Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Monday, September 29, 2025
Improve my Drumming in Only 90 Minutes for 87 Bucks
https://www.dimitrifantinidrums.com/handspeedmasterclass?cid=933a07b8-1f2d-450d-8634-62c7920eaae3 - The Real Reason Your Hand Speed Hits a Wall (And How to Smash Through It)
From the website:
Struggling to break through your speed barriers?
You practice your rudiments religiously. You've tried every speed-building exercise on YouTube. But when it comes time to play fast, your hands cramp up, your technique falls apart, and you hit a wall.
Sound familiar?
Trying to play fast without proper technique is like flooring the gas pedal with your brakes on. You're working twice as hard to go half as fast, and something's going to break.
But your drumming doesn't have to be this way.
Discover how to unlock lightning-fast hand speed that feels effortless:
- Break through speed plateaus that have held you back for months (or years)
- Learn why "practicing faster" is actually slowing you down
- Master the technique secrets that separate sloppy slow-pokes from speed demons
- Build speed that feels controlled, clean, and completely natural
- Transform your hands into precision speed machines on autopilot
Here's the truth most drummers never learn:
The fastest drummers in the world aren't just naturally gifted – they understand the Hand Speed Formula that transforms all those rudiments into blazing fast fills.
After working with hundreds of drummers, I've cracked the code on what separates drummers who struggle to play fast from those who make lightning speed look effortless.
I've distilled it all into a proven system that:
- Programs lightning-fast speed directly into your muscle memory
- Eliminates the tension that kills your speed
- Builds speed that actually improves your technique
- Creates the fluid, effortless feel you hear in your favorite drummers
Friday, March 28, 2025
Drumming Course
All this was offered to me for $147... so I bought it!
Module #1 - Create GRAVITY-DEFYING REBOUND | Grip the RIGHT way for smoothness, consistency, and effortless speed & volume
- Lesson 1: The IDEAL grip every drummer should know - Set yourself up for maximum speed & volume success on the drums
- Lesson 2: Know that you’re gripping correctly by ELIMINATING STICK WOBBLE with the FREE BOUNCE
- Lesson 3: Get more easy rebound AND achieve better timekeeping by using the “DOUBLE FULCRUM”
- Lesson 4: Change volume easily and stop LOSING THE STICKS by making key grip adjustments - DYNAMIC GRIP
- Lesson 5: How to leverage singles to SOLVE YOUR WEAK HAND for smooth fill execution
- Lesson 6: Speed Building Part 1: Break past your speed wall by working out each finger individually
- Lesson 7: Speed Building Part 2: How to seamlessly transition between wrist and fingers for super fast single stroke rolls
- Lesson 8: The all-inclusive hand exercise that works everything you’ve learned in Module #1
- Lesson 9: How to have fun working on boring technical things every day
Module #2 - Play FAST, EVEN DOUBLES | 4 steps to a fast, smooth, even double stroke roll
- Lesson 1: Two for the Price of One - Use the FREE bounce to effortlessly play twice as fast
- Lesson 2: The Crucial Doubles Step Everybody Skips - How to Set yourself up for success at ANY tempo!
- Lesson 3: The Open-Close “Push-Pull” Finger Motion - Use your fingers to even out your doubles
- Lesson 4: Pillow Practice the RIGHT WAY - Strengthening your doubles day by day for more power, balance & speed
- Lesson 5: The ultimate daily doubles exercise for consistent growth
Module #3 - Master the MOELLER 2-STROKE | Keep time twice as fast as you think you can with the motion that makes fast one-handed 16ths a reality
- Lesson 1: The Piston Motion - Nailing the 2-stroke Moeller technique in 2 Steps
- Lesson 2: The wrist workout that builds fast, fluid hihat 16ths - No more getting tired in the middle of the song!
- Lesson 3: The one handed shuffle pattern broken down - How to play the “Rosanna” hihat part without stiffness or clumsiness
- Lesson 4: The complete exercise for well-rounded Moeller 2-stroke practice
- Lesson 5: 10 great songs for having a blast working out your Moeller 2-stroke
Module #4 - NAIL GHOST NOTES by manipulating rebound (The SECRET to executing ghost note grooves!)
- Lesson 1: The “Drop-Choke” & the “Stick-Toss” | The ONLY WAY to mix soft ghost notes with loud backbeats in a groove
- Lesson 2: The epic ghost note workout on drumset - Applying the ghosting technique to the kit
- Lesson 3: 5 fun & musical ghost note grooves to work your left hand and challenge your groove skills
Module #5 - Achieve perfect HAND-TO-HAND COORDINATION | Build complete balance & evenness between your hands (so you can play whatever you want your hands to play with no roadblocks!)
- Lesson 1: Paradiddle Tricks Part 1 - FREE your ear to listen specifically to each hand while playing
- Lesson 2: Paradiddle Tricks Part 2 - Increase your hand-to-hand coordination AND your ear by learning accented paradiddle variations
- Lesson 3: The #1, final exercise for eliminating your weak hand & perfecting your singles & doubles
- Lesson 4: 10 random stickings to push your all-around kit coordination
- Lesson 5: The hand coordination final test - Tips for open handed playing
- Lesson 6: The Ultimate Hand Warmup - How to practice everything you’ve learned so far in the course...every day
Module #6 - NAVIGATE AROUND THE KIT FLAWLESSLY | The secrets to eliminating stick clash & stick drops and rolling around the kit with ease
- Lesson 1: The Secret to Kit Fluidity - How to harness the power of STICK HEIGHT & DYNAMIC GRIP to move from drum to drum effortlessly
- Lesson 2: The key to smooth, fast one-handed 16th timekeeping - Applying the Moeller 2-stroke to the hihat & ride
- Lesson 3: Technique in the real world - How to not FAIL at technique when playing songs
Module #7 [BONUS] - APPLY TECHNIQUE TO MUSIC! | Use the skills you’ve learned to play 4 common (challenging!) groove types
- Case Study #1: How to nail a 160bpm halftime shuffle with one-handed hihat
- Case Study #2: How to swing a 120bpm blues shuffle with snare ghosting
- Case Study #3: How to relax & not drag an uptempo rock song with fast timekeeping
- Case Study #4: How to play a super slow ballad without rushing or sounding choppy
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Thursday, December 7, 2023
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Friday, September 8, 2023
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Thursday, July 6, 2023
Rocking Tunes at Whiskey Jo's on 7-5-2023
https://youtu.be/ qU00W7BcIVI - Rock This Town
When I heard "Fortunate Son", it took me back to the Spring of 1992 when I was playing drums in a band I've mentioned in the past - Old Stew - and how this tune was sometimes our first song of the night. Playing at Bonehead's on Center Point Road in Cedar Rapids was probably not as glorious as my mind likes to think it was, but that's okay, right?
The building Bonehead's was in had been Dale's Fruit Market, which I remember the huge walk-in cooler with the automatic doors, before it was transformed into a bar - I don't recall the name of the first bar that opened in the building - before it eventually became Bonehead's, before that closed and was replaced by a Pioneer Food Store. Next to Bonehead's was a bar called "King Tut's Lounge" and it was the first place I heard a band play the Roy Orbison / Van Halen tune "Pretty Woman", though the name of the band is long gone from my memory. Sorry for the side step into the history of that building on Center Point Road in Cedar Rapids, but it felt relevant.
https://youtu.be/ YQjPZPKr1Qs - Fortunate Son
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Proud of This Tune
https://youtu.be/bOlMOMuBmL0?t=1172 - Proud of This Tune
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
First Jam Session at Whiskey Jo's
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Quick Update from 24 Days Ago
Back on July 26, 2022, I posted about My Ideal Drums and I wanted to provide an update. Those drums are for sale, I have a price quote from the seller that is different than the advertised price, and I have still not purchased those drums.
I have no current prospects for auditioning to play drums in my Ideal Band. If I'm being honest, I'm quite discouraged about the situation.
Friday, August 19, 2022
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
Could I Commit for 30 Days to Improve my Drumming?
$97, 15 minutes a day, for 30 days to improve my drumming. The obvious question is, "Could I commit for 30 Days to improve my drumming?" It's September 5th to October 5th.
I'll set a reminder to return to this post on Thursday, September 1st. As of this moment, it sounds interesting and, frankly, it may be the right time to do this. As of today, Tuesday, August 16, 2022, R of RP is in CO and his return date to Iowa is not set. During the 30 days between September 5th and October 5th, I will play drums at Saint Thomas More 2 out of 4 weekends (September 17 and 24) - the weekend of September 10th, I will be in Elkader and the weekend of October 1st, I will be in northern Iowa at a wedding.
I'm not going to speculate further - sign up through the website - https://www.drumeo.com/drumshop/30-day-drummer/ - or don't. Decide.
Friday, August 5, 2022
Jharis Yokley Drum Solo
https://youtu.be/KuFp3RJHpZQ
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Quick Update from 68 Days Ago
Back on May 19, 2022, I posted about My Ideal Drums and I wanted to provide an update. Those drums are for sale, I have a price quoted from the seller that is different than the advertised price, and I have still not purchased those drums.
Also, I thought I was going to audition to play drums in a local band but I have found out I am not going to be auditioning for that local band. I have no other current prospects for auditioning to play drums in my Ideal Band. If I'm being honest, I'm quite discouraged about the situation.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
My Ideal Drums
Warning: This is a longer than normal post
This is my destiny drums.
I have a Google alert set up so that when "Ludwig Vistalite clear" is a match on "craigslist.org", I get an email. For years, I have patiently waited for my Ideal Drums to be located through this Google alert and while there have been matches in the past, they have all, for one reason or another, not been matches I have drooled over as much as the match that arrived in my Inbox on May 18, 2022 at 10:43 PM (last night after I had gone to bed).
1970’s Ludwig Vistalite 5-Piece Drumset - $1,800 (Iowa City)
$1,800 OBO - Feel free to make me an offer I can’t refuse!
This is a stunning, crack-free 1970’s Ludwig clear Vistalite “Big Beat” 5-piece drumset w/ matching snare drum. All shells are in great condition, no cracks, no rust on chrome, very slight wear - tape residue on bass drum.
As you can see from the pictures, these drums are clean, and have that great vistalite sound as well. All drums have original internal mufflers, and are fitted with remo pinstripe heads.
Please send me a message at (563) Five Seven Zero - 0641 with any questions or offers.
I will ship these drums, but I would prefer to meet in person - I would be willing to drive ~100 miles to meet in order to facilitate this sale.
Sale Includes:
- 5x14” Snare
- 8x12” Mounted Tom
- 9x13” Mounted Tom
- 16x16” Floor Tom
- 14x22” Bass Drum w/ Double Tom Mount
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But it's not going to be easy to justify spending $1,800 (or maybe a little under that) when I don't have any gigs lined up for my Ideal Band which would fund such a purchase.
I sent this message to the seller:
This is my Ideal drumset. I have a 24" bass, 13" mounted tom, and 2 x 16" floor toms. This will date me - my parents bought my set when I was in 8th grade, back in 1984 and it's been the only drumset I have ever owned!
I am monitoring the ad for sure. Son gets married next month and we're getting the bar bill so I need it to be less than $1000 before I can present it to my wife... right now, my set is stacked up under my basement steps because I have been playing my son's Yamaha DTX500 electronic set for the past few years.
Hope you sell it, even if it's not to me...
