Drum Essentials

Welcome to Drum Essentials here at NickCostaMusic.com!

First time visiting? Watch the video and download the resources below!

PDF Checklist to help you keep track along the way.
Marc Dicciani’s Practice Grid (Check his article in Modern Drummer on effective practice)
Don’t forget to check out the fundamentals of playing jazz series.
Keep checking back as more lessons are uploaded!

Drum Essentials video 1 - Technique | NickCostaMusic.com free drum lesson — Drum Essentials Video 1
Technique

video 2 of the drum essentials from NickCostaMusic.com covering drum set fundamentals nick costa nick costa music nick costa drums drum education drum lesson — Drum Essentials Video 2
Drum Set Fundamentals

Drum Essentials Video 3 the flam (rudiment 20) from NickCostaMusic.com nick costa drums nick costa music drum lessons free drum lesson flam drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 3
Flam (Rudiment 20)

Video 4 from the Drum Essentials section of NickCostaMusic.com. Covering how to play the single paradiddle nick costa nick costa music nick costa drums drum lesson paradiddle rudiment free drum lesson — Drum Essentials Video 4
Single Paradiddle (Rudiment 16)

Drum Fundamentals Video 5 - Double Paradiddle (Rudiment 17) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa teacher drum lesson drum fundamentals drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 5
Double Paradiddle (Rudiment 17)

Drum Fundamentals Video 6 - Triple Paradiddle (Rudiment 18) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa teacher drum lesson drum fundamentals drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 6
Triple Paradiddle (Rudiment 18)

Drum Fundamentals Video 7 - Paradiddle-Diddle (Rudiment 19) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa teacher drum lesson drum fundamentals drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 7
Paradiddle-Diddle (Rudiment 19)

Drum Fundamentals Video 8 - Drag (Rudiment 31) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa teacher drum lesson drum fundamentals drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 8
Drag (Rudiment 31)

Drum Fundamentals Video 9 - Single Ratamacue (Rudiment 38) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 9
Single Ratamacue (Rudiment 38)

Drum Fundamentals Video 10 - Double Ratamacue (Rudiment 39) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Fundamentals Video 10
Double Ratamacue (Rudiment 39)

Drum Essentials Video 11 - Triple Ratamacue (Rudiment 40) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 11
Triple Ratamacue (Rudiment 40)

Drum Essentials Video 12 - Five Stroke Roll (Rudiment 7) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 12
Five Stroke Roll (Rudiment 7)

Drum Essentials Video 13 - Seven Stroke Roll (Rudiment 9) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 13
Seven Stroke Roll (Rudiment 9)

Drum Essentials Video 14 - Nine Stroke Roll (Rudiment 10) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 14
Nine Stroke Roll (Rudiment 10)

Drum Essentials Video 15 - Eleven Stroke Roll (Rudiment 12) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 15
Eleven Stroke Roll (Rudiment 12)

Drum Essentials Video 16 - Thirteen Stroke Roll (Rudiment 12) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 16
Thirteen Stroke Roll (Rudiment 13)

Drum Essentials Video 17 - Fifteen Stroke Roll (Rudiment 14) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 17
Fifteen Stroke Roll (Rudiment 14)

Drum Essentials Video 18 - Seventeen Stroke Roll (Rudiment 15) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 18
Seventeen Stroke Roll (Rudiment 15)

Drum Essentials Video 19
Six Stroke Roll (Rudiment 8)

Drum Essentials Video 20
Ten Stroke Roll (Rudiment 11)

Drum Essentials Video 21 - Long Roll (Rudiment 6) Buzz Roll (Rudiment 4) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 21
Long (Rud. 6) & Buzz Roll (Rud. 4)

Drum Essentials Video 22 - Flam Tap (Rudiment 21) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 22
Flam Tap (Rudiment 21)

Drum Essentials Video 23 - Flam Paradiddle (Rudiment 24) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 23 Flam Paradiddle (Rudiment 24)

Drum Essentials Video 24 - Single Flammed Mill (Rudiment 25) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 24 Single Flammed Mill (Rudiment 25)

Drum Essentials Video 25 - Swiss Army Triplet (Rudiment 28) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 25
Swiss Army Triplet (Rudiment 28)

Drum Essentials Video 26 - Flam Paradiddle-Diddle (Rudiment 26) NickCostaMusic.com nick costa music nick costa drums nick costa remo nick costa vic firth nick costa ludwig nick costa zildjian nick costa drums nick costa music nick costa drum teacher drum lesson free drum lesson drum rudiments — Drum Essentials Video 26 Flam Paradiddle-Diddle (Rudiment 26)