Learning Keyboard Finger Drumming!

Tutorial lesson on how to play KEYBOARD FINGER DRUMS for beginners and intermediate finger drummers! I'll show you where the drum kit sounds are and how to play them, give you some basic patterns to work on. Then we'll play along with some YouTube drummers to learn some more advanced drum grooves!

Jim Dooley

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[The_Eldest_Millenial]

0:00 - Intro
1:13 - Finding your way around the kit.
8:16 - Fingers and thumbs.
9:51 - Basic patterns for beginners.
12:13 - Slightly more advanced patterns.
28:15 - Outro

[dykodesigns]

I actually learned to play drums left handed as I am left handed. Everything’s in reverse, always had to reconfigure the drumkit twice at the music school. First changing it from right handed to left handed, and back to original configuration for the next student. When practicing a new piece, always start slowly to decode the rhythm and the get correct sequence.

[genx]

And Harry Connick Jr. says just before the video starts “If you’ve never played piano before, I’m here to tell you there are only 12 keys.” Well Harry, seems you don’t know shit about finger drumming. 🤣

This is a great topic Woody! I learned a mountain of info because of this video today! It’s going into my archive.

[Josh-lmqq]

Hey the G# at 4:07 is actually when you press your foot on the pedal to clamp the cymbals together. That's the sound they make when you clamp them together. Thanks btw great video

[el]

Thank you so much. The best explanation of Keyboard Finger Drumming. This is what I needed, now I can Rock Drum fills. Thank you for the time you spend teaching us. GBY

[officialWWM]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds this hard!

[davetbassbos]

Haha, I remember spending days re mapping a Kurzweil K2000 basically adding more keys for each drum type to make rolls easier. It's a good skill to learn for making demos also

[nickspianotutorials]

Woody this tutorial is superb for a beginner like me.just exactly what I have been looking for !!

[VinnieDev]

Great Tutorial! Finally understanding the drums layout. Never knew there is a midi standard layout which all keyboards use. Thanks for the video!

[peterf]

Sending a link to my son, the real musician of the family. Hope he gets inspiration from your very enjoyable teaching talents.

[SnowAngelfish]

That first kit sounded really good! Like an 80s type kit. Love.... 💕

[twopianomanGAB_D]

So, how do we twirl the sticks ... lol This is a fine show of know how. thank you.

[audioartisan]

It's also fun trying a 2 handed double bass drum kick to the speed of a metal rhythm. It takes both index fingers on both hands to do just the kick. Thanks for the lesson Woody!

[floridahiker]

I just started learning finger drumming on my Juno DS61 and then this pops up in my recommended videos. I learned alot. Thanks for uploading.

[ebolds]

Thanks for demystifying drumming on the keyboard. Your hand independence is great 👍🏽

[jackpisso]

Very informative. Thank you, Woody.
I would even be more interested into a video focusing on fills. Not necessarily performing on the keyboard but to study the notes that go in nice drum fills. Cheers!

[andyward]

Thanks Woody. I didn’t realise there was a standard layout so definitely learned something. Good to see others struggle with the patterns sometimes rather than perfect performance s. Enjoyed that bit. Always frustrating but great once mastered.

[TheMrCull]

Thanks for the video! This seem like the best way to learn drums/finger drums:)

[davebassP]

Cool video. I think you’ll find the F# is stick on closed hit hat, and the G# is opening and closing the HH with no hit. Love the channel, especially the MODX/Montage stuff as ive just got a MODX. 👍

[RikMaxSpeed]

Awesome - I’ve always been baffled by drum kits on synths, never knew there was a standard layout, and just randomly bashed out simple patterns with no real idea of what I was doing or how to play them! Thank you 😊