Modern Drumming

Modern Drumming is an in-depth course that builds the skills modern players rely on every day, from clean technique and reading to creative vocabulary and real-world musicianship. Led by drummer and educator Brandon Scott, you will tighten your fundamentals, expand your rhythmic toolkit, and learn how to think musically behind the kit.

You will start by refining the basics that drive confident playing: daily technique routines, note values, reading fluency, and rudiment applications organized on the grid. Then you will get a practical tour of the drum kit, dialing in coordination across kick, snare, hi-hat, and the left foot for pocket, clarity, and speed. Topics then progress to patterns and displacement, including the Rosanna half time shuffle, triplet vocabulary, and approaches for moving ideas around the bar line. You will also dig into odd time, polyrhythms, and the relationship between 8th and 16th note triplets, finishing with chart reading, quintuplet studies, and strategies for locking in with other musicians.

The emphasis throughout is musical context. You will see each concept applied to grooves and fills you can actually use, learn how to internalize time, and develop the listening habits that make bandmates want to call you back. By the end, you will have a clear practice path and a deeper understanding of how to shape feel, phrase across bar lines, and support a song.

What You’ll Learn

• Daily technique systems that translate to cleaner hands and feet
• Reading and note value fluency using grid-based frameworks
• Kick, snare, hi-hat, and left foot coordination for solid pocket
• Patterns and displacement, including the Rosanna half time shuffle and triplet applications
• Advanced rudiments, polyrhythms, and odd meter strategies
• How 8th and 16th note triplets relate and when to use each
• Chart reading fundamentals and musical decision-making with a rhythm section
• Practice approaches that balance speed, control, dynamics, and tone

Meet Your Instructor

Brandon Scott is a working drummer and instructor with a clear, methodical approach to developing hands, feet, time, and taste. In this course he focuses on practical demonstrations, musical examples, and digestible practice frameworks so you can apply concepts immediately in rehearsals and sessions.

Is This Course for You?

This course is ideal if you are an advancing beginner who knows the basics, an intermediate player building consistency and vocabulary, or an experienced drummer seeking tighter time, stronger reading, and fresher ideas. If you want a structured path that turns technical work into musical results, this was designed for you.

What’s Included

• A structured path from technique and the grid to full-band musicianship
• Clear demonstrations of kick, snare, hi-hat, and left foot coordination
• Step-by-step exercises for displacement, shuffle feel, and triplet vocabulary
• Polyrhythm tools, odd meter approaches, and quintuplet studies
• Chart reading walkthroughs and interaction tips for playing with a bassist
• Examples and guidelines you can adapt to your style and genre

Ready to elevate your groove and musical confidence on the kit? Enroll and start building modern, gig-ready drumming today.