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RE: Any drummers out there?

Minorcan — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:17:27 GMT

This is one of my favorite videos. It's a video of a kid learning drums from the age of 2 through age 11. He ends up being great. He's in a band now called Mindwalk Blvd. He's 13/14 now, complete prodigy. The band is all comprised of young kids who are actually very, very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8TSsiD_ozY

RE: Any drummers out there?

Utopia — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:36:16 GMT

This isn't necessarily instructional, but it is mesmorising to watch.

Also, I agree about him being the best.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuOTkrEVeb4

RE: Any drummers out there?

JAG-ermiester — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:15:43 GMT

You can find quite a few podcasts on iTunes about drumming. One of my favorites comes from this site, http://www.unirunner.com/ and is very informative.

http://drummerworld.com/ is another good one as is http://www.pearldrummersforum.com

Playing drums is great. Congrats your your acquisition.

RE: Any drummers out there?

Minorcan — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:23:19 GMT

Very nice set. I like Yamaha drums a lot.

I have an Roland, electric set now, for the neighbors sake, but have had many acoustic drums over the years. There are lots of instructional videos on youtube. Have fun though!

RE: Any drummers out there?

fjord000 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:37:05 GMT

You can diddle around and try to learn by ear, which will probably get you only so far before you get frustrated with the learning curve. When I started learning years ago, I started with a book called "Stick Control for the Snare Drummer". They'll should sell it anywhere music instruction books are sold. If you can read rhythm notation, and you want to build a solid foundation, that's the way to go.

The book basically takes a simple pattern, like a single stroke roll (RIGHT LEFT R L R L R L), and notates it out into every possible combination that could be used to play the pattern (R L RR L R LL, RR LL RR LL, etc etc....). The book will go on PAGES with a pattern. I would go through each pattern, get it down, then go to the next, and get comfortable with those. Then, you just sit there and try to string them all together by sight without stopping, at a comfortable tempo. I spent long, long hours in my garage with that book, but it gets you comfortable. Best part is, you don't even need a drum to practice; a practice pad, or even your fingers will suffice to get the patterns down in your head.

After a while, when the patterns sort of roll off your hands naturally, it's easier to string them across a set. In fact, whenever I get tired of what I'm playing, I bust out the book, find a pattern that I'm not fresh with, and put it across the set. That's how invaluable it is.

Before all of THAT, it'd probably make sense to learn a few basic rudiments. There are many out there that you can look up, but they're all made up of three seperate types of strokes: single strokes, double strokes (aka diddles) and flams (both sticks hitting ALMOST simultaneously, but your accented hand hitting just before the non-accented). If you get comfortable with those, it'll be a lot easier to tackle stick control.

Also...unlike guitar (I think you've mentioned before that you're a guitarist), where it's all about shapes and patterns, drumming is about tricking your mind into playing things that don't seem natural at first. It's a hard thought to really get until you've actually encountered a few difficult pieces, but it's worth trying to discover early.

I know that's a lot, but basically, if I had to give you starting points, I'd say: 1) Look up videos of single strokes, double strokes, and flams, 2) go buy "Stick Control", and 3) Practice until you can't stand the stupid book.

RE: Any drummers out there?

Utopia — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:30:07 GMT

I don't know the first thing about it, but checked out a couple of those videos. Pretty cool. I feel like a rockstar.:cool5: Thanks Bjorn.

RE: Any drummers out there?

UNDJag — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:28:30 GMT

The best thing you can do to find a local teacher is head down to your local music store and talk to someone in the percussion section about it. Musicians are great they will almost always take the time to at least try and get you going in the right direction if not give you some people to talk to. A lot of music stores have in store lessons programs with studio rooms right in the store where they have teachers of all different style/skill level come in and teach students.

RE: Any drummers out there?

hb1148 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:07:07 GMT

Thank ye for the link(s). I will explore them. Still looking for somebody local to tell me my tom from my hi-hat though. :D

RE: Any drummers out there?

BJORN TOURAQUE — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:42:12 GMT

Good site:

http://www.drums-and-drum-sets.com/drum-tips.php

Also, to try to learn to to move past 1-2 1-2 timing, try this to practice your natural timing:

Paradiddle:
http://www.onlinedrummer.com/drum_lesson_video.php?Id=8

Also, more Videos!

http://www.ehow.com/video_2201487_overview-advanced-drumming-techniques.html

Any drummers out there?

hb1148 — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:26:47 GMT

I've been a musician for most of my life and have sat behind a kit or two fooling around, but have never actually owned one until a couple of weeks ago when a friend of mine needed some cash. Long story. Anyway, I'm now the proud owner of a standard 5 piece Yamaha "Concert Series" cherry red drum kit. I don't know a **** thing about the arcane art of drummery but for some reason at this point in my life have been possessed with an urge to learn.

I managed to get the thing put together (I've seen one or two set ups before) but not sure where to from here beyond "boom-boom-tap". Any suggestions? Good local teachers or books? Thanks.