This no bounce course, along with The Bounce Stroke and The Definitive Moeller Method / Outside Release® Motion, are three essential courses you should learn. They are fundamental to everything you play and will help you get the most out of your practice.
These lessons are built from courses in your DC library, where the world’s best educators break down what’s important and provide step-by-step instruction—just as they have for some of today’s greatest drummers.
In Lesson 1, Chad Wackerman provides an overview of proper technique. In Lessons 2-4, Ralph Humphrey teaches these fundamental concepts, just as he did at Musicians Institute and the Los Angeles College of Music.
In Lessons 5-9, Don Lombardi breaks down how Freddy Gruber explained to him the way Buddy Rich holds the sticks and turns his wrists.
What You Will Learn:
- How to Hold the Stick
- Correct Wrist Turns
- Correct Fulcrum Placement
- Wrist and Forearm Motion
- Wrist, Forearm, and Finger Motion
- The Importance of Being Relaxed
Chad Wackerman
Chad Wackerman is a first-call studio drummer and world-renowned educator. He has amassed a remarkable body of work, including a seven-year association with Frank Zappa. He has recorded albums and toured with artists as diverse as James Taylor, Barbara Streisand, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth, and Andy Summers. His course, the Murray Spivack Method, will give you the foundation for everything you will play.
Don Lombardi
Don Lombardi founded Drum Workshop in 1972 as a teaching studio and was teaching 40 to 50 students a week. He studied with Nick Ceroli and Colin Bailey and was one of Freddy Gruber’s first students, studying with him for several years beginning in 1966. Freddy mentored Don to document his teachings during those early years, which focused on breaking down Buddy Rich’s Technique. Don was also very active in the LA club scene until 1978, when Drum Workshop began manufacturing. He holds over 30 patients, but education has always been a passion. So, he began Drum Channel, where he could share a library of information from the best educators in the world.
Joe Porcaro
Joe Porcaro (April 29, 1930 – July 6, 2020) was a renowned jazz and studio drummer and percussionist known for his prolific studio work and contributions to film scores. He collaborated with artists like Frank Sinatra, Madonna, Sarah Vaughan, and Pink Floyd, and performed on numerous soundtracks with composers such as John Williams and James Newton Howard. A respected educator, Porcaro co-founded the Los Angeles College of Music and was the father of Jeff, Mike, and Steve Porcaro of the band Toto.
Ralph Humphrey
Ralph Humphrey (May 11, 1944 – April 23, 2023) was an esteemed drummer and educator renowned for his work with the Don Ellis Big Band and Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention. Beyond his performance career, Humphrey co-founded the Percussion Institute of Technology at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood and served as the Drum Department Chair at the Los Angeles College of Music. His legacy includes contributions to film and television soundtracks, as well as authoring the instructional book "Even in the Odds," focusing on complex rhythms and meters.
