Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
Drumming, gaming, + computer science education content creator. The free drum kit + drumline sheet music will improve your chops, technique, + limb independence through video lessons + play-alongs. In...
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Fix your tenor playing zones to drum faster
#tenordrum #tenordrummer #tenordrums #drumline
youtu.be/H8GF7GNcBbo
#tenordrum #tenordrummer #tenordrums #drumline
youtu.be/H8GF7GNcBbo
Fix your tenor playing zones to drum faster
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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February 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Fix your tenor playing zones to drum faster
#tenordrum #tenordrummer #tenordrums #drumline
youtu.be/H8GF7GNcBbo
#tenordrum #tenordrummer #tenordrums #drumline
youtu.be/H8GF7GNcBbo
This week's #drumming tips
-Perfectionism is great, until it slows you down
-Sometimes it's better to ignore the dirt
-What's the best use of time/energy in rehearsal?
-The most important thing to teach
#drumline #drumlessons #drums #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mPlyBY9cJqY
-Perfectionism is great, until it slows you down
-Sometimes it's better to ignore the dirt
-What's the best use of time/energy in rehearsal?
-The most important thing to teach
#drumline #drumlessons #drums #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mPlyBY9cJqY
The problems with perfectionism as a drummer and instructor
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This week's #drumming tips
-Perfectionism is great, until it slows you down
-Sometimes it's better to ignore the dirt
-What's the best use of time/energy in rehearsal?
-The most important thing to teach
#drumline #drumlessons #drums #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mPlyBY9cJqY
-Perfectionism is great, until it slows you down
-Sometimes it's better to ignore the dirt
-What's the best use of time/energy in rehearsal?
-The most important thing to teach
#drumline #drumlessons #drums #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mPlyBY9cJqY
How to speed up ANY rudiment
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #RLRR #drummer #drums #drumming #percussion #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mIQU6ixGldc
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #RLRR #drummer #drums #drumming #percussion #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mIQU6ixGldc
How to speed up ANY rudiment
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 26, 2026 at 2:10 PM
How to speed up ANY rudiment
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #RLRR #drummer #drums #drumming #percussion #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mIQU6ixGldc
#drumline #drumlesson #drumlessons #RLRR #drummer #drums #drumming #percussion #musiceducation #mused
youtu.be/mIQU6ixGldc
This week's #drumming tips
-Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun
-If you have to play music you don't like and it's burning you out...
-What happens to your brain when you stop practicing?
#drumline #drummer #drums #drumlessons #drumlesson
youtu.be/IQBd3y61MuE?...
-Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun
-If you have to play music you don't like and it's burning you out...
-What happens to your brain when you stop practicing?
#drumline #drummer #drums #drumlessons #drumlesson
youtu.be/IQBd3y61MuE?...
Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
This week's #drumming tips
-Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun
-If you have to play music you don't like and it's burning you out...
-What happens to your brain when you stop practicing?
#drumline #drummer #drums #drumlessons #drumlesson
youtu.be/IQBd3y61MuE?...
-Balancing practicing to improve vs practicing for fun
-If you have to play music you don't like and it's burning you out...
-What happens to your brain when you stop practicing?
#drumline #drummer #drums #drumlessons #drumlesson
youtu.be/IQBd3y61MuE?...
Struggling with cross-handed drumming limiting your power and speed? This video breaks down the pros and cons of common drumming techniques, analyzing how different crossovers lead to accidental stick clicks and awkward drum ergonomics. #drumset #drumkit
youtu.be/qcHVQIdM14s
youtu.be/qcHVQIdM14s
How to cross your hands on drum kit (without hitting your sticks)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 19, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Struggling with cross-handed drumming limiting your power and speed? This video breaks down the pros and cons of common drumming techniques, analyzing how different crossovers lead to accidental stick clicks and awkward drum ergonomics. #drumset #drumkit
youtu.be/qcHVQIdM14s
youtu.be/qcHVQIdM14s
As a rudimental and concert percussionist, limb independence is something I've spent very little time learning. So I challenged myself to play all 62 of these variations in one drumming livestream. youtu.be/-dBsg3NjWY4?...
1 chart. 62 limb independence variations.
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 16, 2026 at 2:51 PM
As a rudimental and concert percussionist, limb independence is something I've spent very little time learning. So I challenged myself to play all 62 of these variations in one drumming livestream. youtu.be/-dBsg3NjWY4?...
How to play crossovers on tenor drums
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-What's one thing that has contributed to my success as a drummer?
-Mozart practiced more than you
-What is mental practice?
-If someone said you didn't have musical talent, they were wrong
#drumline
youtu.be/-tIje6vXGNI?...
-What's one thing that has contributed to my success as a drummer?
-Mozart practiced more than you
-What is mental practice?
-If someone said you didn't have musical talent, they were wrong
#drumline
youtu.be/-tIje6vXGNI?...
What's one thing that has contributed to my success? Does talent matter?
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 9, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-What's one thing that has contributed to my success as a drummer?
-Mozart practiced more than you
-What is mental practice?
-If someone said you didn't have musical talent, they were wrong
#drumline
youtu.be/-tIje6vXGNI?...
-What's one thing that has contributed to my success as a drummer?
-Mozart practiced more than you
-What is mental practice?
-If someone said you didn't have musical talent, they were wrong
#drumline
youtu.be/-tIje6vXGNI?...
Flams are actually complicated
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-Burning calories after aging out
-High levels of motivation come at a cost
-Balance and the drive for improvement
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline #dci #drumcorps
youtu.be/76-nM8o4ePw?...
-Burning calories after aging out
-High levels of motivation come at a cost
-Balance and the drive for improvement
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline #dci #drumcorps
youtu.be/76-nM8o4ePw?...
Weight gain after aging out and the cost of maintaining motivation
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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January 2, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-Burning calories after aging out
-High levels of motivation come at a cost
-Balance and the drive for improvement
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline #dci #drumcorps
youtu.be/76-nM8o4ePw?...
-Burning calories after aging out
-High levels of motivation come at a cost
-Balance and the drive for improvement
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline #dci #drumcorps
youtu.be/76-nM8o4ePw?...
This week's #drumming tips:
-If the music is too easy and the #drumline isn't motivated...
-Motivating students who didn't make snare/tenor
-Tips on writing for flubs
-Improving crossovers without playing tenors
youtu.be/qc-4TgeHx6M
-If the music is too easy and the #drumline isn't motivated...
-Motivating students who didn't make snare/tenor
-Tips on writing for flubs
-Improving crossovers without playing tenors
youtu.be/qc-4TgeHx6M
What to do when the music is too easy and the drummers aren't motivated (and other teaching tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-If the music is too easy and the #drumline isn't motivated...
-Motivating students who didn't make snare/tenor
-Tips on writing for flubs
-Improving crossovers without playing tenors
youtu.be/qc-4TgeHx6M
-If the music is too easy and the #drumline isn't motivated...
-Motivating students who didn't make snare/tenor
-Tips on writing for flubs
-Improving crossovers without playing tenors
youtu.be/qc-4TgeHx6M
I had too much fun playing Ghost of Yōtei youtu.be/e1h93m6hfmA?...
It's laundry day in Ghost of Yōtei
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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November 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I had too much fun playing Ghost of Yōtei youtu.be/e1h93m6hfmA?...
This week's #drumming tips:
-What are double stops and why should you use them when drumming?
-Cleaning rolls with inverted diddles
-What to practice to make an open class drumline
-Should you audition when there isn't an open spot?
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/w-oim4IK8tY?...
-What are double stops and why should you use them when drumming?
-Cleaning rolls with inverted diddles
-What to practice to make an open class drumline
-Should you audition when there isn't an open spot?
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/w-oim4IK8tY?...
What are double stops and why should you use them when drumming? (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-What are double stops and why should you use them when drumming?
-Cleaning rolls with inverted diddles
-What to practice to make an open class drumline
-Should you audition when there isn't an open spot?
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/w-oim4IK8tY?...
-What are double stops and why should you use them when drumming?
-Cleaning rolls with inverted diddles
-What to practice to make an open class drumline
-Should you audition when there isn't an open spot?
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/w-oim4IK8tY?...
This week's #drumming tips focuses on how to teach a student who is able to out chop you on drums.
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline #musiceducation #drummer youtu.be/Lu-KKL5R3wg?...
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline #musiceducation #drummer youtu.be/Lu-KKL5R3wg?...
How do you help students who can out chop you?
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
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October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This week's #drumming tips focuses on how to teach a student who is able to out chop you on drums.
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline #musiceducation #drummer youtu.be/Lu-KKL5R3wg?...
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline #musiceducation #drummer youtu.be/Lu-KKL5R3wg?...
This week's #drumming tips:
- How to practice drums longer
- Do you practice the same way for different instruments?
#drumline youtu.be/gRVQlr5RQQA?...
- How to practice drums longer
- Do you practice the same way for different instruments?
#drumline youtu.be/gRVQlr5RQQA?...
How do you improve endurance to practice longer? (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
- How to practice drums longer
- Do you practice the same way for different instruments?
#drumline youtu.be/gRVQlr5RQQA?...
- How to practice drums longer
- Do you practice the same way for different instruments?
#drumline youtu.be/gRVQlr5RQQA?...
Dishonored encouraged my bad behavior
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-What three rudiments should you practice for #drumkit?
-What angle should your bass pedal be at?
-5-way limb independence with 3 different meters
-How to get better at phrasing on drums
-How fast can I play RLRLRLRLR?
#drumset youtu.be/5OdlO2EkS_E?...
-What three rudiments should you practice for #drumkit?
-What angle should your bass pedal be at?
-5-way limb independence with 3 different meters
-How to get better at phrasing on drums
-How fast can I play RLRLRLRLR?
#drumset youtu.be/5OdlO2EkS_E?...
What three rudiments should you practice for drum kit? (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-What three rudiments should you practice for #drumkit?
-What angle should your bass pedal be at?
-5-way limb independence with 3 different meters
-How to get better at phrasing on drums
-How fast can I play RLRLRLRLR?
#drumset youtu.be/5OdlO2EkS_E?...
-What three rudiments should you practice for #drumkit?
-What angle should your bass pedal be at?
-5-way limb independence with 3 different meters
-How to get better at phrasing on drums
-How fast can I play RLRLRLRLR?
#drumset youtu.be/5OdlO2EkS_E?...
This week's #drumming tips:
-What to do if you want to teach percussion
-Advice for regaining respect and aligning goals across the drumline
-A challenge to try when teaching tenor drummers
#drumline
Thousands more videos in my channel's home tab youtu.be/k9GUNlk8wwk
-What to do if you want to teach percussion
-Advice for regaining respect and aligning goals across the drumline
-A challenge to try when teaching tenor drummers
#drumline
Thousands more videos in my channel's home tab youtu.be/k9GUNlk8wwk
What to do if you want to teach percussion (and other teaching tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-What to do if you want to teach percussion
-Advice for regaining respect and aligning goals across the drumline
-A challenge to try when teaching tenor drummers
#drumline
Thousands more videos in my channel's home tab youtu.be/k9GUNlk8wwk
-What to do if you want to teach percussion
-Advice for regaining respect and aligning goals across the drumline
-A challenge to try when teaching tenor drummers
#drumline
Thousands more videos in my channel's home tab youtu.be/k9GUNlk8wwk
This week's #drumming tips:
-Chops or technique? What matters more at drumline auditions?
-How do you build rudiment vocabulary?
-What's harder? Drumming technique or sight reading?
-Nylon vs wood tipped sticks
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/eOl0IrktuFI
-Chops or technique? What matters more at drumline auditions?
-How do you build rudiment vocabulary?
-What's harder? Drumming technique or sight reading?
-Nylon vs wood tipped sticks
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/eOl0IrktuFI
Chops or technique? What matters more at drumline auditions? (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-Chops or technique? What matters more at drumline auditions?
-How do you build rudiment vocabulary?
-What's harder? Drumming technique or sight reading?
-Nylon vs wood tipped sticks
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/eOl0IrktuFI
-Chops or technique? What matters more at drumline auditions?
-How do you build rudiment vocabulary?
-What's harder? Drumming technique or sight reading?
-Nylon vs wood tipped sticks
#drumline #drummer
youtu.be/eOl0IrktuFI
This week's #drumming tips:
-How do you know you will succeed in the long run as a drummer?
-My passion for drumming has fluctuated over time
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline
youtu.be/Rg3SRm3ACUU?...
-How do you know you will succeed in the long run as a drummer?
-My passion for drumming has fluctuated over time
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline
youtu.be/Rg3SRm3ACUU?...
How do you know you will succeed as a drummer? (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
September 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-How do you know you will succeed in the long run as a drummer?
-My passion for drumming has fluctuated over time
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline
youtu.be/Rg3SRm3ACUU?...
-How do you know you will succeed in the long run as a drummer?
-My passion for drumming has fluctuated over time
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab.
#drumline
youtu.be/Rg3SRm3ACUU?...
This week's #drumming tips:
-How to teach the #drumline to blend in with the ensemble
-How to help drummers with diddle interpretation
-How to make drumline auditions fair
Thousands more drumming tips and play-alongs in my YT channel's home tab
youtu.be/sJwDjfapcTo?...
-How to teach the #drumline to blend in with the ensemble
-How to help drummers with diddle interpretation
-How to make drumline auditions fair
Thousands more drumming tips and play-alongs in my YT channel's home tab
youtu.be/sJwDjfapcTo?...
How to teach the drumline to blend in with the ensemble (and other teaching tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-How to teach the #drumline to blend in with the ensemble
-How to help drummers with diddle interpretation
-How to make drumline auditions fair
Thousands more drumming tips and play-alongs in my YT channel's home tab
youtu.be/sJwDjfapcTo?...
-How to teach the #drumline to blend in with the ensemble
-How to help drummers with diddle interpretation
-How to make drumline auditions fair
Thousands more drumming tips and play-alongs in my YT channel's home tab
youtu.be/sJwDjfapcTo?...
This week's #drumming tips:
-How do you handle when life isn't fair with drumming
-Sharing struggles along the road to success
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline youtu.be/oNi0-f2yzOo?...
-How do you handle when life isn't fair with drumming
-Sharing struggles along the road to success
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline youtu.be/oNi0-f2yzOo?...
How do you handle when life isn't fair with drumming? (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
September 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-How do you handle when life isn't fair with drumming
-Sharing struggles along the road to success
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline youtu.be/oNi0-f2yzOo?...
-How do you handle when life isn't fair with drumming
-Sharing struggles along the road to success
Thousands more tips and play-alongs in my channel's home tab and in the link at the top of each video's description.
#drumline youtu.be/oNi0-f2yzOo?...
This week's #drumming tips:
-How to prepare for auditions in a month
-Last minute audition tips
-Last minute tips for performance anxiety at auditions
-Nice stick trick, you're still cut
-What happens when you play Jig 2 on tenors
#drumline youtu.be/FKh7r8CkMk0?...
-How to prepare for auditions in a month
-Last minute audition tips
-Last minute tips for performance anxiety at auditions
-Nice stick trick, you're still cut
-What happens when you play Jig 2 on tenors
#drumline youtu.be/FKh7r8CkMk0?...
How to prepare for auditions in a month (and other drumming tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
September 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-How to prepare for auditions in a month
-Last minute audition tips
-Last minute tips for performance anxiety at auditions
-Nice stick trick, you're still cut
-What happens when you play Jig 2 on tenors
#drumline youtu.be/FKh7r8CkMk0?...
-How to prepare for auditions in a month
-Last minute audition tips
-Last minute tips for performance anxiety at auditions
-Nice stick trick, you're still cut
-What happens when you play Jig 2 on tenors
#drumline youtu.be/FKh7r8CkMk0?...
Lara Croft looks . . . different
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-Teach differently when working with younger drummers
-How to teach students to play through the drum on low rolls
-How to grow the size of a drumline
#drumline
youtu.be/jUWtj8OptX0?...
-Teach differently when working with younger drummers
-How to teach students to play through the drum on low rolls
-How to grow the size of a drumline
#drumline
youtu.be/jUWtj8OptX0?...
Teach differently when working with younger drummers (and other teaching tips)
YouTube video by Jared O'Leary //Multiplicity
youtu.be
August 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This week's #drumming tips:
-Teach differently when working with younger drummers
-How to teach students to play through the drum on low rolls
-How to grow the size of a drumline
#drumline
youtu.be/jUWtj8OptX0?...
-Teach differently when working with younger drummers
-How to teach students to play through the drum on low rolls
-How to grow the size of a drumline
#drumline
youtu.be/jUWtj8OptX0?...