Ninja Drummist - Official web site of session drummer and teacher Lewis Partridge. Free Drum Lessons, Drum Rudiments and Other Educational Resources.

View Moeller Technique Tutorial / Lesson Part 1

Here is a quick tutorial / lesson on Moeller Technique as popularised by Sanford Moeller. Be sure to check out Part 2!
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View Push – Pull Technique Tutorial / Lesson Part 1

Here is a quick tutorial / lesson on Push – Pull Technique. This video is a response to some of the questions I have received via email recently re one handed rolls.
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View Finger Control Technique Tutorial / Lesson Part 1

Here is a quick tutorial / lesson on Finger Control Technique. (Also known as Gladstone technique etc). This video is a response to some of the questions I have received via email recently re my previous video on playing single strokes with Finger Control. Read More and Watch Part 2…

View Buzz Roll Technique Tutorial / Lesson

Here is a quick tutorial / lesson on Buzz Roll Technique. (Also known as Press Roll and Orchestral Roll etc). Read More…

View One Handed Drum Roll Tutorial / Lesson (Freehand Technique)

Here’s a little lesson on the Freehand Technique, One Handed Roll, Rim Roll or Gravity Blast as popularized by the awesome Johnny Rabb. I actually learned this technique while watching John Blackwell’s “Technique, Grooving, And Showmanship” DVD. Read More…

Please check out my free video drum lessons the under construction page of this web site or on my new YouTube Channel.

I’m calling them teaser videos as the quality of my camera phone is nothing to write home about. I will be getting a new camera soon and possibly filming a DVD to go along with the book I’m writing. Read More…

View Single Stroke Roll Exercise (Finger Control)

Here is a great exercise for improving your speed, endurance and control. It will also help you create an even sound when playing singles using finger control. It isolates each hand in order to perfect the motion and leads with both the right and left hand. Read More…

View Diddle Paradiddle Lick

Here’s another Paradiddle lick for you. The pattern Im playing is RRLRLL and I’m playing it at semi quaver (16th note) speed which makes it cross over the bar lines in an interesting way. By accenting all the right hands, you get quite an unusual rhythm. Read More…

View Accent Control (Combining Finger Control and Moeller Technique) Part 1

This exercise demonstrates a great way to combine finger control and moeller technique. While finger control is great for tap strokes, it lacks the accent power that moeller technique has. I developed this exercise to improve my ability to swap between these two techniques when playing fast accent patterns. Read More and Watch Part 2…

View Flam Accent, Cheese, Flam Drags and Flam Fives Exercise

Here’s a Flam control exercise I wrote featuring Flam Accents, Cheese, Flam Drags and Flam Fives. Read More…