Has a friend ever sent you a video of a bearded guy playing drums crazy fast, sometimes with one hand? It’s probably this guy.

El Estepario Siberiano has made a name for himself online with his unbelievable skills (and swag). If you want to steal the practice routine he’s been using for the past decade, watch this video and work on these 6 exercises that build on Part 1 of this crash course.

Each one helps build coordination between your right hand and right foot. Once you’ve mastered all six, try them with your left side next!

If you don’t have a drum kit to practice on, pick up a bass drum practice pad and get kickin’.

If you liked this lesson and want to increase your hand speed as well, check out El Estepario’s new Drumeo course: Fastest Way To Get Faster. You’ll get 10 free video lessons on how to play super fast while staying relaxed – just click the link:

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1. The “anti-flam”

This four-bar phrase will make sure your hands and feet are locked. No flams allowed (between bass and snare)!

Start with a basic groove on your hands: 8th notes on the hi-hat and snare drum on 2 and 4. The bass drum pattern will change every bar while your hands stay steady.

2. Badu

This exercise gets you transitioning from singles to doubles. You may recognize it from El Estepario’s free Faster Way To Get Faster course.

Your left hand keeps time on the hi-hat while your right hand and right foot alternate patterns. So in the second bar, you’ll be alternating double strokes on your right hand and right foot.

3. Detroit

…because Detroit is known as “The Motor City”, and this exercise sounds like a car engine when played fast!

This exercise has you transitioning from 8th note triplet singles to 8th note triplet doubles.

4. The kickstarter

Now you’ll move between 8th note triplet doubles and 16th note doubles.

5. The jackpot

El Estepario calls this “the jackpot” because if you can play this, you win!

Move between 16th note singles to 16th note doubles. You can do it.

6. The coordination

It’s time to go up against the final boss. A variation on the “jackpot” exercise, you’ll bring your left hand into the alternations. The ‘sticking’ is:

Bar 1: RH RF LH RF

Bar 2: RH LH RF RF

Whew. Did you make it to the end?

Remember to practice slowly and deliberately, and don’t increase the tempo until you’re relaxed and ready.

If you’re feeling good about your foot speed but want to work on your hands, don’t miss El Estepario’s free course, Fastest Way To Get Faster.

El Estepario Siberiano is one of the fastest drummers out there. He’s built a following with his insane skills, and now he’s going to share the routine he’s relied on for the last decade – the one that’s helped him program his feet to max turbo.

Part 1 of this course includes four exercises, each of which build on each other. Practicing these ‘note value pyramids’ will help you increase coordination, speed, and even independence.

If you liked this lesson and want to increase your hand speed as well, check out El Estepario’s new Drumeo course: Fastest Way To Get Faster. You’ll get 10 free video lessons on how to play super fast while staying relaxed – just click the link:

GET FAST NOW

1. 5K exercise

Aptly named “5K” because it’s the minimum length of a race, this exercise alternates between 8th notes and 8th note triplets between right hand and right foot. Your left hand should also keep time on the quarter notes.

2. Happy feet

Time for your feet to kick it up a notch. This exercise alternates 8th note triplets and 16th notes between right and foot, still keeping time with your left hand.

3. The sprint

Like going from a jog to a sprint, you’ll now alternate from 8th notes to 16th notes.

4. The marathon

Ready to put it all together? This one combines the other exercises and has you moving between 8th notes, 8th note triplets, 16th notes, and back to 8th note triplets.

Unless you’re a one-armed drummer, what’s the point of learning how to drum with one hand?

It’s just to show off to your friends, right?

Wrong.

If you master one-handed drumming, imagine how much more you can do once you reintroduce your other hand. You’ll feel more free to play around and come up with extra creative concepts.

El Estepario Siberiano is one of the fastest drummers around, and he’s also known for playing technical parts and tricky songs with just one hand while he drinks coffee (or does other things) with his free hand. And he does it all on a tiny kit with just a single tom!

Want to try drumming one-handed? In this video, El Estepario shares his three favorite one-handed chops for you to try right now – whether you’re a pro or a beginner drummer:

1. RRKK
2. RKK
3. RKKK

When you take away the second hand, you can focus 100% on the remaining limbs. Aim for a clean sound with evenly spaced notes, and only increase the tempo when you’re ready.

If you want to reach blistering speeds like Estepario, check out his new free Drumeo course called The Fastest Way To Get Faster. You’ll get 10 video workouts to get you playing fast while staying relaxed!