Building a Drum Solo from a 13-Stroke Roll When creating this latest performance video for Gavin Payn – Online Drum Lessons, the goal was simple: take a traditional 13-stroke roll and turn it into something musical, expressive, and inspiring on the drum kit. The...
Turning a Rudiment Into a Real-World Musical Idea At Gavin Payn – Online Drum Lessons, one of my favourite ways to teach is by turning a simple concept into something musical, inspiring, and—if we’re honest—occasionally mischievous. In this new video performance, I...
Turning Rudiments Into Music: The 9-Stroke Roll in Action Every drummer has heard the advice: learn your rudiments. But what does that really mean when you sit down at a kit? In my latest video, I took the 9-stroke roll—a staple rudiment—and built an entire solo...
Turning Rudiments into Music: The 7-Stroke Roll Drum Solo At Gavin Payn – Online Drum Lessons, the goal is simple: take the building blocks of drumming and show how they can be transformed into real music. In this new video performance, Gavin dives deep into the...
