6 Min Drum Pad Practice Workout to Get Your Hand Speed to 200 BPM | Beginner to Advanced

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Choose your Stage 1 0:57 2 7:20 3 13:41 4 20:01 5 26:20 6 32:39 7 38:59 8 45:18 9 51:37 10 57:55 11 1:04:12 12 1:10:29 You can help motivate everyone here by sharing your current stage, your progress along the way, and how much of this did you practice. Best of luck!

[@crtkirn3782]

I came to level 10 very good, but level 11 killed me

[@SoraiaLMotta]

thank you. It's very helpfull.

[@internetphilosopher01]

Stage 8

[@drums5785]

Just did stage 1-6 before bed, start tomorrow at stage 7! Can't wait!

[@vermilionpill6916]

Thanks!! My practice consists of playing level 10-12 every other day. I`m a punk drummer so those speeds are commonplace.

[@anthonyk179]

I've been watching this video every day for 2 weeks and have been practicing 2 or 3 stages at a time. At the start, my left hand could barely keep up with 130bpm, and now I can cleanly play 140bpm. I'm a huge fan of having you practicing along with us, thank you for this video!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Great to hear that Anthony! Take care of those hands though, one thing I think I fail to say in the video is to get rest days after those intense workout days. Let those muscles heal then you can go faster and easier. Glad you're having a blast so far though!

[@nooneinparticular9868]

Dude. This is a huge help. My left hand is an asshole and doesn't wanna do its thing. This is really helping.

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Sounds like my left foot hahaha. Glad it helps :)

[@drumrocka]

DUUUUDE. I just want to tell you, I’ve been playing drums for over 19 years, and my left hand has ALWAYS sucked, despite trying multiple practice techniques to get it up to speed. Nothing has worked, and as such my single stroke fills have ALWAYS sucked. Well, on Sunday just been I discovered this video and gave it a crack, and could only get through each stage up to 90-130 (right hand fine, left hand the pooooooos). Monday afternoon, I had another go, and got it to 100-140. I went to band practice that night (Monday), and BRO my fills have never been cleaner! We play at around 200-210bpm, and yeah while still not perfect, after 36 hours from first watching this video and 2 attempts at how far I could go, Jjust, fricking basically IMMEDIATELY this has given me an improvement. Just got off the sticks now (Wednesday night), and I got up to 100-150 (started at 90-110 tonight). Dude, this what I’ve been looking for. Thank you! I know this long after posting you probably won’t see this, but thank you so much anyway.

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Thanks for sharing your experience with this workout! I hope you get to the final stage in the coming months. Let me know when you do, or whenever you make more progress. All the best patience and practice, and thanks for your kind words. Hope your band appreciates your new skills :D

[@SitunMusic]

Thank you for giving me something to do during lock-down :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

My country is going into a lockdown in 2 days. So I'll be doing more of these stuff in the following month. I hope it helps, thanks for your kind words :)

[@y2kparth]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ please do! it will help a lot : )

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

@@y2kparth They're incoming :)

[@user-hg3lz8kw2e]

Great lesson! I love the level-up screens for giving yourself motivation :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Haha neat, I hope it really motivates though. I wanted a way to make the workout a little more fun. P.s. There are bonus level up screens for some of the stages, you'll have to complete those to find out what they are.

[@user-hg3lz8kw2e]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ I'm pretty sure it will! I have seen those bonus level up screens! Very cool, but I won't spoiler anyone ;) Thank you for all the effort you put into your videos!

[@alexlimion2624]

i just started and looked around at various drumming youtube channels. This particular is the best i've found so far and something i can regularly practice. thank you!

[@elrepukna6340]

started yesterday, i reached 160 and got stuck (my left arm was burning lol), now i'm going back to 150 until i reach my maximum! thank you for the video!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Keep up the burn and I wish you the best fighting spirit till you reach that maximum!

[@manchild4873]

Man. Thank you so much. You have no idea how frustrated i was because i was "stuck" at a certain speed for years. Now I've only been doing this for a couple of days and man. I can feel it! I'm not even exaggerating. Thank you!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

That's awesome to hear. You actually put in the work yourself though. If you can remain consistent with this for a few more months, you're going to get to where you want to go :) thanks for letting me know!

[@NikkeK]

This is a great exercise! I challenge everyone to do this also with their feet! 👍😁 Also, I recommend practicing this in front of a mirror and pay attention to stick heights :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

YES STICK HEIGHTS! I try to rebound both hands as high as possible with proper technique at each tempo. Thanks for the great advice to the other drummers around here Nikke!

[@NikkeK]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ Yeah I noticed that in the video. When I was doing stage 10, I couldn't match your stick height anymore 😅. You've got a great technique!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Do this daily, and in a month your technique will exceed mine :)

[@NikkeK]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ challenge accepted 👍😂!

[@julianmoore3615]

I’ve never been a drummer to practice on my own time (horrible discipline), and I’m finally starting to actually practice on my own time at the age of 36! Trying to build some speed in general because I like to play aggressive and fast punk music, so you’re hopefully going to be helping me out quite a bit!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Whoah grateful for your generosity and support. Let me know if you need any help with anything!

[@xClass_Clownx]

Dear Art of drumming; ive been struggling to reach my desired speed, ive been playing since Christmas of 2022 and ill admit i barely practiced but taught myself the basics, i went for some practice earlier but i feel like no video helped me, then i found you, ive been practicing for 20-25 minutes and im already seeing an upgrade in my finger speed and im over the moon about it, thank you so so so much❤❤

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Woah, hey thanks for using this video and sharing with me your experience! This will get your muscles really going if you can keep up with it consistently for another 3 months. Also I'm making a more comprehensive hand workout that will include all the necessary fundamentals, it's coming next week! And a couple more in-depth ones after that. Stay tuned!

[@shamssalem2943]

Thx man, this video changed my life, much love 🙌🙏🙏🙏

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Wow I'm so glad it helped you that much :D I actually got a more comprehensive hand workout coming out, covers singles+doubles, yet still simple and short enough that you can do it consistently throughout the week!

[@kindlyhelpmereach1kwithnoc125]

Thank you! Today I went from 1-10 in one go, but my left hand started bailing out on 8. This is a really great video; I love how we’re not just told what to do, but the exercise is done with us.

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Wow that's an insane workout you just did. Meant this as a 6 min practice at your stage threshold but you went and did 60 mins. Impressive 👍 thanks for your kind words too!

[@TheWaldorfj]

I just watched this video on a road trip playing along from start to finish. I got up to stage 10 before my left hand. Started to get off time. Stage 11 is where it fell apart. Great video, I will be using this every day if I can, try and breakthrough stage 12. Thank you!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

just 2 stages from the top! Hope you get there in a while 💪

[@alexandremaigrot9728]

Thanks you for sharing this !

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

My pleasure! Hope it helps

[@javierhenao5475]

Gracias muy buena la clase ... Seguiré insistiendo.

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Thank you :)

[@marcelozuniga4646]

thank you sooo much for these workouts!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

My pleasure!

[@shadow408408]

Hi Wei Lung @ArtOfDrummingHQ, thank you for the awesome content ! Really appreciate it. I have some questions about how to apply this workout, especially when you hit a plateau and how to progress further. For example Stage 8 and 9 are no problem but I am not able to complete Stage 10. Should I just work on Stage 7 - 8 - 9 or try to complete Stage 10 at all cost? Thank you !

[@sicdedworm09]

You’re awesome man. I dropped my drums for a few months because I really don’t feel any progression and I’m scatter brained and where to even begin improving. I’ve lately become overwhelmed with even the idea of practicing. This makes it so easy. Thank you!!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

I had a student return to me after 3 years of not touching the drums. I was surprised at first, and then not so much because I realized that this is proof her drumming passion is real. So I'm glad you found your way back. Just be nice to yourself and pick like 1 thing to work on. You'll see some results after a few weeks, and then that'll in turn motivate you to add a 2nd thing, and so on and so forth. I'm creating some content about practicing and goal setting/achieving in the next few months and I hope those will help you!

[@GrooveEscuelaDelRitmo]

I thank you very much for this video, you are a great drummer but above all very ingenious to teach and motivate us 😃

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Really appreciate it Escuela! Just hope it really helps you get as fast as you want to :D

[@ShredTraining]

Just worked through this with bare hands, highly recommended!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

that's a very cool exercise 😂

[@surajmaugi]

Please, more videos like this. Love the concept. So we are able to play and practice with u :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

They're on the way, this one will keep you occupied for a while I hope :)

[@michael-dy8tz]

This is a big help. Thanks!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

You're welcome!

[@ppg19782]

Reached up to 180.....then scramble eggs both 🙌 hands... Love the lesson and the other lessons. It will definitely help me for my Timbales Much blessings 🙏 Excellent 🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Awesome effort Pablo!! Just keep doing whatever you're doing and you're gonna get there when the time comes :) thank you for the compliments, I really appreciate it!

[@JGBDYT]

Thanks damn ! Really motivating. I would love to have a video game about drumming

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

I love gaming, experimenting to incorporate that into my drumming tutorials :) glad you enjoyed this!

[@jeremydorminy4510]

Great video, very helpful. Thanks!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ardens666]

Always the best!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Thank you man!

[@CaponordRevHappy]

Thank you, very helpful. :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Cheers glad it helps!

[@dnyanukamble6737]

Super knowledge

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Cheers!

[@n8w8rem22]

Thats heavy , but strong to practici thx , 👏🏻👍🏼

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

All the best to your practice 😁👍💯

[@JGBDYT]

I'm doing 1-2, 2-3, 3-4 etc each day alternating hand/foot in 16ths notes, in 3 days there are already real results. Motivation is up for the day starting with this !

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

That's so good to hear! I hope you make it to stage 7 or 8 by the end of the month. And nice touch modifying the exercise to include your legs. I've got another pad workout incoming in a few weeks focused on alternating singles :)

[@ronzkiebombasi6596]

thank you so much ❤

[@weronikalewicka7592]

The best workout ever!!! Can you do the same for paradiddle?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Thank you, hmm okay I might :)

[@samhughes2001]

I love how you keep it simple, nice one!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

I hope this helps :D

[@01REDEYEDDEVIL]

This was great, I made it to 170…..THANKS for the LESSON!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Great job! Hope it helps

[@alett88]

Thanks so much for this

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Any time!

[@davedehghani5536]

Great video! I started learning percussion on a pad about a week ago. I struggled my way to level 8 but couldn't even do 160 with my left hand AT ALL. I'm gonna replay this practice for sure!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Take your time and don't overwork your muscles! Just in case you're doing this, it is not intended to be done more than a set day, hence it says 6 mins a day in the title. Sorry if it wasn't clear in the explanation oops. Anyway I'm happy this helps :) it took me a good 6 years of Drumming before I could hit 200bpm by the way. But I didn't have much help. So hopefully you'll take a much shorter time! Thanks Dave!

[@greggeorge9575]

I am excited to try this. This looks great. Would you please tell me what kind of practice pad you’re using?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Yamaha ts12s, it's hard to get a hold of this nowadays though

[@Subala_Villa]

7/3/24 Current level: Stage 8. This is still hard and my arms rly feel the burn. First time doing endurance at higher tempos 7/17/24 It's 1am, just did stage 8 again. Felt decently easy, started to feel the burn but wasn't too bad. Def will try stage 9 tmr 8/10/24 12:13am. Tried stage 9, right hand was burningg, and left hand couldn't completely keep up after a minute or so, but I shakily made it through. Doesn't count as a pass. Stuck at level 9 for now. Also did stage 8 cleanly after the stage 9 attempt.

[@alexeygusakov9943]

Thank you 🙏 I combined this exercise with my legs!👍🏻

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

That's double the practice, you Sir know how to make efficient use of your time!

[@alexeygusakov9943]

Art Of Drumming HQ yes, it’s not easy ... but your legs don’t rest;) do they have to do it every day?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

3 times a week at least, if you want to do it everyday you must be careful not to over exert yourself. Because if you do, your muscles need longer time to recover. Muscles need proper recovery to properly grow.

[@alexeygusakov9943]

Art Of Drumming HQ thanks! and with legs the same story? in principle, I manage only when my legs are heavier?

[@roblosh8417]

Thank you! I was so much more driven to practice as a teenager. I “got good” at guitar and okay at drums, and just kinda got in a headspace where I thought I was wasting my time if I practiced the basics haha. It’s tempting to just grind on the hard stuff (only AAL I can do is the fill and beginning groove of Physical Education, minus the triplets you added). It’s so obvious this is what I need to be practicing, but seeing a great drummer do it alongside me for an hour is super encouraging! Thank you and keep doing the drum lords’ work :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Hey thanks for sharing your experience. I still find myself practicing singles and doubles to this day, but that's because I need to get faster for what I want to be able to play. Practicing advanced stuff is also fun. So just do both :) glad you're finding this helpful though cheers!

[@ollie1351]

thank you very much for this!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

My pleasure!

[@daxtech1]

Thanks

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Welcome!

[@tkelly830]

Love this channel 🤘

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

You rock!!!

[@robsvibe]

This is a nice work out. Just starting it. Thanks. Do you recommend using a jell pad or are you against that ?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Not against any practice pad. They'll all improve your technique and adaptability:)

[@DagothThorus]

That is great! May I ask what is the pad that you use?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Yamaha Training Pad TS12S. Thanks Thorus!

[@DagothThorus]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ No, thank you!

[@jakealbertson1130]

Great video. Went from 1-12, couldn't keep up on 11 and 12 coming back tomorrow to give another try. Could already tell a difference from one stage to the next due to me noticing issues with my grip which increased my speed. Thanks for the awesome video, keep up the good work. 👍

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Wow dude you you spent more than an hour doing all them at one shot hahaha GEEZ, that must have been a crazy workout for you. Let me know when you've completed all the stages! And thanks for the wonderful compliment :D

[@cybernoodleowww]

Wow awesome work, hey where did you get your drum pad and stand and what is it or what brand?

[@drwaldemargert]

lvl 8 is my max today. commenting for future reference :)

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Way to go! All the best to hitting the last stage!

[@plabmadeeasy]

Thanks for this!!!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

No problem!!

[@shivasanyaldrums]

This is Really awesome If you can make a double stroke series exactly like this it would be great.

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Here it is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3-0n6ChjcmeiZo

[@RandyHanley]

Great videos!

[@RandyHanley]

Cool shirt too! Haduken!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Haha THANKS Randy :D

[@y2kparth]

wow, such a long video! thank you ^ ^

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Haha, it's just 6 minutes for you at whatever stage you're at, hope this helps!!

[@ProletariatSympathiser]

Even if you’re failing at some stage, it’s still good to go through with the rest of the exercise making a fool of yourself. The discomfort will tell your brain exactly how fast you’re trying to go, and thus the muscle twitch fibres will be given more attention.

[@rojenshakya8110]

are you using all wrist technique or as you go faster you're using finger technique also?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

It's a mix. Less wrist as I go faster. But if I want power then still incorporate the wrists.

[@ARDrummer]

Good exercises!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Really hope this will help you, thanks once again Adam.

[@IQ80_shonen]

Thank

[@RBDrums]

question: when you're getting faster (180, 190, 200) are you switching from simply using the rebound to pushing with your back fingers?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Rebound is essential all around. But to try to answer your question, there is a shift from purely being a wrist motion to incorporating the fingers. For my technique, you can see I still use quite a lot of wrist at 190 and the fingers don't move much, but at 200, the fingers kick in to help. They're sort of working like a team here. Although I've seen people completely wrist this at 200BPM (sheer muscle power) and I've seen people completely use fingers at that speed (which results in easier speed, but loss of volume). So it's a matter of, how loudly do you need to play at those tempos, and you train the specific muscle groups to meet your needs. Hope that isn't too complicated to follow.

[@RBDrums]

Art Of Drumming HQ gotcha thank you

[@maurice7186]

Thanks for this! For practising, would you recommend using heavier sets of sticks?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Yes I would, sometimes I turn the sticks around to use the butt end when I'm doing pad workouts, this forces me to rely more on my muscle power, much like using heavier sticks. Just be careful to also pay attention to rebound which is gonna be more difficult to achieve. You never want to be stifling it unnecessarily

[@YoungAlmighty]

after a week and a half... im up to stage 12. reaching my peak at the first left hand. crapping out the second round. lol ill be back in another week and a half. almost there!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Way to go, 🔥

[@YoungAlmighty]

took some time off now stage 11 taps me out!

[@craighughes517]

Are you doing the push pull technique for this?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Just using wrists+fingers singles. Switching between them depending on the tempo.

[@craighughes517]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ thank you for the reply

[@cristianooliveira1207]

Such a Great video,Can I ask you something about what is the name is this metronome you use? Thank you for the inspiration!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

I use the soundbrenner metronome app for my practice. I don't think I used a metronome in this video though, thanks Cristiano!

[@derrickburwell7777]

What type of pad is that?

[@octopussy69116]

Im at 210 bpms but cant play More faster do you have any other workout for More speed ?

[@Babjengi]

Could you do a lesson on the beginning beat from "the sky is red" by leprous? Great channel, keep it up!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Great song, but I only take requests from my Patrons sorry Mate

[@Babjengi]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ completely understand. Thank you for the work you do

[@GamezJohn]

I'm on mobile and I don't see the timestamps in the comments or the description. Btw thank you for being such a great teacher!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Hi John, I've pinned the comment and also included the timestamps in the description. Let me know if you still can't see them, thanks so much for all your support!!

[@ch33ze0g]

I'm stuck on stage 4 bc of my left hand and tbh it kinda feels like I'm getting worse in that hand. Has anyone else experienced the same? How long did it take to push thru the plateau? Thnx

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

My worst hand is still my worst hand, it never caught up to the same strength and speed. But both of them can get faster steadily. For me to get to 200bpm took me around 3 years. But I didn't practice everyday. And it was a pace that was challenging yet still allows me free time for other pursuits.

[@RK-yn6oo]

Hey man, counting really helps, for me I count each stroke as follows 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a. It gets the brain on the same page as the hand and helps to even things out. Don't worry about speed, speed is a byproduct of good technique and accuracy. Low and slow then build it up! Even if you have to spend a week on 1 level it's all good! 🤘

[@ch33ze0g]

@@RK-yn6oo hey I appreciate the advice and motivation! I’ll keep at it

[@drumrit]

Wait, Wei, am I just supposed to choose 1 stage to practice? I've playing along to your video from stage 1 to 8 for about a week now. Is this incorrect/inefficient?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Yes if stage 8 is your max, just start there, then attempt the next. Repeat once or twice everyday until stage 9 becomes easier and easier and you beat it. And so on and so forth. Hope that helps :) starting from any lower stage is inefficient , since you already are a master of the previous stages. Sorry I wasn't clear in the video!

[@AceHardy]

🏋🏽‍♀️🔥

[@omdhol3633]

Which pad bro

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Yamaha TS12S

[@omdhol3633]

Thank you sir 😃

[@gaia38ant]

Hey, I wonder how long it takes for people watching this to become consistent in the last stages Full progression steps below :

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Are you on the last stage yet?

[@harikumarv4658]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ Started struggling at stage 11! :'D Loved the gamified experience! Thank you so much. Truly showcases your love for the art. #Respect

[@gaia38ant]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ no I never managed to do so and after 2 month I focused on a project so I kinda left it here but I'm starting again now, thanks for keeping me motivated !

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Starting is a big step that most people find hard to take, so you're on the right track Antoine! Which stage are you yet now?

[@gaia38ant]

@@ArtOfDrummingHQ now i'm at stage 9 but this is only 2 weeks since I started over again everyday !! I think all is happening in the head, somedays I feel like I understand the right technique to be fast and it isn't even an effort and sometimes it is a real struggle to achieve even stage 8. Gotta keep motivated everyday I think that's the only way

[@maracarrillo6068]

What app is that use

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

The app for?

[@germangismondi944]

What pad is it?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Yamaha t12s pad

[@DarkStoun5545]

Today i can pass Stage 1-10, it was really hard

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Congratulations 🎉 and of course it gets harder and harder 💪 but just do more of the same to reach it

[@Eddie_Light]

This is legit my left hand started to slow down at 160 i guess thats not bad

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

👍 Do this consistently with good recovery periods and you're left hand will instead speed up hahaha. Tha ks for the share Eddie 😁

[@DhavalKaku]

Day 1: level 6

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Awesome man, all the best in getting all the way!

[@SoraiaLMotta]

got to level 4.

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Congrats. Let's goooooo!!!!!!!!

[@boogymank1060]

Th!Z oNLee HaZ 20k ViEwZ....HoW?

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

🤣 Thanks, really appreciate your compliment!

[@omdhol3633]

My left sucks on practice

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

Same for my left leg. Its spastic compared to my right. But just think of your right hand as the patient teacher waiting for the student(left hand) to catch up. The student has the job of being consistent in his plan and practice. The teacher has the job of being analytical and patient. 3 months later, you should see a big improvement if you stick with this. All the best!

[@Lifeloverrrr]

Got 190 on right and 180 on left!

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

YEAH!!! See you at 200bpm soon!

[@LadaleDesu]

Thanks for this

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

My pleasure!

[@ronzkiebombasi6596]

thank you so much ❤

[@ArtOfDrummingHQ]

You're welcome 😊