FREE RESOURCES
How to Drumline
Presented at BCMEA 2024 by Corey Smith with the following resources:
B.C. Provincials ResultsPMSS Warm-Ups
Sample Year Plan
LEARN
PMSS Warm-Ups
Sample Year Plan
YouTube Tutorials
with Michael Beauclerc
Full Down Tap Up
Double Strokes Pt.1
Double Strokes Pt.2
Paradiddles Pt.1
Paradiddles Pt.2
Flams
Short Short Longs
Bursts
16th Note Grid
Triplet Grid
Single Stroke Grid
16th Note Double Stroke
8th-Note-Tplt DblStroke
16th-Note Tap-Roll
8th-Note-Tplt Tap-Roll
16th-Note Flams
8th-Note-Tplt Flams
Alternating Flam
16th-Note DblStroke
8th-Note-Tplt DblStroke
16th-Note Flam
8th-Note-Tplt Flam
Double and Triple Strokes
Flam Taps
Stutters
Chuchuddas and Fubars
Pataflaflas
Eggbeaters & Oddballs
Zits
Quintuplets and Fivelets
Pro-D Events Near You
Quebec
Ontario
- Nov 6-8, 2025 - Ontario Music Educators Association Conference - Toronto, ON
- Come see clinics with Michael Beauclerc at the OMEA conference. Click here to register.
Alberta
British Columbia
- October 24-26, 2025 - BCMEA Conference - Richmond Conference Center - Richmond, BC
Private Clinics
The CDA will provide a qualified drumline clinician to come in and work with you and your drumline to help them work towards excellence. Drumming and marching techniques can be focused, or a general workshop can be provided and is completely bespoke to your needs. For those who want, a warm-up can be written for your group that best reflects their abilities and prepares them for their competition.
Our Clinicians
Headshots and Bios coming soon
Educational Workshops with Michael Beauclerc
The CDA is excited to offer Drumline workshop across Canada with Michael Beauclerc to help foster new scholastic drumline programs, and support existing ensembles. There are two workshops available:
Discover Drumline Workshop
The CDA will provide:
A hands-on 90 minute drumline workshop for approximately 15 students by Michael Beauclerc.
Drumline equipment for the clinic, in partnership with the region's "host" drumline.
The school will provide:
Acceptance for a Discovery Drumline Workshop is dependent on the clinic being scheduled within the same week as the regional Technical clinic, and the availability of Michael Beaucler and equipment.
Technical Drumline Workshop
The CDA will provide Michael Beauclerc to come in and work with you and your drumline to help them work towards excellence. Drumming and marching techniques can be focused, or a general workshop can be provided and is completely bespoke to your needs. For those who want, a warm-up can be written for your group that best reflects their abilities and prepares them for their competition.
