Build it. Share it.
They drill it.
Pattern Editor for any exercise. Notation export for handouts. Share-link for homework. Streaks so you know what actually got practiced. The lesson tool drum teachers have been building in their head.
Lesson prep, without the prep tax.
Most drum lessons live in a teacher's head — patterns scribbled on napkins, photocopied books, "play this exercise from page 47." DrumShed turns lesson prep into a system you can ship to a student in two minutes.
Build any exercise
Pattern Editor with cell-by-cell control. Every voice, every subdivision, every accent. The exercise is what you mean it to be.
Send it instantly
Share-link opens directly into the student's app. No accounts, no portals, no chasing them down to remind them.
See the practice
Streaks, drill counts, time-on-pattern. The next lesson starts with data, not guesswork about whether they actually practiced.
From idea to assigned drill
Four steps. Two minutes. The student gets to work the same evening.
Build the exercise
Pattern Editor gives you cell-by-cell control: every voice, every subdivision, every accent, every flam. Or hand-build with the wizard for grooves, fills, or rudiments. The exercise is exactly what you intend.
Export notation or video
High-res notation PNGs for printed handouts, plain enough to photocopy. Video exports with the pattern playing in grid or notation view — perfect for the student who learns by watching.
Share with a link — and a video
One tap publishes to Explore. Attach a YouTube link of yourself playing it (or a reference recording) so the student has something to aim for. The link opens directly into the app on their device — no account hoops.
They drill at home
Streaks and history give you visibility into whether they actually practiced. The next lesson starts with data, not "did you do your homework?"
Six ways teachers use DrumShed
Specific use cases that already work in real lessons.
Targeted homework
Student dragging on the e-and? Build a 5-minute drill that puts the click on the e for an entire bar. Send it. Track if they did it.
Sight-reading practice
Export notation versions of the patterns you're working on. The student reads the chart while the app plays the audio. Print or share digitally.
Independence drills
Pattern Editor lets you isolate the exact independence problem — like a steady ride pattern with a syncopated kick. Build it once, assign it forever.
Accountability + streaks
Streaks turn home practice into a habit your student wants to maintain. Achievements give them visible wins between lessons.
Rudiments curriculum
23,000+ stickings means you can program the entire 40 rudiments — singles, doubles, paradiddles, six-strokes, ratamacues — and route them across the kit.
Reference videos
Attach a YouTube link to any pattern you share. Could be you playing it, could be the song the groove came from. The reference travels with the drill.
Surgical control over every hit.
Place every cell by hand. Adjust velocity per beat. Set the sticking. Add flams or accents to individual hits. Configure subdivisions, time signatures, polymeters.
The Pattern Editor is the same surface drum-book authors would build their exercises on — except the result is interactive and shareable, not a static PDF.
- 15 drum voices — kick, snare, side stick, hats, toms, ride, crash, china, cowbell, and more
- 8 voice routing strategies for hand distribution
- 19 accent shapes (gospel chops, descending runs, crescendos)
- Per-hit flam control
- Polyrhythm support — 3:2, 4:3, 5:4 and beyond
- Any time signature, any subdivision