The Kit<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76_dnFy3cmc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Drum Workout \u2013 Jam to Riff<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OBx3yxMBeBQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Using tambourines in church<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11078411\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d humbly suggest that the tambourine is safest in the hands of a drummer when in church! Here&#8217;s Colin Brooks from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Intermediate Drums course<\/a> explaining how to use it properly.<\/p>\n<h2>Percussion lesson &#8211; using the triangle<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11078423\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Intermediate Worship Drums course<\/a> contains a number of lessons on using percussion which can add real beauty and versatility to your playing. Here Colin Brooks teaches triangle technique.<\/p>\n<h2>Using a cowbell on the worship team<\/h2>\n<h2><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11079399\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<p>Yes. Cowbells can have their place in worship too as explained in this clip from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Intermediate Worship Drums course.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Using djembe in church<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11079902\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We briefly explore hand drumming and using djembes in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Intermediate Drums course<\/a>. For many more lessons though, do check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/drums\/worship-drums-dvds\/hand-drumming-techniques-hand2hand.html\">Hand Drumming DVDs<\/a>\u00a0presented in conjunction with Psalm Drummers.<\/p>\n<h2>Using congas in church<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11079597\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We briefly explore hand drumming and using congas in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Intermediate Drums course<\/a>. For many more lessons though, do check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/store\/uk\/drums\/worship-drums-dvds\/hand-drumming-techniques-hand2hand.html\">Hand Drumming DVDs<\/a>\u00a0presented in conjunction with Psalm Drummers.<\/p>\n<h2>Using egg shakers in worship<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/11078392\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Learn to play Digeridoo<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pt7E6ljdqyk\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We hope you have enjoyed these sample lessons from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/info\/worship-drums\/\">Beginner and Intermediate Worship Drum courses.<\/a> Plenty more to see in the full courses &#8211; you can buy the DVDs, download or stream the courses.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuck at the back of the worship band, online resources for Christian drummers can be a bit scarce. 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