Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing the drums for several years, learning the fundamentals of technique, rudiments and music reading is very important. In this installment from his video tutorial series on the fundamentals of snare drumming, Mark Wessels will demonstrate a series of exercises that will aid you in increasing your stick control on the drums.
Now that the holidays are over, you'll want to work off some of the calories you've accrued during the festivities. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to perform some basic yoga positions. This exercise routine will help you to get back into shape in no time.
Self-adhesive foam inside the QuicKutz squeeze will allow for a more crisp cut from the embossing and die-cutting molds. Make sure not to accidentally adhere the foam piece to the paper that is being embellished. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to use QuicKutz 2x2 dies in a QuicKutz squeeze embossing and die-cutting machine.
By circuit bending low voltage electronic devices, you can transform your old unused toys into musical devices or to create visual manipulations. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to bend an old classic Nintendo. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to circuit bend the NES in such a way that you'll be able to produce cool distortions while in gameplay. Remember to exercise caution when circuit bending.
Check out this instructional violin video that will give beginners some tips to do a better arm vibrato on the violin or fiddle. This basic tutorial offers a few exercises to help you practice an arm vibrato. This is a great video for beginners looking to improve their vibrato skills on the violin.
Check out this instructional cello playing video to learn how to create short cello notes. When creating a short note on the cello, divide the note into two sections. This tutorial recommends practicing with a few martele exercises until you're comfortable making short notes on the cello.
In this instructional cello video, learn how to make smooth string crossings on the cello. When going from one string to another, you don't want any accents. You want this to be as smooth and seamless as possible. This cello tutorial also provides a couple of exercises to practice making smooth string crossings.
Make a delicious light fruit cake with cook Sophie Grigson. You will need desiccated coconut, candied mixed peel, lemon zest, orange rind, milk, sweet sherry, butter, caster sugar, eggs, self-raising flour, cherries, and sultanas. Watch this video baking tutorial and learn how to make a delicious coconut fruit cake.
Make a great British classic with Sophie Grigson; the steak and kidney pudding makes for wonderful winter eating. You will need self-raising flour, salt, suet, beef steak, kidney, plain flour, mustard powder, onions, parsley, salt, and black pepper. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to make a steak and kidney pudding.
Lemon drizzle cake makes a great after dinner dessert or tea time sweet. Watch this how to video and watch how simple it is to make lemon drizzle cake. Try this tangy lemon drizzle cake from Mary Berry tonight.
This video pop and lock tutorial covers the basics of popping, waving, gliding, botting, tutting, and ticking. Follow along with these hip hop moves and practice, practice, practice. The talented demonstrator is completely self-taught, so really, with a little bit of patience anyone can learn these moves at home. Watch this instructional video, practice along with your favorite hip hop music, and start impressing friends with your mad skills at dance parties or a club.
Ensure smooth connections on your cello with a loose bow hand. This how-to video demonstrates how to utilize a loose bow hold on the cello and includes exercises for loose finger motion.
This tutorial teaches you how to play the tuba in the high register. Improve your tuba playing with these exercises. Watch this how to video and you will be able to play your tuba in the high register.
Check out this tutorial and learn how to disassemble the HP iPAQ 510 series and repair the various parts.
Faulty switches are easy to fix; you just have to exercise caution. You will need a screwdriver, a new switch, and a circuit tester. Electrical repairs don't need to be dangerous, just be careful. Watch this video home repair tutorial and learn how to replace a light switch.
It is estimated that 6 million people in the UK suffer from urinary incontinence, and it is twice as common in women as men. In this exclusive guide, Dr Harper explains the causes of this surprisingly common, but distressing, condition and advises on the exercises, techniques and surgery that can help alleviate the problem. Suffering in silence is the only option no longer available. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to treat urinary incontinence.
Watch this harmonica tutorial video to learn how to play some exercises and build techniques on the harmonica. The instructions in this how-to video require a certain amount of knowledge of the harmonica, particularly how to hold it and how to hold your mouth, but this video is still helpful for beginners. This instructional video will help you play harmonica with additive techniques.
The Scissors is an original pilates exercise that strengthens the abdominal muscles and increases hamstring flexibility. If your hamstrings are tight initially, decrease the range of motion so that you can keep your knee straight, otherwise your hamstring flexibility won't increase as quickly. The Scissors will deliver flatter abs and lean sculpted legs. Watch this fitness how to video and you will be strengthening your body with pilates in no time.
The double leg stretch is an original pilates exercise that strengthens your abdominal muscles and your core. Reaching your arms and legs away from your torso challenges your core strength. To increase the core challenge, don't let your head and shoulders drop as your arms and legs reach away and pull in your abs to keep them as flat as possible. Watch this fitness how to video and you will be strengthening your body with pilates in no time.
The side leg lift series is part of the classical Pilates repertoire and the circles strengthen the core, flatten the abdominal muscles and tone the inner and outer thighs. If you feel strain in your lower back, bring your legs slightly forward of your body, but for a real challenge, maintain a perfectly straight line and bring your top hand to your hip. Watch this fitness how to video and you'll be strengthening your body with pilates in no time.
Pilates exercises involve strengthening the core and flattening the abs, so why are your instructors always talking about the pelvis? This how to video explains the importance of pelvic placement and how it relates to the lower back and the muscles around the hip joint. Just becoming aware of your pelvic placement as you drive your car, walk down the street or do any household activity can help you improve your alignment and strengthen the deep postural muscles of your body.
It is alway important to focus on our body when practicing yoga. But the truth is that we can't always do that. This how-to video has a yoga breathing routine that will help you to tune in and relax at your next yoga session.
Forget the pills for your neck pain, try a little yoga. In this yoga how to video Esther shows you a routine to help keep the neck flexible. These neck exercises also help release tensions in your neck.
Improve your yoga routines my strengthening your upper back. In this yoga how-to video Esther shows you an exercise you can do to mobilize your upper back. Open your chest and improve your posture with this yoga routine.
This how to video explains how to induce a still point on yourself to alleviate the pain and pressure of a headache or migraine. Still points allow the cranio-sacral system to come to a complete stop and rest and start again. This small exercise is not intended for anyone who has a condition that causes increased pressure in the cranium. Watch to learn more about alleviating migrate pain.
In this how-to video you will learn to do the land and roll which is helpful for jumping from high places. This is a basic roll for Parkour and is needed to do the tricks correctly. Be safe, and don't hurt your self, start small and work your way up.
this tutorial video from Threadbanger will teach you how to do a little DIY exercise to get ready for Gay Pride in New York City. This video will teach you how to make a DIY flag and hit the Gay Pride parade in Manhattan. You can now bring your pride home with your own flag.
Watch this instructional how to video as fitness expert, Gin Miller, demonstrates the prone row with extension. This quick weight exercise strengthens your core, upper back, and shoulder muscles. It opens the front of your body and uses the mobility of the shoulder.
This martial arts/self defense video will show you how to break a choke hold using a pressure point, from a seated position. These are nerve points that you use to disrupt your attackers nervous system. Remember that in using these forms you must always keep a calm mind. It is also important to know when your opponent is disabled after using this chokehold.
This sequence of instructional videos provides a near comprehensive lesson on how you can change your voice from that of a male to that of a female. This video series is aimed at aiding transgender individuals, but is also useful for people who want to learn to do really great voice exercises and impersonations.
Watch and learn how to tone your shoulders with four easy exercises. Our host uses weights but you can also use books or cans if you don't have any. Start with military shoulder presses and finish off with lateral raises.
Don't have enough time to workout? Then watch this how to video to learn how to use weights to do a 5 minute workout. These five exercises will help tone biceps and triceps.
Since navigation is the key element in modeling. This exercise will focus on assembling using the viewports. Of course theres ... always a fun way to learn. So I brought back an old childhood toy to add some flare to the lesson.
Learn how to make nitrogen triiodide (NI3), the main ingredient of the small, paper-covered parcels that you throw at the ground to make a snapping noise, with household chemicals and items. This chemical is very unstable, so please exercise caution.
This drill helps improve your cut shot, which is important when an object ball is close to the rail.
Watch to learn some exercises to help you perfect your pool stroke technique. Some of them don't even require a pool table or billiard balls.
These bass drum comping exercises are designed to build independence within your bass drum foot. They work the same way the snare drum comping patterns do, but are focused around the bass drum. They are great for jazz drumming, but are sure to improve many other areas of your drumming at the same time.
Solve the 4x4 Rubik's Cube, finally! Part one demonstrates how to solve the centers and pair the edges.
The Tendu is one of the fundamental steps of classical dance. If performed correctly, Tendu can be a fantastic exercise for strengthening your feet and lower legs. This little video will give you some tips on how to perfect your Tendu.
Here's a little "lesson" on how to combine harmony and melody into a self-contained solo piece for the ukulele. Just watch and learn how to play "Aloha oe" on the ukulele.