"This has made a huge difference in my comfort level with fills.

"...It all just clicked. I am so in love with this learning process...."

"The 'drumset grip' changed everything for me!

"My practice NOW is all about 4-way coordination using Realist Rock! That with the 'drum set grip' turned the page for me! Thank you Stephen!"

"I wish I knew all of this when I started...

"All great points... This should be drumming 101."

"This course has already been worth it!

"After lesson 1 l've finally got it how to hold the sticks right."

What if fills became effortless for you?

This is 100% possible, and here’s how we’re doing it:

Play Fills that Fit is a 6-part collection of my most popular trainings on…

• Developing smooth, fast & effortless flow around the kit
• Knowing what fill to play and when to play it
• Being able to pick out in detail what you hear on a recording by ear
• Learning to “think in rhythms & melodies” so that you can truly improvise & create on the drums

Those are the big, high-level things we’re covering. But let’s get into some more detail here…

PART 1: Play Fast Singles Across the Kit course [reg. $147]

In Part 1, “Play Fast Singles Across the Kit” we break down the critical grip & motion techniques that allow you to play fast enough & fluidly enough to play any fast fills around the kit that come your way. Break down the barrier of fill transitions, and smoothly flow from groove to fill and back again without rushing, dragging, or losing the beat. Your fills are now smooth, professional, and in-the-pocket.

We wrap up part 1 with a bonus module of “50 around-the-kit fills” you can begin implementing now to deepen your fluidity and vocabulary. They’re complete with notation, demonstrations, and play-along recordings so that you can feel capable & confident.

This first part is a full blown, step-by-step course. Here's all the detail of what we cover here in each lesson:

Introduction: 3 Things to do First

There's an overlooked ingredient for comfort & fluidity around the kit, and it has nothing to do directly with our grip or motion. This is a critical skill to cover before we get going! We also break down how to make faster progress solving your weak hand as you go through the program.

Lesson 1: “Welcome to the Course! Start here:”

Lesson 2: The overlooked ingredient for comfort & fluidity around the kit

Lesson 3: If you have a weak hand, be doing this:

Module 1: “The Drum Set Grip” (Secret to looseness AND control)

Here we’re answering the question of “How do we actually grip our sticks so we feel both loose AND in control on the drums?” We establish a solid foundation of high quality grip that will take you anywhere on the drums, which is also the first step to total weak hand elimination. You won’t have a weak hand by the end of this program.

Lesson 1: Are you holding your sticks right? The “drumset grip” vs “practice pad grip”

Lesson 2: Get rebound on ANY surface by using the “Air Toss” (The secret to smooth motion from either hand)

Lesson 3: The answer for dealing with stick SLIPPAGE (try these 4 things)

Module 2: “Optimize Your Kit Setup” (Feel more comfortable & get better sounds for LESS effort)

Did you know that the way your drums are set up could actually be slowing down your fills and your ability to move around the kit? Don’t worry! We solve that here by breaking down where each drum should be placed for maximum speed & fluidity potential around the kit. That way we’re set up for success before we even apply our technique to the full kit…

Lesson 1: How to know your snare's in the most comfortable spot [Snare Placement]

Lesson 2: How your rack tom could be slowing you down [Rack Tom Placement]

Lesson 3: 3 steps to reaching your floor tom more easily [Floor Tom Placement]

Module 3: “The ‘Law of Stick Motion’ on the Drumset” (How we have to THINK differently when moving from the pad to the full kit)

Here we break down how many drummers are actually SLOWING DOWN their sticks without realizing it. Solve this, and you’re off to the races - avoiding stiffness or awkwardness and feeling relaxed & confident.

Lesson 1: The fastest way to move your sticks from drum to drum (The "law of drumset stick motion")

Lesson 2: What to do if one of your hands feels stiff moving around the drumset ("4 on a drum" exercise)

Lesson 3: Move more quickly from drum to drum with the “wrist-twist” ("2 on a drum" & "1 on a drum" exercises)

Lesson 4: Test your smoothness with fast “pairs” | Play faster without getting stiff & sloppy

Module 4: “Play Effortless Tom Patterns” (Flow freely around the kit, improvising creative patterns without even changing your sticking)

Navigate freely & even improvise tom patterns with the “Shifting Toms” exercises. Discover the motion secrets to smoothly maneuvering around the kit with as little effort as possible, so that your playing becomes naturally smooth without you even trying.

Lesson 1: The exercise EVERY drummer should do every day (The biggest reason many drummers feel stiff & awkward)

Lesson 2: Pay attention to THIS in order to play around the kit @100bpm

Lesson 3: Create syncopation without changing your sticking from RLRL ["The Shifting Toms" @60]

Lesson 4: Quicken & smoothen your drum-to-drum movement ["The Shifting Toms" @90]

Lesson 5: Improvise creative tom patterns around the kit with simple singles ["The Shifting Tom PAIRS" @60-90]

Module 5: “The Speed: Play Fast Fills” (The physical & mental adjustments to break past tempo barriers)

You’re now ready for the final step, where we start picking up the tempo. We break down some of the adjustments you have to make physically and mentally to break past speed barriers, and we get you playing around the kit at 120bpm.

Lesson 1: Your 1st “Fast Fill!” | It’s not that fast if you only play 4 notes [Groove to beat 4 SN 16th fill]

Lesson 2: Play a longer fast snare fill (The secret to doing this well & in time) [Groove to beat 3 SN 16th fill]

Lesson 3: The best way to practice fill transitions (Hint: It’s way too simple!) [Groove 1 bar to 1-bar SN fill] [Groove-Fill Exercise level 1]

Lesson 4: How “kit orchestration” makes a super simple fill interesting (Play creatively WITHOUT ever changing your sticking from RLRL)

Lesson 5: How to improvise fills when the groove changes [Groove-Fill Exercise level 2]

Lesson 6: But what if the song is faster than 100bpm? (Scaling even faster in tempo)

*Btw - If you are in the "Beginner to Gigging" Membership Community, you already have access to four of the following trainings in this bundle:

• "Part 2: Know What to Play & When to Play It"
• "Part 4: Learn New Drum Parts by Ear"
• "Part 5: Hear Things You've Never Heard Before on a Recording"
• "Part 6: Improvise on the Drums - Discover your creative FLOW"

By enrolling in this bundle, however, you're receiving "lifetime access" to these trainings that you would otherwise just have "subscription access" to. If you were to leave the membership down the road, you'd still have access to these trainings because you joined this bundle deal.

PART 2: Know What to Play & When to Play It training [$29 value]

Here we dig into the musical skill needed to craft the right fill at the right time...

• Learn the musical “why” behind any great fill so that you’re becoming able to inherently “know” what the right thing is to play.
• Learn the big secret to crafting fills that fit (HINT: The answer is right there staring you in the face in every song!)

PART 3: Create Endless Grooves & Fills on the Spot lesson series [portion of a $147 course]

In Part 3, “Create Endless Grooves & Fills on the Spot” we continue to dive deep into the mechanics of what makes a fill work - or not work. Once you understand what I like to call the “Magic Fill Predictor” & the “Groove Calculator,” playing fills that fit is no longer an illusive mystery. You’ll be naturally playing awesome sounding parts that fit the song & sound studio-worthy.

• Lesson 1: The Groove Calculator: The one song element that determines the "perfect groove" every time
• Lesson 2: The Magic Fill Predictor: How to create endless fills without reaching into a "fill library"
• Lesson 3: Creativity Question: Should you always play note-for-note what's on the recording?

PART 4: Learn New Drum Parts by Ear training [$29 value]

Here we train your ear to pick out the critical details in a recording that allow you to learn parts by ear...

• Break down the huge obstacle of "learning by ear taking too long"
• Learn a new kick pattern or fill quickly, even by ear!
• Save tons of time as you free yourself from sheet music & song tutorials

PART 5: Hear Things You've Never Heard Before on a Recording [$29 value]

In Part 5, “Hear Things You’ve Never Heard Before on a Recording” we dive deep into developing your ear. Remember that piece of drumming wisdom earlier? - that in order to play fills well you must “play from your ear and not your hands?” This module is the icing on the cake for developing your ear to the point where you can truly learn grooves, fills, and songs by ear, saving you so much time and helping you sound so much more musical.

• Learn to pick out more detail than you'd ever imagine from your favorite songs
• Know how to listen and what to listen for when developing your ear
• Begin to "get in the head" of your favorite drummer, understanding what that drummer is thinking as they make musical choices

PART 6: Improvise on the Drums - Discover your creative FLOW [$58 value]

You know what the secret is to "playing what's in your head"? Being able to IMPROVISE. That's what we do here in this final training:

• Think in rhythms & melodies (key to creative drumming!)
• Create grooves & fills on the fly that actually sound good
• Play without fear, flawlessly executing the ideas in your head

*This all comes out to a $339 value total. But I'm not going to charge you that much...

THIS is what drumming’s all about.

Imagine being so free and creative that you can do that?

Imagine playing studio-worthy fills that fit the song. Imagine coming up with cool fill ideas on the fly. Imagine feeling like a total pro as you confidently create on the drums in realtime as you play with a band!

YOU can do all these things, too.

Join the Play Fills That Fit course so that you’re “Knowing what to play & when to play it,” confidently executing fast, musical fills across the kit in realtime.

*You're getting an incredible deal here, because you're gaining access to multiple courses worth of content. I could sell all these things individually for a total well over $300. But instead you can grab it all for just one payment of $147. But this deal only lasts through this Thursday night the 22nd, closing at Midnight Pacific. Don't miss out!

So…Are you in or are you out?

Join me as we help you finally master fills, becoming the musical & creative drummer you’ve always wanted to be.

1. Click the big red button to enroll in the course (That will take you to the bottom of this page where you can choose which tier of the course is right for you).
2. Choose which tier of the course is right for you, then click the corresponding "join now" button (This will take you to a checkout page where you will enter your email address & payment info).
3. Check your email. You’ll receive a confirmation email with instructions to log in and immediately access everything you’ve purchased.

I’ll see you there!

You're getting an incredible value here, accessing $339-worth of courses & trainings discounted all the way down to $147. Deal ends Thursday night!