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all your drums and cymbles separate or you will have
NO money for other drums and cymbles - Paul Churchill
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THE 1-4-5 BLUES JAMZ to get the perfect timing down.
'Green Onions', by Booker T & The MGs, is our favorite.
Guitarists love it because they can solo their asses off!
Fight the Anti-Rock Conspiracy! - Mark C. - Portland,
OR
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U
dont always have to play quavers on the hi hat,
try playing a crotchet or even a semi quaver - brad
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All i have to say is , just be self made dont copy
other drummers styles be creative!!!! Creativity makes
you a great drummer!!!.. - Cesar Avila
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I'm
not sure if anyone will know what I'm talking about,
but I think this drum tip will help especially when it
comes to drum patterns that require constant back and
forth switching between the Hi-Hat and bass drum pedals.
I am currently learning the drum pattern for "The
Final Countdown" by Europe, and the drum tabs for
this song provide an example of that back and forth switching.
Anyway, what I've done so far is broken the drum pattern
apart, separating what I have to do with the drum sticks
from what I have to do with my feet. First, you want to
look at the drum stick pattern, especially if you have
to tap the Hi- Hat with a drum stick, and your foot pattern
separately, and get the feel of each. Seeing what you
have to do with the Hi-Hat and bass drum pedals should
give you a rythm pattern in which you can tap your feet.
Once you've got the feel of both patterns, drumstick and
foot, it should make it easier to concentrate more on
your foot pattern,since feet are harder to move when playing
the drums. If you want to try putting it together,but
can't get to a drumset, it's easy to listen to the song
you are learning to play the drum pattern for and go through
your foot rythm in your head while practicing with your
hands, whether it be on a piece of furniture or playing
air drums! It's also a good idea to practice your foot
pattern on the floor every now and then, just so you don't
forget, especially if you don't have a drumset just yet.
One more drum tip I'll point out to beginners and amateurs
who haven't triad this yet, and this one I got, too, from
my "Final Countdown" drum tabs: Have you ever
tried squeezing a beat of the bass drum in between two
Hi-Hat strokes? It's quite easy, actually. All it is is
a very quick bit of the back and forth switching I talked
about. Just start with your left foot, pretending to push
the Hi-Hat pedal, then your right foot,pretending to push
the bass drum pedal, then your left foot again,but do
it all very quickly. Hope my tips help! - Breanne Carlson
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- Andy Weis
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MENTAL YOU DONT HAVE TO PLAY BY THE RULES KEITH MOONS
A GOOD ONE TO FOLLOW - louis davis
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OUT CHARLIE BENANTE FROM ANTHRAX...He is one BA
mo-fo! HEAVY. P.S. Ringo?!? Craaap. - Mark C. - Portland,
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be a poseur! Play what your heart says - meeko
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When
meeting someone for the 1st time get into the habit
of giving then a firm handshake while looking straight
in their eyes with a pleasent look on your face. This
is VERY important. Also, make sure you remember their
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Hay
was up for all you drummers out there never hold the
stick tight.........i hold it lose and get realy fat rols
in and its good for parrididles* sry not that great at
spelling* - Bryan
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For
double bass, sometimes it's easier to pur your foot
near the end of the kick platforms with only your toes
doing the work. It makes it a lot easier to spit out doubles
and sometimes 32nd notes on Pearl kicks. For Gibraltar
kicks, it helps to put your foot all the way up until
your toes touch the chain or drive. Use the heel-toe technique
for this. Another tip for Gibraltar kicks is to move half
your foot off the pedal to gain speed. Playing without
shoes helps too. - Travis
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When
playing your super soft pressed roll close to the
rim, you will find that you can make it even softer
by slowing your hands down IE the speed of the downstroke
for each buzz - Andy Weis
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Practice
as much as possible. You will eventually become good
so be patient. - khris
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If
you play in a bar and your not leagally aged, Dont
tell to every Body your not leagally in the bar... it
could make it easyer for you and for you band... -
P-L
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If you are a beggining or intermediate drummer
ALWAYS try to play with musicians that are a higher level
than yourself. Aside from the obvious inspiration you
will get, you will also find that you will play things
that you didn't know you could play. - Andy Weis
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At
school or work and feel creative? try to learn tapping
on a table come home remember it play it and there you
go and for me it make drum roles faster because your training
your hands for small fast movements - joe
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If
you think of a drum solo or beat practice and memorize
that same beat over and over. You will soon get better
at not just that one drum solo or beat, but if it is
a fast one then you will get better at playing solos
and beats faster. Let your hands and your body and heart
do the work not yourself, thinking while your playing.
If you think a lot while you play it sort of crams your
brain and you dont play as well. - Ian
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BEST TIPS I CAN GIVE ARE HAVE FUN AND ENJOY PLAYING,TRY
HARD AND DON`T LET ANYONE!!!!!!!!!! STAND IN U`R WAY IAM
FEMALE 14 YEARS OLD AND HAVE A DISABILITY CEREBRAL PALSY
AND MY FAV DRUMMERZ R TRAVIS BARKER DAVE GROHL AND TRE
COOL AND PEOPLE KEPT TELLING ME U CAN`T DO IT COZ OF MY
DISABILITY KEEP ON DRUMMING
AND DON`T LISTEN TO MORANS I NEARLY LISTENED TO THEM AND
NEARLY GAVE UP THE DRUMZ THANK GODNESS I DIDNT LEONIE
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you buy drum sticks, buy 2 pairs at a time because
if your like me and brake sticks constantly, you'll
have an extra pair. - Cole Stanek
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If
you have played for your first time infront of people
thinking you cant do it and get really nervose and at
the end your al shakey?? just realize you did and you
can do it again! - victor
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Sometimes,
when practicing with your band...it helps to play to a
song you've never heard and just wing it. I personnally
do my best work when i am drumming
with my guitarist to a song i've never heard before. Also,
dont over-play your fills...i learned this the hard way
- OniEladb
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As
I said on my previous tip, I'm not sure if it makes
sense, unless you're more of a drum tab reader like
me,but I'll add one more tip that I'll agree with anyone
else on: COUNT!!! It helps a lot! After writng your
counting down on your drum tabs or music, all you have
to do is look how many times you have to count before
either repeating a part of the pattern or moving on.
If you practice your drumstick and foot patterns separately
and count while practicing each, you'll be able to put
it all together next time you practice on a drum set!
- Breanne Carlson
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Never
give up - mac
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Turn
your drumheads sideways and upside down for more overall
style - Will
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Make
sure the bottoms and tops of your toms are tuned to
a different pitch ... and dont be afraid to rock out.
Play with the radio and ... w\e else u can find... but
remember stay cool and rock for life!!!... remember my
tips they work b-e-a-utifully! - Andrea C
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Play
to songs. This will keep you interested in practicing,
give you a chance to emulate your favourite drummers
and enhance your sense of timing. - Adam
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When
you play the drums start by playing really slow then
gradually speed up then slow down again this is what i
do and i recon it helps. - jordan
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Try
doing stuff with one hand, say a 12/8 signature and
triplets, or gallops, whatever theyre called. i find that
doing those triplets with one hand opens doors to more
complex things - bishop
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Play
double bass - kirby
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Don't
burn the bridge between you and other musicians. You
may need to walk over that bridge in the future. - greg
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Put
gaffa on toms, snare and bass drum and then u can
rock (oh yeah) - Schmitty
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PRACTICE,
PRACTICE & EVEN MORE PRACTICE - Purk
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Be
sure to show off your drumming
skills - Ethan
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Experiment
setting youre drums and cymbals up different ways,
maybe you will find a setup that is more comfoatable or
works better for you. (but dont move them right before
a gig, that may seriously screw you, try it while practicing)
and once you find youre perfect setup, keep them that
way. - Brandon
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300.REMEMBER.
when you get a drum set don't think you can just start
playin',take lessons first!!!! - Paul Churchill
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Remember
as a drummer you set the time for the song. you move
the crowd. when writing a new song,always write down the
format of your song and any changes that will occur and
so on most importantly have fun...... it's just music.Matt
Green drummer, distant figure - matt
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Relax!!!
- nick
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If u only have one mic, set it undernearth ur snare
and hi hats u will be surprised how much it will pick
up everything as well - marty
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All
your interaction with the drum set is done through
your drumstick grip, and therefore feeling comfortable
with your grip is very important. - anonymous
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If you have a favorite pair of drumsticks that
are expensive, then you might consider buying packs of
cheap sticks while you practice so you dont break your
good ones. - John Fink
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Drink
as much fluids as you can. While you drum you lose
a lot of strength and energy. Water and other drinks boost
your enegy and rehydrate you. Energy Drinks and soda can't.
- anonymous
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I learned speed by practicing on a pillow while
I watched tv. Every commercial I would hit the pillow
until the show would come back on.It really works and
helped me with speed. Ps.I love drums and all Drummers.
Drum Bum has been very helpful to me to. Thanks Loads.
- Cathy DiCristofano
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Practice
technique and drum
rudiments. they are the building blocks to being
a Great drummer. - Noah
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Try
to improvise and play with other people. Too many
drummers and other instrumentalists get caught up in practicing
and playing for themselves. When you play with other people
you learn to give and take musically. Play with other
drummers and percussionists as well. The give and take
here will only make you better and you will discover various
rhythms you didn't know existed. Consider joining in a
local drum circle! - Luke Ruggieri
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Relax
Relax Relax, stiff drumming
sounds bad and isnt very entertaining. But loose tecnical
drumming sounds groovey and
stylized. - Greg Prior
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Use
moon gel to get a better sound on your snare drum
- James Murray
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Drummers
are musical athletes. Make sure to stretch properly
before getting behind the kit. This includes hands,
wrists, fingers, and the rest of your movable body.
That way you don't pull anything or hurt yourself while
playing. - Trent
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- Ethan
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Kieth
Moon is the best drummer ever, Neil Pert is a joke!!!
- Jguy
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Im Brittany I love playing drums but for those of
you who are starting to play drums don't start out on
the drum kit, Start out on playing your snare drum first...
trust me it's better then after a while playing then
got to your drum kit you'll regret if you don't I did.
- Brittany
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Always
mark where your drums are, so when you go to set it
back up you will know where to put it. Trust me it's frustrating
trying to put it in the same place you will always know
if it's one inch off!!!!!!!!? - addison conley
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PRACTICE:practice
more to improve,aplication on what you hear.. - mhikz
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At
a gig, dont do a drum solo,only drummers are interested
in them,people go to the gig to see the whole band play.and
if you feel the need to show off and do a solo,keep it
short. - sam
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Many
drummers forget that 50% (percent) of drumming
is with your sticks and feet. The other 50% is the buisness
side showing up on time and being profesional about it.
- Brittany
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Just
jam - kenn
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If
bees wax dont work for yah on the tamborine role thing...try
to put a ring of soft sand paper to help yah get good
friction. this is good if you have dry thumbs.apply pressure
with your thumb as you use it to go around the head of
the tamborine.. your thumb will bounce quickly to give
yah a sweet sound.>3 - anonymous
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Listen
To your favourite bands. If you think theres a song
thats mental force yourself to learn it. it means you
can play harder things. And you have fun because its
by you favourite band. - Josh Edwards
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kids...thats how you get better - jake
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Research
like crazy ignore nothing. V-drums to bongo , try
to get an idea of all percussiona . Transposing afro-cuban
rhythms onto your drumset is challenging and great fun.
Love it! take care - baz
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For an interesting muffling effect on your bass
drum, shove a little gift bag (the one's that usually
have rope/string handles with a little card attached to
them) between the pedal and the drum, I call it a "power-thud".
- john
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When
you begin to start playing double bass pedals keep
heels up stand straight and start out playing slow and
as you increase your speed lean forward a tad bit heres
a little tip make your calfs strong it will help -
joe starter
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ALWAYS
KEEP ON TRYING NEVER GIVE UP ONE IMPORTANT THING TO
INCREASE YOUR SPEED AND CONTROL IS TO MAKE YOUR CALFS
STRONG,KEEP YOUR BALANCE,GO FOR A STEADY BEAT AT FIRST
AND GO FOR IT TRY YOUR BEST ALWAYS KEEP YOUR HEELS UP
TRUST ME ITS A HELL OF ALOT EASIER TO PLAY DOUBLE BASS
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PLAYING
DOUBLE BASS-Playing double bass pedals first you
need to find the most comftorable position posible for
your feet on the pedals second you need to keep your
heels up while you play trust me its alot easier third
sit up straight and last leen slightly forward but keep
your balance and practice o yea one other thing strengthen
your calfs - michael
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Well
at first start out with a heavy pedal , then move
to a featherlite, they might be cheaper but they will
hold trust me, i had a dw 5000 double pedal, then i moved
to a groove percussion double kik pedal its like not playin
at all and its alot easier to play loud, use your whole
leg, on a comfortable pivet point, use simple complexes
then move to a more agressive stage , stamina is key in
this too - damian tucker
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If
you're going to tell people to use proper spelling and
punctuation like Jacob Greene, learn how to spell
PUNCTUATION first! And don't put things like "puncuation
in your DRUMS tips." - Jeramie
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Putting
2p coins (or any coin) where the bass pedal beater
hits the skin. just put tape over the coins and stick
it on (gaffa tape) any other tape will just wear out.
this gives it a kind of metal but not to much sounds
great... Try it. - Sam Gibson
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is the key to a successful percussionist in all aspects
of playing including his oe her soloing abillities - RYAN
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When
u play drums you a got to feel the music/beat -
rachel jackson
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Learn
your snare drum
rudiments before you try the drumset set because
you can rudiments give you speed and stick control and
you can use that on the drumset. - michael
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Practice
drumming
quickly with BOTH hands! That way you will achieve
more flexibility and variety. Many drummers tend to practice
one side only. - Jay Maidwell
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Play
only one drum at a time for a long time. Learn how
many voices it has. Create melodic lines with your single
drum. Over a period of years the drum kit will become
an orchestra to you.
A good way to start is to study on a hand drum. Be sure
to find a good teacher. You will find African, Persian,
Egyptian, Turkish, Cuban, and a myriad of other styles
are filled with complexity, style, and history to learn
and enjoy. It will change the way you look at music
in general and possibly change your life. - Kevin
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Learn
how to read music. reading music is one of the most
important thing you will need to know to be a good drummer
because you can add to the beats that you are learning
and make new ones. and if you don't know how a drummer
is doing a beat for a song than you can look it up on
the internet and find out because you know how to read.
- michael
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Play
your pdeal with bare feet,its so much easier especially
when using double kick,joey jordison is not the best drummer
try listening to real metal like pete sandoval from morbid
angel and richard christy from death - Grind Death
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If
you recorde your self playing you will learn from
your mastaks and then fix it and then you will be a lot
better off. - michael
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Give
air drumming
a try, it loosens up your arms and hands when you
can't play your drums when girfriends home, it works,peace.
- madd matt
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If
you are in a band rember that you are the time keeper
for the rest of the band. if you try to show off and
try to focus on making you beat good and hard for other
people to play that you will not be a good drummer -
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My
suggestion is to get yourself a pair of ahead aluminum
drumsticks,I've had the same pair of sticks for a
year, and the nylon sleeves are replacable.The bands kiss,Slipknot
and Bon Jovie uses them,ect. - fast hands
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Don't
get hooked on one drummer. what i mean by this is
that if you like a surten drummer and try to sound like
him in every way than you will sound like him and that
is not what you want. you want your own sound and not
sombody eleses. - michael
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dude just play!!! ROCK ON!!! - bob
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When
your playing with the bass pedal make sure that if
you want it to move faster beats.all you have to do is
ti-pi toe the peatl and use that ecxercise it realy works
- michael
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Practice
on your double kick for atleast 30 min a day and
u will seee the speed and control difference in about
2 months - dustin wickhorst
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Do
not judge a book by it's cover. becuae you may not
like the druming style in your faviorte band like i don't
like the drummer for the rolling stones but that does
not mean that i would not buy his books becuase you can
learn from everbody. - michael
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Use
a wire brush on the ride cymbal or hihat when doing
rock or metal beats. It will give you a sound you love.
- Alex
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Set
your double bass pedal in front of a couch and play.
it will help improve your speed. - justin benson
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To
get a good tom/snare/bass sound- Do that following.
To get a good tom sound, first take the bottom heads
(resonance heads) off. Then, still keep the batter head
on. The removal of the resonant head lets you get a
better sound out of your tom. Plus, the tuning of it
is much more easier. Now for the damening part. This
is the easiest thing to do. Go out to a local music
store that has percussion equipment and buy some Moongels.
They totally cut the stupid ring out that you get when
you play. Put one on the 1st tom, 1 on the 2nd Tom,
and 2 on the floor tom.
To
get a very awesome snare sound, tighten up the top and
botttom heads almost as far as they can go. Then, adjust
the muffler so that the drum will have some sort of
a ring. This is a really good sounding poppy sound.
It's similar to what the drummer for Avenged Sevenfold
has(His name is The Rev).
Now finally, for all you people out there. To get the
shweetesh bass drum sound do this. Take some duct tape
and put it around the edges of the batter head on the
inside. Then, put another layer of it on the tape that
you laid on there. And lastly, put a tiny pillow in
there to muffle the sound up a bit.
And there you have it. The best dang tips you will get
on this site. (By the way I'm 13.) Peace Peace everyone
and good drumming
to all of you. - JASon NEwcOmEr
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What
ALL drummers should DEMAND from their drumsticks:
Regardless of what the name brand is, make sure they
are straight (no warpage), that they are weight-paired
& pitch-paired. Vic Firth, Pro Mark, Vater, Silverfox,
etc. have these 3 'criteria' in their mission statement
(regarding computer analysis of each stick). - Kevin
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Yo
wats up... when you play don't think and you hands
should play for you relax sit back and watch your hands
do all the thinkin... and if your playin a gig don't sit
there and look stupid, move around if your moving the
audience is moving or else the music isnt any good..good
luck! - justin z. (unhinged)
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Play
Polyrhythm alot in exercising! Those 'running' patterns
surely now how to make you a better drummer. Don't just
play 4 over 3 or 2 over 3, try 5 over 7, 3 over 5 and
3 over 7, they're the best 'vitamins' for your brain.
- Denny AJD
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To
find out where you naturally hold a drum stick, throw
it in the air so that it does a 360 vertical flip and
where ever you catch it the most times is where you would
naturally hold the stick.
i have found this to stop my blisters and generally improve
playing. - tim hanson
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I've
found it comfortable to put the china ( if you have
one with you set ) by the Hi-hat so it is easier to reach
and it depends on what type of music you are playing on
where you put your cymbles - william
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Want
to play faster. Listen to these bands to help gain
faster style of playing. Nile, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid
Angel,Hate Eternal,Strapping Young Lad,Godless Rising,Mortal
Decay, God Dethroned,Torture Killer, and Sadus. Just
listen to death metal bands in general. - chris
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Have
a strap on the heel of you HH stand. This can be attatched
to the foot of your drum throne and prevents the HH walking.
- Aky
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Always
tune after your drums have changed climate - carlos
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Be
sure to buy a drumstick holder and put it somewhere
easily accessible.It is so easy to drop sticks during
a gig!!!! - az
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For
all beginers, if you think your Ever going to play
double base you better start to use ur left foot as a
time keeper on ur HH, it will make the switch from HH
to base drum a lot easier and you're right foot shouldnt
be as strong as ur left foot which will make ur kicks
even. You should use you're left foot as a time keeper
any way, it will keep your tempo even. Happy drumming
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When
playing Double Bass make sure that any other drums
you add into the mix of the rythem are acutally usable.
Some drummers may find that it is difficult to play
double bass and other drums at the same time. - Chris
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Keep
a binder (3-ring or whatever works)with information
that you'll use at practices and gigs. Make notes about
songs, what to do and at what part of the song, especially
when learning a new song. Type up those notes on your
computer, and make a copy to put into a plastic document
sleeve in your binder. Works great for performance song
lists too. Use button size Neodymium magnets to hold up
song notes or song lists onto cymbal or mike stands or
other metal parts of drums. Neo-magnets are very strong
and will keep documents (and the plastic sleeves they
are in) from falling or flying away, even during windy
outside performances. Other things to keep in your binder:
lyrics, internet search maps & directions to gigs,
band mate telephone numbers, sheet music, etc. - A.J.
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- christafari
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open to learning from other people, this means be
humble. Play for the band and not just yourself. - Walter
Waller
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Fulcrum-use
fulcrum but stay loose - John Campbell
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Bass
drum tip:- Try using the heel up technique when
usin the bass pedal. it allows u to kick allot faster
as opposed to hell down... cya. - Zac
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Know
your role as a drummer: you are the heartbeat of the
music. Not a front man. There is a time for crazy fills
and solos but not every four bars. Don't be affraid to
keep it simple and play whats right for the song. - Louis
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Spare
your family the loud noise when playing in your home,
drap a bed sheet over your toms and tuck it around to
muffle the sound. Don't laugh until you try it. It doesn't
sound bad. - Fred Fishburne
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If you ever need a make-shift splash cymbal and
arent gonna be using your hi-hat raise the top hi-hat
cymb. high enough so that it's not touching the bottom.
Not the best thing for the cymbal so I recomend using
and older set of hats if you got 'em. - Eric
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Play to classical music. ive been playin to Eliot
Fisk's Baroque Guitar transriptions...it brings out the
creative side in me. try it. its fun. - KARL HOGG
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If you think you have learned everything there
is to know,think again. - Matt
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Faster
Double bass...What can we say about it? It can be
hard. Their is a new technique about player faster..Heal-
Toe action. Shoes off! Place toe on top of the pedal,
Heal in middle. Lift heal then bring down, then bring
toe up then down. You'll get it in 5-10minutes. Keep trying.
- Kevin Maslan
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Electronic
Kits are under-rated! They take less space, don't
require mics (or leads!), skins last years, no tuning
problems, no feedback problems for gigs or recordings,
most have built in metronomes, and the sound per dollar
is just about better than the sound per dollar on an
acoustic kit. A great choice for a second kit for practice,
rehearsal, teaching, and quick recordings. - Shakedaddy
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Drummers
can write songs too! record yourself either with the
CPU, or a tape player or vid cam, and make atmospheric
intros, calm verses, catchy choruses. Without soloing
every section, make drums the part people hum to and remember
- Shakedaddy
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Dont
start out playin hard songs too early cus i played
to cd's and they were like harder but i never learned
to really keep the beat so learn that first with a metranome
thats wat im doing now - zack
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FOR
GREAT SOUNDS ON YOUR HH try using different cymbals.
- Paul Churchill
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Work
on making your hands faster by playing on a practice
pad - joe
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when
playing a double pedal,try to hit them both at the
same time, you get a bo-bom sound thats really close together
and its really cool when performing - Dalton
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The
Greatest punk drummer of all time is Tre Cool of green
day. - drew t
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A
COOL THING TO LEARN- Practice crossing your arms while
playing on different tom toms. This can be very helpful
once you get it down because it will cause you to not
have to move around the set so much. And it will also
help when you need to add fills in the middle of your
session. So always remember... Practice makes Perfect.
Trust me This works like a crarm. ROCK ON!!! - Noodle
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Depending
on how you aready play.... I have found it much
easier to hit the floor tom by tilting it slightly down
towards the floor and turn the tilted side to face my
body. I was just experimenting one day and tried it.
So its a good thing to experiment with your set. ROCK
ON!!! - Noodle
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Try songs form green day... they are upbeat and
keep you going.. - Trey.
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Warm
up by playing both hands hitting the pad at the
same time start slow and playing quater notes (4 bars)
then change to 8th notes (4 bars) then 16th notes (4
bars) do this for a good 5 mins b4 you play it will
get your preformance to maxinum level. - Tom
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Train
as much ruddiments as you can and train it on a very
slow tempo, put 60 bpm for example and play it until you
got the exact feel of the rudiments you play and then
try to aply it on snare and toms, combine it and you will
get a variation of fill in with perfect sound and great
tone, try it, works for me.. - barry
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If
you want your bass drum to sound like a deep sounding,
explosive pound, then open your bass head, and put a pellow
into it. - caleb
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Before
a concert or playing period, tune your drum because
if it is not tuned correctly, the drum will sound totally
off and trust me people will notice - Torrey (Girl
Drummer)
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To
record a drum kit with 1 mic, point at snare, about
2.5metres above the ground, above the floor tom. If you
have two mics, keep that one and put another in the bass
drum. - FatBoy
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The
best sticks to practice with are the dark brown pair
of Dennis Delucias'!!! Why, because I have practice over
and over again with them on marching snare drums and pillows
with no bounce. There very good for very fast improvment,
I know because I see to much improvement in me and WOODLAWN
HIGH SCHOOL drummers in Shreveport,LA, especially the
girls. - Patrick A. Davis
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To
get a stronger/ faster left hand, try spinning the
stick in your left hand often... - Oliver
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If
you go to a gig wif only a bass drum mic set it under
your snare drum and you will be surprised how much i t
picks up the rest of your kit - Marty Burns
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Yeah
im just a beginner but i found that if you dont
know how to read/wright tableture just try recording
ur beats or listening to other drummers or bands while
practicing.....put ur recordings on the computer and
on a cd or mp3 player and listen to them while sleeping
or something i guess and maybe u will remember the...i
know i did. - chris harrison
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When
playing the drums, dont keep your foot flat on the
bass drum pedal, because
(1) Its not that comforable and your ankle starts to hurt
after a few minutes, and
(2) You get much more power and speed if you play the
bass drum pedal with your toes, and your heel in the air.
Trust me, it works. Its helped me pull off difficult drum
beats when i have had to stand in for people in gigs before
with hardly any practice! - Chaz
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For all u begining double bass drummers out there
i've got three things to say; 1.dont get discouraged
if u cant rythm of the beaters or cant do 16th notes
for at least 10-15 seconds, and 2nd if you get pains
in your shins or calfs, its perfectly normal and 3rd
dont think that you cant do it because eventually you
will get the hang of the pedal - chris b.
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If
you first starting of with double bass dont try and
go mega fast it never works! start of quite slow and become
consistant the speed will come over time. - rich
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If
you are just begining, or a beginner, then just start
with simple ringo starr from the beatles drumming.
He uses a simple drumming
patteren... Not like dragon force - Brandon
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Practice
makes perfect is all well and good but the real
key to perfection is to ensure that you are practicing
correctly. Bad habits are incredibly hard to sort out
so start off slow and get the technique right! -
joe
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If your band is not headlining a show, once you
are done, quickly get your kit off the stage. no one wants
to wait around while another drummer is taking down every
single piece. - Sam
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PLAYING
PARKWAY DRIVE ON THE DRUMS IS EASY - NATHAN DAY
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Make
learning drum
rudiments a hundred times easier by using two
seperate surfaces for the hands; one louder than the other.
One hand will be alot louder than the other and so your
brain only has to listen to half of the rudiment. It also
allows your brain to undertand the rudiment in a musical
way instead of a technical way and therefore quicker to
learn. For example, one half of a paradiddle makes for
a pretty good beat. As long as you continue to hear that
beat, you know your other, quiter hand is doing it right.
Hope that made sense... - Chris
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If
you can sing it you can play it. - Mike Laughridge
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RRRRRRRR-LLLLLLLL<P>RRRRRRR-LLLLLLL<P>RRRRRR-LLLLLL<P>RRRRR-LLLLL<P>RRRR-LLLL<P>RRR-LLL<P>RR-LL<P>R-L<P>Warm
up. Start slowly. Play and repeat first part until relaxed.
Move on to second part keeping hands relaxed, gradually
increasing tempo.<p>Segue into 7 on each hand
and so on.<p>Take your time.<p> Check your
grip and visualise what you are about to do.<p>As
you can see, the exercise goes from 8 on each hand ending
with the single stroke roll. When you hit single stroke,
you should be really moving. So start slowly and build
your rhythm.<p>Remember..this is a warm up..have
fun. Stay loose. - Iain Mclennan
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When practicing drum
rudiments and fills use sylables of words to help
you count the beats in the phrase (example) a triplet
could be broken down as I I I lem- on- ade (the I's represent
the triplet beats) tip! beverages work really well! (tea.
cofee. lemonade.coca cola etc...) have fun! - Stephen
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Use
a dailey drumming
routine that starts with stretching your wrists
and fingers, then goes to dexterity exercises like single
and double paraddidles between your hands and feet,
etc.. I practice at least 3 hours a day and try to always
take 1 day a week off of the set to use only a practice
pad. It helps to refresh your brain because playing
every day will burn it out just like a computer, and
after a day of rest from the set you should be able
to play new patterns in all the styles. Make sure your
throne is not too low. I had mine too low for a few
months and started getting some lower back pain even
though I sit straight up. Your feet should be able to
rest on the pedals and your sticks should be able to
reach everything without leaning uncomfortably far forward.
- Jared Vinson
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MOVING
FAST: inorder to "move fast" on fills or
drum rolls or solos, you have to lear how to do the singer
strock roll..thats right left right left - cameron
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If your now starting out playing drums then you
should first understand them and know what your talking
about.This way it will make you look more professional.good
luck - Shane Rayner
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Take
a papertowel and and fold it then tape it down on
each of ur drums and make sure its really on there good.
that helps muffle the drum and u get better sound -
kyle
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You're
not a drummer if you can't read music. Reading music
becomes an essential part of developing the drummer in
you. Sure you can begin drumming just like that and think
you really can drum, but without sheet music, you are
truly nothing. - Little Drummer boy (nate kirkham)
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Travis
Barker is good, but overrated. There are far better
drummers out there. - Chuck Norris
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Shorter
tips are easier to digest, you know. Brainless twits
like me do NOT want to read a page-long tip. - Dum
dums
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Right,
double kick drumming with one foot like Nicko McBrain(Iron
Maiden). These will lead to beasty sounding bass drum
triplets. How? Start with a hit your toes at the back
of the pedal and quickly slide your foot up to the front
of the pedal with the ball of your foot. This should result
in an incredibly fast double hit on the bass drum. It
takes PRACTICE. People will think you're playing with
a double kick pedal. Just sit back and chuckle silently
to yourself in your own knowledge. Just in case, listen
to Iron Maiden (especially some of their live stuff.)
Nicko would be proud. - Dick Cheney
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Ringo is a subpar drummer. - Billie Bob
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I
know a better Travis than Travis Barker. His name
is Travis Smith (from Trivium. He really is MUCH better
at drumming than Barker.) ALL HAIL TRAVIS SMITH! - Billie
Bob Teeth
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Buy
any album from tool; especially Aenima, Lateralus,
or undertow...danny carey is one of the best and most
underappreciated drummers in music today. - mike
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a beginner buy a cheap drumset becouse u may not think
its fun 2 play the drums but it really is - live, love,
burn, die, maggot
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Get
a cd player and tab your favorite songs by ear, it
helps you understand the beats that are actually being
played, and eventually allows you to play it by ear with
ease! - Seth Mullins
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For
better grip put tape on your fingers where the stick
touches them - J
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Try
to think in shapes and colours when writing drum parts.
Forget notation and theory, and make some vibrant shapes
in between your drums. - Matthew
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Just because you have a drum set and sticks doesn`t
mean you`re a drummer yet i`ve had my set for like a month
and played a while before and i still don`t call myself
a drummer but your time will come as - random physco
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Keep
your foot half-way on the drum pedal instead of right
upto the skin, it give you more power when striking and
takes less effort out of you, the kick alos sounds better.
- Jason
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Ever
losing drumsticks? Try putting string all around (in
a spiral) where you hold the drumstick, and then apply
duct tape or any tape you can find over the string. trust
me, it helps! DRUM HARD! - Nightrain
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Make
your hands faster by praticing your drum rolls on
a rubber drun pad.Then when you get on a drumkit do
the same rolls on your snare then add the toms. - josh
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Thinking of buying a double bass pedal? Well dont,
try most double bass stuff with one pedal. There may be
some songs that definatly cant be done but you'll find
the bulk of songs involving double bass action will be
just as achieveable with one pedal, if you practice!!!!
- Gaz
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Raymond
Herrera 4ever :D i'm just starting to play double
base, and he is my favourite drummer... For me the "Double
Base Gods" are: Raymond Herrera and Gene Hoglan
(you didn't mention it) from Testament, Death &
Straping Young Lad.. Rock hard you drummers!! - Arktype
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For
beginners too poor to buy a double pedal right away(me)
and still want the sound...you can just roll your foot
on a single pedal. - Stephen
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Heal/Toe
technique on the High Hat: Slide up using your heal
of your foot on the HH pedal then followed by your toe,
which is the front part by your toes. This will allow
you to do other things rather then striking the HH with
your stick to give that open/closed sound. Do this every
day 1 min at first then longer you will use muscles that
you normally will never use. - Rachel
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If you have the oppertunity try to play marching
percussion, it helps you play more in the center of
the head (snare drums and bass drums) and speed (going
at about 120 bpm (beats per minute) and will help your
chops out in the long run, mainly long parades (like
4 miles or so). Also it will help you out when you play
infromt of a crowd on the side to play up to par and
help the band out. Plus, it would be a great opertunity
to find some people that you can start and band with
or join a band that has formed and needs a drummer.
- steve
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Stay
away from drugs and stay focused on the music - a
person?
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Keep
drumming every chance you get - kyle roberts
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The
best tip I can give is don't buy silver tone drums.
Their no good but i'm broke so i'm stuck with em listen
to me they're cheap not worth your money. - Branden
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Just
go crazy and then u'll get the hang off all the drms
and cymbals - Aaron Horne
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The
whole heels up approach to drumming is bull. you
may be able to play stuff faster like this but you dont
have the same control as playing heels down. Playing
heels down takes more co-ordination and practice but
pays off. when you play heels up its always loud and
obnoxios and hard to play slow. heels down is also very
easy to learn new patterns suchs as paradiddles and
triplets. if you want immediate spped and power,heels
up. If you want technique control and real power, heels
down. - Alex
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Get
to know your drum teacher personally.It will benefit
you to get more out of your drum lessons, and he can get
you great deals when it comes to drum equipment, drum
supplies, drum parts,etc. - James Voorhees
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Practice
rolls and drum
rudiments daily! - nanda pois
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Start
out with something easy like the beatles. ringo starrs
my favorite drummer he's the only reason i started - zach
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Playing
any instrument is about enjoying yourself, it shouldn't
matter whether you're 'technically' a good player, i mean,
it can help, yes, but it's certainly not essential. i've
never had a drum teacher, i was simply shown the basics
by a friend and i took it from there, but it does take
a lot of patience and dedication, and a love of your instrument
:) go nuts and try some crazy fills and solos, but keep
it under control when you need to, play tight and in a
funky groove, and use fills that are simple, with minimal
strokes but interesting patterns. don't worry if you can't
read drum music or you don't know what a friggin paradiddle
or triplet is, just listen to a wide variety of music
and filter it all into a unique playing style. playing
without a teacher also helps you to develop your own unique
style, without it being moulded by someone else, but you
gotta make sure you're not doing anything wrong, so read
drum tip websites like this one :P - big ol' drum-o!
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For
improved double stroked speed accent the second
stroke on each hand - tommy arta
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1.
This maybe have been said so many times, but once
again, PRACTICE ALL OF THE TIME! Practice for hoever long
you feel, or do whats comfortable
2. Don't follow the trends! Customize your set the way
YOU want it, don't get a set exactly like someone famous's.
It may be cool, but you will look unoriginal and stuff.
- Ty, the DrumManiac
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Solid
tempo is the top priority.....better to play simple
and safe, but steady....rather than trying to be cool
but u mess up the groove keeping solid tempo is not just
the drummer's task, everyone else in the band also responsible
for this - atuy
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ALWAYS BE EXCITED TO PLAY-play with passion and
confidence, dont try too much at once, pace yourself and
your skills will build gradually. REMEMBER; PRACTICE DOES
NOT MAKE PERFECT--PERFECT PRACTICE DOES!! - kevin barry
ireland
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Just
keep practicing and be patient - devries 3hoursback!
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If you are a hard hitter like I am and are showing
signs of tendenitiz then get and ware a good set of
drumming gloves, it helps cushion a lot of the shock.
I also use sex wax on my sticks to keep them from slipping
from my gloves Danny Meazell Drummer for Tiger Meazell
- Danny Meazell
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Practice your favorite songs - it will make it
seem easier! - erik h.
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The
way you hold your sticks and the position of your
throne is very important to being a great drummer. -
simran sandhu
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If you want to be good,ON THE DRUMS THEN DON'T
THINK JUST DO, becuase if you think things can go bad.
so its better if you just do. just fallow your dreams
they DO come true - Timothy Panuco AKA TAP
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Take
risks on stage by playing different fills that you've
not tried out before. It's alot more fun on stage but
scary aswell and gives and edge to the night;) x - miguel
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It's
all in the wrists! No arms, just wrists! (P.s. If
there's no ketchup, there's no point!) - XxxRockingReedyxxX
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