Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
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CHAPTERS:
2:48 - “What song has your favorite fill?”
4:43 - STEP 1: The simplest rudiment you could play
7:08 - STEP 2: Add this pattern to make any fill super interesting
11:20 - STEP 3: Mix those first two together, and you get this:
14:37 - STEP 4: Use this pattern to play the “IN THE AIR TONIGHT” FILL
18:20 - STEP 5: None of this is any good without application
26:22 - My favorite fill!
Click here to grab the FREE step by step lesson notation PDF. Enjoy!
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If all of your fills sound boring, straight, and "vanilla" - with no interesting rhythm, melody, or impact...
And you want to instead craft creative, unique, melodic fills that involve the bass drum too...
…Then you’re in the right place today!
If you’ve ever felt incapable or uncreative when crafting fills, and you feel like you play the same boring stuff over and over - AND you’re afraid you lack the coordination or creativity to change this… Then today’s lesson is for you.
There’s a big “bass drum secret” to creating more impressive fills. Here it is:
You can use the bass drum to make your fills more melodic, impactful, and creative.
The problem is most drummers feel they lack the coordination to mix the kick into fills, or they’re afraid they lack the creativity to then know what ideas to play.
This is what we’re diving into today!
You’ll learn 4 simple patterns between your hands & right foot that even a beginner can accomplish, and you’ll be working these into your fills.
By the end of the lesson, you’ll have the tools you need to play much more interesting fills that incorporate the bass drum, and you’ll have a newfound coordination, creativity, and confidence that wasn’t there before. YOU CAN DO THIS!
I believe that YOU can become the drummer everyone wants in their band. Anyone can learn the drums, and you’re far more capable of mastering this instrument than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short!
SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that help you know what to practice so that you can gain confidence, nail songs, and be the drummer everyone wants to jam with.
Stay Non Glamorous,
Stephen
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress!
→ Play what’s in your head! Grab my FREE guide, “30 Days to 4-Way Rock Coordination”
thenonglamorousdrummer.com/30-day-coordination
CHAPTERS:
2:48 - “What song has your favorite fill?”
4:43 - STEP 1: The simplest rudiment you could play
7:08 - STEP 2: Add this pattern to make any fill super interesting
11:20 - STEP 3: Mix those first two together, and you get this:
14:37 - STEP 4: Use this pattern to play the “IN THE AIR TONIGHT” FILL
18:20 - STEP 5: None of this is any good without application
26:22 - My favorite fill!
Click here to grab the FREE step by step lesson notation PDF. Enjoy!
thenonglamorousdrummer.com/adding-kick-to-fills
If all of your fills sound boring, straight, and "vanilla" - with no interesting rhythm, melody, or impact...
And you want to instead craft creative, unique, melodic fills that involve the bass drum too...
…Then you’re in the right place today!
If you’ve ever felt incapable or uncreative when crafting fills, and you feel like you play the same boring stuff over and over - AND you’re afraid you lack the coordination or creativity to change this… Then today’s lesson is for you.
There’s a big “bass drum secret” to creating more impressive fills. Here it is:
You can use the bass drum to make your fills more melodic, impactful, and creative.
The problem is most drummers feel they lack the coordination to mix the kick into fills, or they’re afraid they lack the creativity to then know what ideas to play.
This is what we’re diving into today!
You’ll learn 4 simple patterns between your hands & right foot that even a beginner can accomplish, and you’ll be working these into your fills.
By the end of the lesson, you’ll have the tools you need to play much more interesting fills that incorporate the bass drum, and you’ll have a newfound coordination, creativity, and confidence that wasn’t there before. YOU CAN DO THIS!
I believe that YOU can become the drummer everyone wants in their band. Anyone can learn the drums, and you’re far more capable of mastering this instrument than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short!
SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that help you know what to practice so that you can gain confidence, nail songs, and be the drummer everyone wants to jam with.
Stay Non Glamorous,
Stephen
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress!
