Boo! This is one Spooky Halloween Lesson! Ghost Note exercises for the drum pad!

If you’re like me, you may have trouble practicing on a full drum kit - too loud, too much space, not enough time.

Use my simple exercises to make sure your ghost notes don’t join the land of the dead!

The books I mentioned in the video (or mentioned, then edited out) are:

Dom Famularo - It’s Your Move - for learning the different types of strokes and stick heights, plus many more exercises for the drums.

Charley Wilcoxon - All-American Drummer - Rudimental snare solos to get your chops working!

Benny Greb - The Language of Drumming - This book teaches a complete system for achieving freedom of expression on the drum set, based on how we learn language.

Mark Guiliana - Exploring Your Creativity on The Drum Set - Another amazing book about learning to improvise and being creative, featuring Mark’s DROP system.

Joel Rothman - Teaching Rhythm - This is my go-to book for learning to read music.

Ted Reed - Syncopation - This is the seminal book for teaching students to read music, with so many uses beyond just reading.

George L. Stone - Stick Control - This might be the greatest drum book of all time. Combine these sticking patterns with Dom’s first-hand knowledge of how this book works (his teacher was a student of Stone’s!) and you’ll be on the fast track to total… stick control!