Thomas Pridgen's Favorite Warm-Ups

Frenetic drumming, blazing single bass drum patterns, and blistering full-set note combinations is what defines Thomas Pridgen, one of the world’s most technically and musically proficient drummers. In this lesson, he shares his easy warm-up routine to get your hands moving!
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[@coajrmusic]

Now that's a drummer....

[@dakotablack2003]

I like the way this was recorded. Really raw not over produced. I like to hear all the rings and it feels like I’m in the room.

[@Humanitron]

He makes it look so effortless. One of my favorite drummers.

[@notben7316]

I love his giggles after he plays

[@rnm723]

Thanks for this throwback. Those warmup exercises are always helpful for getting ready to practice, play and perform.

[@josephgiarraffa6379]

Always liked his playing Old school

[@cinephiladelphian]

i really like that egg beater exercise! takin that one with me!

[@atopermusic]

i remember this video. he is insanely creative around the kit - easily one of my favourite modern drummers

[@only.ondrums-denissimon]

Great !! Very interresting ! Thank you.

[@JB-pg6ju]

I love this guy

[@lucianosj69]

very nice and educational

[@deanandthebeans857]

Just beautiful!

[@dudemanaric]

so good

[@reggtop]

ALWAYS FUN TO WATCH TP HE'S A BAD MAN

[@areyoulying4937]

True artist

[@nathanwalsh3028]

Such a great talent and now days a genuinely nice guy. Wish he would find a great band that he could stay in.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

The exercise playing L2-R3, L3-R2, R2-L3, R3-L2 is such a cool idea. I plan to work on that later tonight.

[@1wayticket2]

How did it go? I just learned about this one year later. Not sure, I'll have the willpower to actually practise this :-)

[@the6ig6adwolf]

@@1wayticket2 I completely forgot about it within 5 minutes of typing my original comment 🤣

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love your work!!

[@FredericMarquardt]

This guy, so awesome

[@LaCiave_]

OMG! When is the Yoga for drummers & Luga Podesta coming to DrumChannel.com?

[@bpbrowning78]

When you get the fingers involved it changes the game.

[@roseb4453]

Thomas is great..

[@roseb4453]

@Eggy drummer30 He’s a perfectionist…

[@matthewdelaney5366]

VERY underrated drummer.

[@dieselwiesel8893]

How is he underrated?! lol

[@matthewdelaney5366]

@@dieselwiesel8893 I just mean no one really talks about him at all and he’s one of my favourites.

[@notme-cb4jg]

you played a song, something about boxes and moving. it had bass drum for a few measures and then some flams. I would like to know what the name of it is, and to practice it with you. thank!

[@dudemanaric]

what snare is that? do you play with smares on or off?

[@EricT43]

Looks like a DW Edge snare.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

Smares are always on.

[@michaelpietzsch]

who tuned this drumset?....

[@hypocriteorchestra]

Brother Thomas is a breast, but this video is so necessary because so many drummers and percussionists forget to stretch and depending on the gig... Can't warm up or stretch. I remember being on the Warped Tour and we had 25 minutes for a set including setup and breakdown, so at least five minutes of warm up playing as softly as possible were key. Thanks Drum Channel and Brother Thomas!!!

[@sunlit2590]

There's been many times I have also needed to warm up with like 5 mins. Someone, somewhere, in some band we were playing with showed me to put my palms together, keep them together, and clap for 5 minutes straight. You can change the tempo throughout, but don't stop for the 5 mins. It is a great way to warm up your wrists without sticks. Try it out sometime.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

A total breast!

[@spoonermcgee]

@@sunlit2590 Yoooo, I like this a lot! Thank you!

[@stonerolling6813]

;)

[@Tacibell]

cmon man. just because he's many years younger than you doesn't make him a kid lol

[@remyzsacka8670]

But he was a child prodigy right ?

[@firstdecade15]

I’m fairly certain he’s not a human being and he’s probably not from earth either. I think he’s from planet Drumuto

[@nathankleber9150]

I was expecting better audio from the drums...

[@3oore]

Drums, that sound like real drums... damn. Haha. I actually enjoy it. People get so focused on the prefect tone, and sound, but get upset when they can't get it behind the kit.

[@nathankleber9150]

@deadend i guess i got spoiled with drumeo vids and how processed they are. I like a bit more dampening in my snare as well. I guess i personally feel like DW drums have a strong tendancy to all sound the same. Like they have a very small tuning range. But what the heck do i know? ;-)