My name is Phil Rosato. I will be demonstrating drumming techniques that I have learned from many great and influential drummers.

I was fortunate enough to have been taught by a Toronto-based drum teacher, Al Bleue, for six and a half years. Al did not only teach me how to play, but he also taught reading and writing drum notation by giving me a prepared lesson that he composed. After the lesson I would take the sheet home and hand write it into a manuscript book of which I still have all of to this day. Al Bleue was the "one stop shop of drum teachers" by covering a wide range of music styles from jazz to rock to latin while showing me the technical aspect of the art of drumming.

My other big influences are Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Steve Gadd, Jim Chapin and far too many other greats to mention.

I'm going to share what I have learned from these masters in hope of inspiring you to adopt and interpret these techniques to increase your drumming vocabulary as well as your articulation.