Drum Solo by TERRY BOZZIO on his Massive DW Drum Kit

Super Mario Bros. 2 + Drums: Andrea Vadrucci (a.k.a. Vadrum)

Drumming Along to Super Mario Bros. 2:  Vadrum

Andrea Vadrucci (of Cosmica) plays the drums along to the Super Mario Bros. 2 theme music.  To see more of Vadrucci’s unique and fun drumming style, click on “Drums Played Along to Popular Music” under the PAGES heading (in the Sidebar on Right).

Marching to a Different Drummer… Andrea Vadrucci Plays the “William Tell Overture”

Andrea Vadrucci (a.k.a. Vadrum of Cosmica) Plays Along to William Tell

For more of Vadrucci’s videos, click the following link:  Andrea Vadrucci’s website

Video: Tony Royster Jr. – Advanced Techniques

Tony Royster Jr. is one of the world’s most technically advanced drummers at the age of 23. He learned a lot from his dad, Tony Royster Sr., another drumming virtuouso. Tony Royster Jr. was an advanced-level drummer by the age of 12 (He started when he was three years old). Tony has continuously improved upon his technique over the years and has an exclusive contract with DW drums.

Royster Jr. is an extremely versatile drummer, seamlessly interchanging the styles of jazz, rock, latin, funk, hip-hop, and gospel music.
He has had the opportunity to play at drumming clinics with drummers such as Dennis Chambers, Billy Cobham, and Frank Briggs. He has also played with artists such as Jay Z., T.I. Jay Holiday, P. Diddy, and Envogue. He is currently playing with Jay-Z, playing for his church, and hosting drum clinics.

This video shows close-ups of his footwork on the single and double bass pedals.

Some of the component drumming techniques Tony Royster Jr. illustrates:

• playing in odd time signatures
• bass pedal sliding
• single & double pedal strutter steps
• ghost strokes
• synchopated rhythms
• rudiments
• double stroke accenting
• various paradiddles
• the Meoller technique
• alternating triplets
• dynamics
• cross-sticking

Basic Pieces of a Drum Set (a.k.a. Trap Set or Drum Kit) – Wikipedia

“Drum kits were first developed when drummers were encouraged to play as many percussion instruments as possible due to budget and space considerations in theaters. Up until then drums and cymbals were played separately in an orchestral fashion. Initially drummers played the bass and snare drums by hand. In the 1890’s, they started experimenting with footpedals to play the bass drum. William F. Ludwig made the bass drum pedal system workable in 1909, paving the way for the modern drum kit.

A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as a cowbell, wood block, chimes or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. The exact collection of drum kit components depends on factors like musical style, personal preference, financial resources, and transportation options of the drummer. Cymbal, hi-hat, and tom-tom stands, as well as bass drum pedals and drummer thrones, are often referred to as “hardware.”

The individual instruments of a drum kit are struck by a variety of implements held in the hand, including sticks, brushes, and mallets. Two notable exceptions include the bass drum, played by a foot-operated pedal, and the hi hat cymbals, which use a foot pedal in addition to the normal striking motion. Although other instruments can be used on a pedal, it is not common, as the feet are usually occupied by these two. Percussion notation is often used by drummers to signify which drum kit components are to be played.

Differing music styles implement the components of a drum kit in different manners. For example, in most forms of rock music, the bass drum and snare drum are the primary instruments used to create a drum beat. In jazz, however, the ride cymbal and hi hats (or brushed snare drum and hi-hats) usually fill this role.”

Source URL: Wikipedia – Trap Set
Basic Drum Kit Set-up:

1 – Bass Drum
2 – Floor tom
3 – Snare
4 – Toms
5 – Hi-hat
6 – Crash cymbal / Ride Cymbal