Online Drum Lessons
Join the 🔑 Practice Vault and get new grooves, patterns and tools to sharpen your drumming every week
Feel like you're spinning your wheels with random YouTube videos?
The Practice Vault gives you a clear roadmap: bite-sized, progressive lessons you can loop, slow down, and grow with.
Whether you're just starting out or returning to the kit, these lessons are designed to build real drumming skills, one groove and pattern at a time.
🔍 Inside The Practice Vault
A new lesson every week
Groove Spotlight and Pattern Focus lessons alternate each week – each with a short demo, three levels of notation, and tools to loop, slow down, and lock it in.
Groove Spotlight
ℹ️ Real beats pulled from iconic tracks
Each groove lesson explores a different genre or style – from funk to rock to world rhythms – so you’re always expanding your groove vocabulary. A new vibe, every time.
Pattern Focus
ℹ️ Rudiments, combo patterns and stickings
Each pattern lesson zooms in on a specific hand or coordination pattern to build control, speed, and creativity. Stickings change every time – from classic rudiments, to accent patterns and offbeat hybrids.
📦 Each lesson includes
Demo video: Short example of the groove or pattern
Notation: Three levels (easy to hard)
Interactive Player: Tempo control, looping, play-along tools
👥 Who’s It For?
The Practice Vault is Perfect for you if…
✅ You’re a beginner drummer wanting to improve
✅ You’re a self-taught or intermediate drummer
✅ You want fresh ideas to stay inspired
✅ You want to improve your groove, timing and musicality
✅ You want to learn real-world beats, not just exercises
✅ You’re short on time and want structured, flexible practice without feeling overwhelmed
What Students Are Saying
🔓 Early Access Pricing
Sign up now and lock in $12.95 AUD/month before prices rise as more lessons are added.
🔑 Practice Vault
Online Membership
$ 12.95 AUD per month
🥁 Regular groove and pattern lessons
📽️ Short video demos
🔁 Interactive notation player and tools
📊 3 levels of progression (1 to 3)
✅ No lock-in, cancel anytime
FAQs
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Each week, you'll get a new Groove Spotlight or Pattern Focus lesson. All include a video demo and 3 levels of notation.
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Nope – the pattern lessons are great with just sticks and a pad. For groove lessons, a basic drum kit is enough.
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Yes – you’re not locked in. Just cancel before your next billing cycle.
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All of the content is hosted on our online learning platform, with each lesson combining a demo video and notation. .
The lessons are pre-recorded, self-paced, and you can return to them at any time.
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No lengthy walkthroughs. Each lesson includes a short demo video and three levels of notation so you can jump straight into playing.
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Yes – the vault is a growing library. As long as you have a subscription, you can access all previous lessons.
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Yes – The Practice Vault will compliment what you're already doing, or can be used as standalone practice. It adds fresh, focused material to keep you inspired between your lessons or practice sessions.
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Basic rhythm reading helps, but it’s not required. Each lesson includes a video demo and progressive notation, and you can slow down the tempo to whatever speed suits you.
If you’re new to reading music, the Practice Vault also includes a beginner-friendly reading course (FREE) to help you get started.
👋 About Dave
Hi – I’m Dave D’Amore, professional drummer and educator based in Cairns, Australia.
After almost 30 years behind the kit, teaching hundreds of students, I created the Practice Vault to give drummers a clear path to level up – one groove and one pattern at a time.
I’ve tracked drums for artists, run my own drum school, and spent years refining how to help drummers grow in a way that’s musical, structured, and inspiring. If you're ready to make your practice count, you're in the right place.