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Tambourine
Thumb Rolls - Put some bees wax, cello or bass rosin on
the perimeter of the head. Apply pressure whith your thumb as
you use it to go around the head. Your thumb will bounce quickly
as it moves. - Mary Ellen Hodges
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Don't
quit your day job. - Joe Blow
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Hey,
we get to submit our own??? Cool!! Well let's see....how
about don't spend too much time in this drum tips site or you
won't get any practicing done - Ha! - Jim Rvezky
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Try
plastic straws for those snare holder thingys that keep
the snares on. They've held up for me so far. You just need
to cut them down a bit and you're ready to go. - Adam
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I don't
know if this makes for a good drum tip ...but I once saw
a guy stuff newspaper in his bass drum to get a wet sort of
punchy sound. I tried it and it sounds pretty cool. Just my
little tip for the day. Thanks for this cool site. - Bernard
Wilton
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Eat
more chicken. No wait, wrong tips page. - Eli
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Drum
Tuning Tip: If it sounds good to the ear, don't screw it
up by trying to use an exact technique. It's about the sound.
In other words, if it's not broken, don't fix it. - Benny
G.
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Mark
your drum stands with a permanant marker to keep your
place.
This saves time when setting up your drums. Later. - Rori
Martinez
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Buy
yourself a little clip on fan for your drums. You can clip
it on the drum stands anywhere (I put mine on the HH stand)
to keep yourself cool. I wouldn't trade my fan for anything
in the world. All my band mates are jealous. - Michael Rose
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I have
found that if one keeps the right perspective, playing
becomes more enjoyable. Are you playing just to impress someone
or for their enjoyment? I look at it like I am serving someone.
I love to play and if it makes someone else happy other than
me than that makes it all the better. You never know how your
playing may make someone elses day more enjoyable. - Della
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name is Marc White. I am a Vic Firth PDT(since 4/2000).
I will be conducting drumset workshops @ THE WINDHOVER CENTER
for the ART'S starting 1/2003. What i have to say is this
"always play for the song and the style your playing
for in the moment", do NOT overplay and listen good"!!!
Two
more:
One: Practice having a good attitude!
Two: Learn HOW to reeellllaaaaaaxxxxxxx!!! - Marc
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Dude..dont'
use the same size drumsticks for every gig. That's why they
make different size sticks. If you're playing a light ballad,
you don't want to be playing with your Metallica woodchoppers.
Have 3 or 4 different sizes of drumsticks and use them for the
different applications they were made for. - Jason (PS
I don't work for a drumstick company)
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Sometime
ago, I had no place to set up an acoustic set of drums,
for a duration of many years. What I did was purchase a set
of "table-top" drums ie. Yamaha DD14, & then the
DD50. These little gems have many drum loops to play along with,
plus a set of "pedals" / triggers for the kick &
hi hat. Granted, they are not the real thing, but the DD's improved
my timing immensely nonetheless! Plus they contained a fully
adjustable tempo dial & a click track.
"Keep the beat!" - Joe L.
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Practice
with your left hand, it will help strengthin it and make
it equal to your right. Learn everything you can. - Sean
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Practice
as much as humanly possible when you can. There is no song
too difficult. The more you practice it, the better you will
get. Confidence is everything when you're behind the kit. A
truly dedicated drummer lets nothing take priority over the
drums. Practice makes perfect. - Kevin Divoll
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When
you play, don't concentrate on what you are doing. Just
do what comes naturally. - Yours truely
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End
every drum practice session with a short solo. You will
come up with new ideas and your solos will improve greatly.
Plus, it's fun. - Alfonzo Houlihan
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Always
stretch your hands in a warmup, it will help you in the
long run. Also, don't thighten all your muscles, relax and play
with the band. - Ryan Robertson
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For
all levels of musicains, dedication and patience is the
key to get better. - Bhaskar Baskota
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I
have found that if one keeps the right perspective, playing
becomes more enjoyable. Are you playing just to impress someone
or for their enjoyment? I look at it like I am serving someone.
I love to play and if it makes someone else happy other than
me than that makes it all the better. You never know how your
playing may make someone elses day more enjoyable. - Della
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One
cymbal doesn't have just one sound! Practise hitting the
middle of the cymbal with the tip of the drum and then whacking
the edge of it with the stick angled straight after. Sounds
great and adds a little extra to your playing if you don't have
many cymbals. - Dan
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What
ever you do, do not make the mistake of buying all the expensive
things when you are first starting out. Use the cheaper to appreciate
the better things in this drumming world. - Sam T.
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Learning
how to get started? Well...for all those drummers out there
who think they can play drums without reading music.....well
it'll work for a while but it will only get u so far so when
u get to the point where u dont think u can learn any more,
look at some tabs and try em out it really helps!!!! - Kevin
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If you
seriously need work on your left hand take a stick and hold
the butt of it in your hand with the tip being able to hit your
elbow. Now play continuosly for as long as you can. My friend
does this at least one hour a day and it works really well.
- Alex
Miehl
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If
you set your drumset up backwards you will gain more cordination.If
your a righty, set up lefty and visa versa for this exercise.
If you do this it will help you with cordination. Also, even
if your not a Double Bass player you should play a Double Pedal.
Playing differant stickings over different foot patterns helps
cordination. Think about it, would you learn one hand at a time,
NO. By playing Both hands as a unit, each hand gets strong and
the same is true with your feet, So don't learn one foot at
a time. By playing them together your feet get better, even
if you NEVER intend on playing double bass songs. I found myself
liking the Double pedal for fills & Cashendo's (excuse my
spelling lol). These Tips Work don't over look them. - Bill
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Playing
in Perfect Time is NOT easy, but if you practice slightly
ahead of the beat, then practice slightly behind the beat you
will notice playing in PERFECT time is NOT impossible. If your
in Perfect time you will not hear the Metranome. Practice on
a Drum Pad, it's alot harder but you will be happy you did when
your done. Make sure you do this exercise with all the Drum
Rudiments. - Bill Dolan
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While
playing along with cds or radio be creative and use fills
that are not in the recorded song. - Jim Coudle
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A
hose clamp will fix a broken Bass drum pedal where the foot
plate meets the pedal (normally a strap there).
Teachers:
Make use of abbreviations BD, HH, SD, FP, CYM etc. - No Name
Provided
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Handle
your drumsticks correctly. The drumsticks should be held
in both of your hands so loose that if someone were to hit your
hands, they would fall out. Handling your drumsticks this way
will make your overall preformance much better, as opposed to
holding the drumsticks in a firm grip. Happy drumming! - Suzann
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While
playing along with cds or the radio, be creative and use
fills that are not in the recorded song. - Jim Coudle
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Rattling
snare? I have found that if you put crinkled up news paper
inside your snare drum it cuts down on rattling. - Lindsey
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Never
tune or re-tune another drummer's drums. THIS COULD LEAD
TO SERIOUS INJURY - Nicci Fritts
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PRACTICE
..if you want to be good at it.- Down South Dirty Girl
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Reach
for the sky.. and if you don't make it, at least you will
know you are among the stars. - It's ME
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Handle
your drumsticks correctly. The drumsticks should be held
in both of your hands so loose that if someone were to hit your
hands, they would fall out. Handling your drumsticks this way
will make your overall preformance much better, as opposed to
holding the drumsticks in a firm grip. Happy drumming! - Suzann
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Sisters
screaming at you all the time cause your drums are to loud?
Just put a lot of blankets on your drums and cymbals. - Octopus
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Play
with your Heart, not just your hands and feet! Your band
members and the audience will tell the difference. - Buddy
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Clean
your cymbles and make them shine, they look better when
there bright and when the light hits them. - Danny M.
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If
you want to really get your rudimental chops down, join
a drumline or drum corp. The practice is regimented and the
drum competitions keep you motivated. The progress in learning
with a drumline is great and will advance a drummer to another
level. - Arny Milstead
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Travis
Barker rules!!
That's my drum tip of the day. - Jose
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What
i've learned is to take every job, whether you get paid
or if you do it for free. You never know when there,s someone
out there looking for a drummer. - Sean Krall
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All
drums have their own pitch. To truly tune your drums to
their pitch remove all heads & hardware, hang the shell
from a string or something & hit the edge of the shell.
The sound you hear is the pitch to tune to. This is a little
timely but your drums will sound the way they were built to
sound. - Keith Weiler
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THE
SWEET SPOT! For all you metal heads out there who play double
bass, the sweet spot is the key to finding your maximum speed.
Find the center of your pedal and place the groove between your
toes and your foot. You're on your way! - Daniel Mifsud
- drummer of Argento
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The
little boy stopped an old man on the street and said, "Hey,
Mister! How do I get to Carnegie Hall?" The old man replied,
"Practice, son. Practice." - No Name Given
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Lose
a stick? Try sitting on a pair of sticks (one on each
side) so you don't have to reach in your bag in the middle
of a song to get another. - CK
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Playing
along to the radio is better than playing to records. The
temptation with records is to pick the ones you like or find
easy. The radio makes you try to play things you've avoided,
extends your range, and shows up your weaknesses.- Mike
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Keep
an extra hi-hat clutch in your stick bag because there is
nothing worse than rocking up to a gig and finding out you have
forgotton your hi-hat clutch! - Daniel
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Play
along with a CD or radio, then turn it off and play it
from memory as close to the original as possible! It works.
Try It! :) - Andrew Glass
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Your
Bass player can make you a better drummer listing to the
why he rolls out of (verses&chours) & try to duplacate.
- Rick Brown
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At
band reharseal go through the songs with just you and
your bass player.This will help your band get super tight.
- Rick Brown
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If
you have dreams of being a "Commercially" successful
drummer, i.e. Fame, Money,hit songs, etc. you have to know
and accept your place. Don't try to steal the show. You are
a time keeper and you lay down the backbeat. The simpler the
better. Any band where the drummer is the center of attention
is probably not a very commercially successful band. Neal Pert
is an exception to the rule, not the norm. Consider Phil Rudd.
- Jake Levee
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Keep
practiceing every day, because if you stop you will get
bad. Practice. Practice. Practice!!!!!!!! - Isaiah
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Always
make sure that your hands are dry or you are wearing gloves
to avoid the stick from slipping out of your hands in the middle
of a song. - Nick
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Learn
to play the piano/keyboard also. A good drummer knows other
instruments and how to sight read. - Bob Bouvier
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If you're in Pit (side-line percussion) and set up on
the front side-line, always listen back to the drumline never
directly follow the drum major. It will help with phasing problems
which is almost always an issue for marching bands (especially
for a large band with a big Pit). Lining up the sound from the
field to the stands is key to an amazing proformance. GO KATY!
- Captain K-dawg
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When
playing at a fast pace, always keep the arms raised at
a reasonable height. - DrumHead
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If
you want be good drummer you must listening Vinnie Colaiuta!
and that is all. - Karrdo
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Make
personal sounds, especially if you're in a band, it will
give your band a "signature " sound, just like guitars
and bass, don't hold back with your ideas :) - Lasse
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You
dont need a double pedal... just use both of your feet on
one pedal..but you gotta be quick - Drummer123
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When
playing fast tempos, mindfully RELAX your hands! The faster
you play, the more relaxed you should be. Though it may seem
paradoxical at first, you'll soon realize that you can play
those smokin' tempos alot better without the fighters fists
of fury on the sticks! - Brad Spradlin
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If
you want a tip...take it from two famous dudes that know talent!!
The construction of this site went great!! We both really
like you guys having fun with these tips!! Tip 1-don't ever
take tips but ours!! Tip 2-get offline and play drums!! Tip-3
get a job!! Tip-4 Don't even think about outdoing our progression!!
Tip-5 Let those childish studder screamin bands do there own
thing and bring music back to life!!! Tip-6 Expect better songs
on your tv!! Tip-7 Keep your tips private!! You'll never be
the best by tellin people to be better!! Tip-8 give fake tips
to confuse the drummers who need tips!!! Tip -9 Make fun of
dumb drummers!! lol... Tip-10 Keep it musical!!!! - Mike
Portnoy and Oscar Nolan
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The
drummer should be very strong minded in many different ways!
The success isn't all about the money and fame! Although fame
can build a confidence for you and money can always help out
for music equipment!! Having success to me is how well the
listeners/fans really get the message of the song! (The whole
meaning of the song should always be the most important thing!!!!)
Creative music is musical music to me!! If your a young drummer
like myself and you want to be the best!! Find that talented,
progressive, band and compete with the progression!! Try to
avoid listening to that same old 4/4 time!! DONT WEAK OUT
ON MAN! I incourage all drummers to download some Rush, Dream
Theater, Symphony X, and all those talented musical bands!
Do somethin different after every 4 measures!! Don't let the
world of drums get simple!! Write songs that are hard for
you to feel at first!! Write songs that play with time signature!!
Try to put all knowlege and natural talent to your songs!
!! Don't repeat over and over!! If you play something for
one measure its always gonna be there in that song. Be musical
and remember doin somethin once is doin it!! Don't drive it
into the ground! Not putting down on modern bands...But lets
face it Talent has gown down hill!! Music is something special
to us all!! When road is over for me...I don't wanna be described
as that one guy saying look at me!! I wanna be that guy that
tried to make music as musical as he could!! That one guy
that tried covering all musical aspects!! (DONT GET ON STAGE
TO BE SEEN) (GET ON STAGE TO SHARE SOMETHIN) being on stage
is a perfect time to say somethin...every one is listening....(EXPLAIN
A SONG THAT THE AUDIENCE MAY HAVE TROUBLE GETTIN)(MAKE SURE
THE AUDIANCE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND THE MESSAGE OF
THE SONG) being the drummer is different from singin...Singers
tell the story and the drummer helps the feelings express!!
(MAIN THING OF THE MAIN THING IS THE MAIN THING) (JUST HAVE
FUN WITH IT) (AND IF POSSIBLE HELP MUSIC BE FOR A GOOD CAUSE)
(((MUSIC IS MUSICAL WHEN ITS BASED UPON MUSIC)))) - Oscar
Nolan
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The
best cover up for droping a stick during a concert is to
stick your tounge out at everyone!! - Just another dude
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Don't
separate your equipment when you bring it home. Keep it
together or you'll forget something the next time you go to
pack it in the car. - Drummer
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When
purchasing drumsticks from your local drumshop take four
pairs of the same sticks to the counter. Take them out and roll
them on the counter to check for warped sticks. - Lori Henderson
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Look
at drum solo's of the great drummers - Ruben
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Don't
get frustrated alot when you can't seem to do any good.
Some of us drummers just have certain days where we can't play
anything, So when you get frustrated, just slow down and start
with something simple ..and just go with the flow. - Josh
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Myth:
Ringo is the greatest drummer in the world. He's probably
the most popular one though. Fact: Neil Peart is the best
drummer alive (Buddy Rich is best non-living drummer). Neil
has way more skill than Ringo. - Dan
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Watch
the booze intake when gigging. It's very easy to drink too
much in the right venue. But remember, you're performing. Be
professional. If you've had too much to drink, your drumming
will be sloppy - even if you think it isn't! - Matt
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Never
stop trying and just keep practising ...and soon you'll
get there. - Edward Ogg
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"When
I first started playing, I was interested in music and I was
able to read it. But when I moved into playing with groups,
I did a silly thing and dropped it. I do think it's great
to be able to write down ideas in music form. But I also think
that feeling is a lot more important in drumming than mere
technique. It's all very well to be playing a triple paradiddle--but
who's going to know you're actually doing it? If you pay too
much attention to technique, you start to sound like every
other drummer does. I think that being original is what counts.
When I listen to other drummers, I like to be able to say,
'Oh, that's nice, I haven't heard that before.' I think that
being yourself as a drummer is so much better than sounding
like anyone else." - John Bonham - Luigi Scarface
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Put
a thick(not too thick) coat of Plasti-Dip on the striking
spot of the bass drum head. Home depot has it. - Christopher
J. Furfaro
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If
using a pillow to muffle the bass drum, put it in a plastic
pillow cover. This prevents drawing moisture & damaging
the inner ply. - Christopher J. Furfaro
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You
can use a sheet of felt for bass drum muffling. Available
at any fabric store. Take the head off, lay the felt over
the drum, tape the edges down so the felt stays put. Make
sure you have ample material to extend past the flesh hoop.
Put head ,hoop & hardware back on, remove tape & trim
the excess felt. Be careful with the sissors! If it's too
dead, cut the center of the sheet out. I use a full sheet
on the reso head & center cutout on the batter.You can
also give some slack to the felt before you tighten the head(s),
this will control the degree of deadness. Then maybe cutting
the felt won't be necessary - Christopher J. Furfaro
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I
use rubber cement to glue zero rings (especially for bass
drum), you don't need to use alot of cement. Two way stick tape
works well too. Also,rubber cement can be easily removed. Christopher
J. Furfaro
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Right
Hand-Left Hand Ratio: The great thing about this exersice
is that it not only speeds up your off hand but also helps in
matching speed/timming of the hands.
L-R LL-RR LLL-RRR LLLL-RRRR (repeat) - Faiyaz
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MYTH:
Ringo is the greatest drummer who ever lived. TRUTH: Tommy
Aldridge is!!!! - Mike
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You
get a music stand and a spiral notebook and make a drawing
of the drum sets however you want. Write a number on each
drum peice like when there is a "1", you hit that
one. Then hit "2" and then memorize what you have
done and try it manually. It worked for me. - Brandon
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Drum
sticks make a good weapon if there is any burgurlars in
your house. Use your drum sticks as a weapon. Also you can do
a rimshot to sound like a gunshot! - Harvin
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Find
"1" style of drum stick the best fits your need
and "use that style only," don't fill you stick bag
with different sticks, your never get a good feel when playing,
your hands will have to get use to each pair you pull out! -
Travis A. Walker
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When
setting up/breaking down, make sure "you" the
drummer is there and/or the one doing it, it's a shame to
have part of your set in the bass players car and the other
with the lead singer, and all you have is the snare and your
best cymbal! It never happen to me, but I have seen it many
time. - Travis
A. Walker
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Ever
get to a gig and find that you need a carpet but didn't
bring one?
Use the floor mats from your car. Put the smaller sizes under
the bass drum spurs and the larger sizes under the bass pedal
and hi-hat stand - Mat Marucci
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When
playing live, fast tempo's often appear rushed. Consciously
try to play a little more slowly on stage than when you're practising
in the basement. - Bob Penny
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Neil
Peart is hands down the most fluent speed/hard rock drummer
ever and is one of the best rock drummers ever for those
who dont know the name listin to the band RUSH - Josh
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Use
duct tape on your toms and even your snare to muffil the
sound. - Christian Brewer
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Play
with your Heart, not just your hands and feet! Your band
members and the audience will tell the difference. - Buddy
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When
you play, just go crazy man. It helps. You will be surpriesd
at what you can do. Dont be afraid to experiment. - Thando
Naba
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Reach
for the sky and if you don't make it, at least you will
know you are among the stars. - It's ME
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PRACTICE
if you want to be good at it. - Down South Dirty Girl
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Never
tune or re-tune another drummer's drums.THIS COULD LEAD
TO SERIOUS INJURY - nicci fritts
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Take
the time to study the history of drumming. It's very enlightening
and will make you a better player. Drum History's where it's
at. Literally! Upon learning a standard jazz cymbal ride pattern
(you know; spang, spang-a-lang), be sure to Learn to listen
to "all" of the players of the band. If you're not
hearning them, you can't react to the music properly. Jazz players,
be sure to learn as many of the jazz standards as possible.
You'll be called upon to know them. - Me
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You
can't be a good drummer sitting on the couch watching
TV. - Marc Dufour
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When
hitting the crash cymbal be careful not to hit the bow of
the crash cymbal(located halfway between the center and edge
of the cymbal)with the shoulder of your stick. doing so increases
the likelihood that your expensive cybal will crack. - Emmanuel
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WHENEVER
YOU WANT TO BE GOOD TO GO BEFORE A GIG YOU SHOULD STRECH
YOUR HANDS AND ARMS SO YOU WONT GET PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR
DRUMMING. - Anthony Porras
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Work
on your "weak" hand/arm. Single stroke rolls are
best achieved with daily practice. Work with a metronome and
develop a true "single stroke" roll which sounds even!
Do 10 repetitions with the "weaker" hand/arm every
day! - Dr. Paul E. Rosene
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If
you live in dighotn kansas, forget about going to the library.
They dont have any drum stuff whatsoever! I would also like
to say that this is the best web site i have ever been too.
- Davina
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Train
SLOWLY! The better way to play well a piece is firstly
to play it RIGHT IN PLACE. Divide by 4 the tempo and train
small part of the piece in loop : 2 or 3 measures. When it's
right in place, go further in the piece. Finally, when all
the piece is ok for you, try it a bit faster and then, to
the tempo requiered. - TraXX the french Drummer
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Soundproofing:
to soundproof your drum room two tips. For the wall, install
heavy curtains about 4" from the wall all around your piece:
It prevents the rebounce of the sound and avoid the transmition
of vibration to the walls. For the ground, the carpets are great
but try to put some judo's tatami (it's really elastic and so
prevent your ground to quake under your beats ) and carpets
over it to avoid your drums slipping. - TraXX the french
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Always
remember to stay loose with the drum sticks, don't let them
slide, but let them be free. - Gabi
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Charlie
Parker practiced 14 to 15 hours a day for 3 to 4 years.
- Timoteo Alonso
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Relax
ur hands and feet, do not be stiff, feel the beat in ur
mind before playing it - Gorkhali Kanchha
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To
make a practical and useful drum/practice pad take a hard-back
book and place an old magazine on either side, sandwiching the
book in the middle. Put a mouse mat on top so that the side
you scroll your mouse on is facing upwards. Then wrap the whole
thing up with a t-shirt or an old rag of some sort, securing
the package with a rubber band or two. Find a good place to
practise, and do just that. It may be crude, but it works! -
Adam Boney
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It's not important to be the fastest playing drummer;
but to be an accurate playing drummer. You can hide speed by
playing ballads. But you can't hide mishits and poor roles.
- Eric Wehnau
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Be
totally relaxed, yet focused. - Lady Drummer 16-NC
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Clear,good
and cool sound. If you haven't got it, more practising in
true way ... Viva Turkey - Cagdas Yapicilar
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I
have found the "triplets" of various forms that
Dave Weckle perfected, has been a great help. I use them at
home practicing and work them into songs and play them throughout
the whole CD or tape so I can get a feel for it and then it
comes so natural when I need it while playing out - Steve
Hlabse
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Drum
sticks make a good weapon if there is any burglers in your
house. Use your drum sticks as a weapon. Also you can do a rimshot
to sound like a gunshot! - Harvin
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It's
important to practice with metronome and without one as
well. - Sthrudel
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The
greatest technical drummer in the metal world right now
has 2 be Deron Miller of "Mastadon". Check 'im out.
- Welfare
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When
playing with a double kick, try to use your heels vs. your
whole legs. - Dustin
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Keep
your eyes open at all times, the audience wants to see your
eyes. Also, to me there's nothing worse than seeing a bandstand
full of musicians, each of them just staring at the necks of
their guitars, in their own worlds, trying to be cool, or with
their eyes closed, not being a part of the goings on. Attempt
to be aware and play "with" the others as a unit,
as much as possible. After all, we are there to entertain the
audience, not just look cool. The whole is greater than the
sum of the parts. - "Lay it Down" Larry
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If
your snares are rattling a lot and you want to stop it,
I found you can put a strip of paper in between the snares and
the resonant head. - DJ
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Got
the Blues? A trick I learned from a Muddy Water comment
before a song. He told a drummer to, "Give me some butt".
If I recall it was "Hoochie Coochie Man". Using
the butt end of the stick in some songs gives it a fuller
sound without hitting the snare harder and overpowering the
band. If you are a Blues drummer, you should know it is all
about being aware of the feel and mood of the band. - Jeff
Gover
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Learn
what the hell groove and feel mean and forget paradiddles.
- Todd
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Teaching:
Have your students do simple math and spelling problems
aloud while playing ostinato foot patterns such as Bossa, Samba,
Songo, etc...This forces them to rely on muscle memory and allows
them to think of their hands independantly of their feet. -
Paul Knight
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Label
ALL your stix. I had some bright pink and green ones that
I thought would be fine not labelled and they got nicked. It
don't take much time and it saves loads of money ...... just
my lil tip!!!!!!! - Beth
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Taking
care of your hardware and prevent it from building rust.
As you guys probably know, weather plays an important part in
this process. Countries where there's high humidity tend to
eventually ruin our hardware. There's this wonderful product
called Pro Gold Lubricant Oil. http://www.progoldmfr.com/ This
stuff is amazing. Apply it to your brand new hardware every
other month. Your pedals and stands will NOT rust that easily.
- Raj
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MORE
COWBELL!!! - Bruce Dickenson
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Warm
up but also stretch the limbs, including forearms, properley.
This will promote greater flexibility and ward off any injuries.
Stretching after the gig calms you down and prevents those sores
or aches coming on after a hard day. Seek professional advice
if you begin to hurt. - Matt Hobson
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To become very skilled and keep pace, practice with a
metronome! ;-) - Daniel Vincent
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Fact:
Neil Peart is the greatest Rock Drummer ever. Buddy Rich
is the greatest Jazz Drummer ever. Progressive Rock is the most
exciting music ever. And Rush are the greatest band ever...and
Dream Theater are the Gods of odd time signatures.- Jack
Morris
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No
where to put your drink? Use an old scotch tape or duct
tape roll. Tape it to your cymbal stand. - Greg
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We
all know how boring it is to practice daily with the sound of
a click. Why don´t you try the paddle with some groovy
chill-house music ? Your motivation will increase, the tempo
is constant ... and don´t forget to have fun, it´s
the most important !! - No name given
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Band-aids
make great mufflers if you want to tone down an unwanted
ring. - R. Luszczak
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One
important piece of gear that is overlooked alot is the drum
throne . A cheap seat will wobble making it harder to perform
plus it will get very uncomfortable after a long gig or session
. High quality thrones make the gig more comfortable and helps
keep that all important center of gravity . - Kelly Stodola
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Make
sure to play everything.. you practice at three different
volume levels (quiet,normal and loud) . This helps to build
your dynamics . Kelly Stodola
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A great
rim shot can be accomplished.. by placing the tip of your
stick about an inch off the inside of the snare rim (i.e.
on the stripe of a pin stripe head) and the stick butt between
the rim lugs. This delivers a "fat" rim shot sound.
- Berry Bairrington
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SOUND IS CO-ORDINATION. We so often execute rudiments
on the snare. When we start orchestrating them around the kit
we find it more difficult. The same goes for accents. If you
always accent the downbeat whilst playing a paradiddle, when
we put it around the kit or try accenting off the downbeat it
is harder. Practice everything you play around the kit and shift
accents so that what you play doesn't always sound so linear
and 1,2,3,4 solid. - Dom Tribe
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Listen
to your Drum Captain. Even if it's a GIRL!!!!! Channah
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Use
a sheet of paper (taping it down helps it to stay) instead of
tone rings if you are low on money. They work just as well
as are very cheap. - David Myers
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You
know how you can hold a pencil in the center with your thumb
and forefinger and tap each end alternately - you can hold your
drum stick the same way and do a roll on the high hat with one
hand. - Ted Duthoit
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Don't
screw up! - joe blow
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Learn
how to spell correctly before sending drumming tips to this
site. In this way we might begin to challenge the stereotype
that most drummers are morons who hang round with musicians!
- parkkeeper
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Look
after your wrists and hands - regular wrist exercise is
vital to avoid problems like carpal tunnel syndrome. I find
shock absorbing sticks work for me, especially 'Ahead' sticks.
- parkkeeper
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enjoy
YOURSELF!! - roco
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Learn
to relax and feel the beat and don't think about having
mistakes... focus on the beatings and not on the countings!
Ü.. - *LadySiLver*
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Practice
makes permanent. - Erik Bardin
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Instead
of putting duct tape on any of your equipment, consider
using camper tape. Get it at a hardware store,its adhesive
foam tape about an inch wide & an 1/8" thick.Dampens
cymbals & heads. Walmart has an adhesive cloth/tape,"athletic
works". Excellent stick tape & cheap! - Charles
Gonzales
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Lube
your tension rods. spread a very very thin coat of vaseline
over the threads on your tuning rods. this will ensure that
the rods are threading smoothly. it will also help to prevent
over or under tightening - Kieran Bittles
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I
have been playing drums for 6 years and i found out that the
cymbal stands rought the holes on the cymbals (they make
the holes bigger). Ok well put the washer on then a felt washer
and then place a piece of tubing in so the cymbal will not move
around back and forth to rub and then put the cymbal down then
the other felt washer then the washer and then screw the wing
nut down and then holes will no longer get bigger!!!It helps
alot!! - Alex Spilios
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Annointed
playing:- know God and fearing God and obeying His commandments
will make you. - probaba
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Inventory
your equimpent. - Bennett Burnside
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Anytime
you learn a new rudiment, be sure you know it inside and
out. Push it to (and beyond) the limit. Play it as fast as you
possibly can. You may never have to play it at that speed (and
believe me, just because you can, doesn't mean you should, anyway!),
but, to go to any extreme as a musician means that any level
of performance below that extreme is much simpler. (Ex: if you
can play 64th notes at 240 BPM for 5 minutes straight, playing
64th notes at 120 BPM for 3 minutes with be nothing to you.)
- Jim ".50 Cal" Deabenderfer
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Explore
different muscle group combinations when playing usual double
bass licks. You'll find that you can pull out the same patterns
for longer with less fatigue and/or cramping. - Jim ".50
Cal" Deabenderfer
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Want
more speed out of your snare hand (or is it getting tired)?
Use your free fingers to push up on the base of your stick,
to lever it down towards the head. Use this in tandem with
your wrist to develop a "seesaw". You'll cut down
on fatigue, and keep your snare strokes even and powerful,
even on blast beats. - Jim ".50 Cal" Deabenderfer
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Think
you know everything? You don't. No matter how long you've
played, or how much you have learned, there's always something
you haven't seen, someone that can play faster, or a technique
that you haven't tried. Never stagnate. Be open to new ideas
and other perspectives to the instrument. - Jim ".50
Cal" Deabenderfer
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One thing for beginners, start out with a cheap 5 piece
kit. (this is one thing that always piss's me off) a beginner
saying he is really bad a** and gets on the kit and can't do
anymore than a 4/4 beat. And another thing for you beginners
NO DOUBLE BASS! that will come in time but wait a couple of
years and get the basic's first, unless you pick it up really
fast. - ~Crash~
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Try
out for all bands... if you don't get in, at least you know
you tried! - Chris Baker
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When
comiting a drum solo use your left hand alot if you are
a right hand drumer - Kyle
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Be
a good drummer. Have a unique style. Listen to diferent
types of music and you'll get diferent ideas - James
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have a favourite drummer to motivate u..listen to their
records and also listen to other many drummers.. - Didi
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Watch
pro drummers play and from there u can be motivated to be
like them..etc..watch their videos or go to drum clinics. -
Didi
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If
you're a beginner, start out using the bass and develop
the rhythm for bass only, then add hihat, then snare, then anything
else. It helps a lot! - Steven
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Yeah
it's me. Guys, I'm not really the greatest drummer in the
world. Okay, yes I am. Cool site dudes. - Travis Barker
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Check
out : MIKE PORTNOY, NEIL PEART, BUDDY RICH, VINNIE COLAUITA,
TERRY BOZZIO, DAVE WECKL........AmAzInG DrUMMeRS!!!!! - Jerry
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Keep
your sticks matched: When you buy more than one pair of
sticks, before you take them out of their cardboard sleeve,
take a Sharpie and mark the butt ends of the first pair with
the number 1, then the second pair with the number 2, the
third pair with the number 3 and so on. This will help you
keep your sticks matched like they where when they left the
factory. Have you ever noticed, while playing, one of your
sticks feels lighter than the other? That's because you mixed
sets and they're no longer matched for weight and balance.
A small thing to some but I really can't stand playing with
an unmatched set of sticks...it just feels strange. ROCK!
- Martyr
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Either
you are good at drums or you are not. - Justin
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Tuning
Tips - Don't gum up your heads with duct tape, deadringers,
etc. (especially the snare drum). instead, get a small piece
of cloth and rest it on the head near the rim. Then tape the
cloth not to the head, but to the rim. When you hit the drum,
the cloth will jump up and when it comes down it will kill the
overring (especially the snare drum). - CG
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Be
On Time! Whenever you have rehearsals , auditions or studio
sessions, be early! You would not believe how very important
it is. Other people's time is just as important as yours and
you are likely to get the gig and impress everyone at the same
time if this element is immediately taken care of before you
ever even hit the drums. - Bryan Keeling
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Play
a 16th note parradiddle for x number of times and then shift
the beginning note by 1/16th and this will put the starting
note on the "e" of the beat. After playing x number
of times, again shift the starting beat another 1/16 to place
the starting note on the "and" of the beat. Repeat
the procedure two times to put the beginning beat on the "uh"
of the beat and then finally back to the 1, 2, 3, etc. of the
beat. - Sal
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Color-code
the sections of your stands and/or rack clamps with colored
plastic cable ties. They're less noticable than colored tape
or labels. - Dave From Chicago
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Use
your weak hand in everyday things. Like right now you have
your main hand on the mouse. Maybe even try to write with your
weak hand! - David
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Be
sure to practice how you will play. Don't move a drum to
make it easier to practice if your wont have it there for a
gig. You won't want to have to rearrange your set durring a
gig. - Jebadiah
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I have devised a technique that can imrpove stick accuracy
and help to stop any unwanted rim shots caused by wandering
drum sticks during fills. Place 2 or 3 spare drum sticks afew
inches apart on the floor or preferred practising surface. Now
try and drum in the spaces between the sticks going from left
to right and back again in various combinations, being sure
not to hit the spare sticks. Increase speed gradually and when
you have the confidence/ ability lessen the space seperating
the sticks. - Adam Boney
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I made
an adapter to fit my drum key by soldering a 3/8"
drive socket to a sawed off generic drum key. I then use an
Inch pound torque wrench and tune my smallest tom to the tone
I like. I check the reading on the scale and then do all the
other drums to the same setting. It sounds like a lot of trouble,
but it really works like golfing. Each club will do the work
if the swing is the same.Each drum is a different size as
are golf clubs a different legnth and pitch. Try it out -
Steve H
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Make
sure you ALWAYS make notice of confusing stickings to
beginning and intermediate students. When learning at this level
students need to learn to alternate and fix sticking to work
the music. - Drumline Drum Tech
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If
you nod your head to the beat, you do much better. - Philip
Pompey
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Practice
practice practice practice practice practice practice practice
practice to be the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Philip
Pompey
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Stay
loose and relaxed. It's not as easy as you might think but
thats why you always start at slower tempos and build you're
way up to help you stay that way as you get faster - JP
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Practice
to CD's with wireless headphones. Prices are right but get
a good name brand.
No wires to deal with, volume control is on the headset and
you can balance out the sound between you music and drum set
without killing your ears.
ROCK ON...windsweptrocker. - Paul Larson
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Customize
a pair of sticks, I did one black and one white, then
sign them for when you become a rock star ;-) - Craigemboy
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Jam
with a good bass player and keep the rhythm of their hand
movements. I also believe that learning to play bass can improve
drumming. - enalonde
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Play
with a mirror along side you so you can check out your technique
- Chris Bate
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I
think that you play alot better if you set your drums up
like you want them not like any one else - Daniel
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Just
because your cymbale looks good where you put it, doesn't
mean its the right place for it to be. Many times drummers put
things where its not comftorable to be and get at, its because
it looks good. DONT DO THAT, dont try to look good... try to
SOUND GOOD! - Brynner Agassi
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READ
EVERYTHING! Learn everything and dont take anything for
granted! You will become the best if you can just read those
black dots on a bit of paper! - Marcus Holloway
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A good
way for carrying stands: Buy a hard golf club carrying
case with wheels from any sporting goods store. Works very
good. - rj simon
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If
your looking to expand your kit, instead of rocking a double
kick, add a microwave or a tv or a sno-cone machine, maybe even
a washing machine, or Belgian waffle iron. This way you never
have to leave your kit. PS you can convert your bass drum into
a urinal. - Harris
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To
DB players, wherever you are, perfect your feet. At school,
while you are eating, right now, whenever. Just go strait 16
on your feet all the time. This makes em way better. PS this
page is so friggn cool! - metal head
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If
you play chinas inverted, your china will crack easier,
but if you play them normal, your sticks will break easier.
lose lose situation isnt it? - Harris
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Practice
alot or your never going to get better. - keith fulton
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Moleskin
pads (available in any pharmacy) make the best bass drum
pads ever. They help maintain the true tone and beautiful resonance
of a bass drum unlike most commercial pads. Just cut into the
desired size and shape. - clay
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Carry
a few bicycle tire innertubes (26" mountain bike size)
in your hardware case. You can create a mucher tighter connection
than with duct tape. You can use them as industrial-strength
bungee cords to tie things together like your throne to your
kick pedal or to secure a case lid with a dead strap. You can
also use them to tie up a stripped out boom clamp on a piece
of hardware. And finally, you can cut out a piece and use it
as a gasket for the tilt pivot on the older snare stands by
the likes of Tama and Yamaha. - Jerry Gerlich
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If
you use heavy sticks always use heavy cymbals, it may reduce
the risk of cracking your cymbal. - Warren Hill
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Drumming
at home can be annoying to those who don't appreciate the
ART of the most ancient of musical instruments, soooooooo, I
invested in some neoprene drum mufflers.The sound is GREATLY
reduced and the most beneficial thing is the muscle tone and
reflex you must use to get the rebounds and doubles and triples.
So when you play "LIVE" the natural action of the
heads and cymbals will enhance your playing and you will definitly
be AMAZED as well as your "group" memebers and audience
will Appreciate" the most ancient instrument even more...
- Steve Hlabse
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Know
what your playing and know how to play what your playing.
The drummer is the main key, if you anit got drums you anit
got nothing. Take it from me, a drummer myself - mike
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Keep
alcohal free before playing! - bob
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If
you can play it slow, you can play it fast. Start by learing
it slow then do it fast.
- John Vasquez
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Watch
yourself. It's always great to watch your hands in front
of a mirror and see what your hands are and aren't doing. Get
in front of a mirror and see! - Jose Mata
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You
should not allways play hard all the time. Some times you
should play soft.
- No name provided
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Put
a pillow in your bassdrum and it will make the sound flow
out better - Tyler
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When
you first get your drum set the snair drum doesn't sound
like a snair drum . But all you have to do is take your drum
key and flip the snair drum. Then titen the spring with your
key. It needs to be tite or it will come loose. Then hit it
with your drum stiks . - Tyler K.
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If
you need to work on your speed, use the heaviest drum sticks
you can find. I found that it was very helpful. Thanks. - Clayton
H.
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Be
sure that you play what you want to play, if you're not
satisfied with the type of music your band is playing, then
say something. The point of music is to have fun, and its not
fun if your not playing something that you enjoy. - Michael
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Practise
singing to a drum tune it will help you get an understanding
of that side of it. Don't over fill a song with fills, it
takes away from the other parts of the song. Don't put tape
on your snare drum rather out a drum ring because the tape
will mess it up some times. - Brad
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Always
listen to the music and play how you feel, not what you
want people to hear. - John Bonham
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When
you first get a drum set it might not sound the same as your
friends. It usually doesn't because it is new. All you have
to do is adjust on it and get used to it . - Tyler
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When
buying your drumsticks, make sure you pick the style or
make which you feel comfortable playing with yourself. not what
someone has said to buy. - Sm Young
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Practice
rolls on a really soft pillow, it will greatly increase
your - Uncle Luke
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Learn
all the styles: Jazz, Rock, Blues, Ska, Punk, Rock - Joaquín
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Attention
drummers: This tip is from a soundman. Don't play your
drums while the soundman is trying to mike up your kit! -
CISCO
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I
have a few tips, but first, some thank yous: Thanks to to
Alex Miehl for the arm tip, that works great, it hurts like
hell, but it works great, thank you. Also, thanks to Paul Knight
for the Math/Drumming tip. If I would have done that earlier,
I would have been better sooner, and I could have possibly been
more interested in math as a youngin'.
Tip
1: Travis Barker is great, and I study him as if I was his
apprentice, however, Dave Weckle is my idol, and drumming god...I
HIGHLY recommend every drummer check him out (Your library will
have his videos).
Tip
2: Take your standard practice pad(the thicker the better)
and attach it to the densest wall available in your house however
you wish and tape your bass pedal/double to the floor so that
the beaters match up and practice pad (works well when you need
the "feel" of the drum).
Tip
3: If anyone remembers those cool hand sqeeze things from
the 80's, find one and sqeeze that thing all day long (good
for strengthening yo!
ur weak hand also).
Tip
4: Try yoga or full body stretching before a show or practice,
it helps to loosen you up (great for the legs of double bass
drummer).
Tip
5: Use hunting hand warmers to get the blood flow back in
your hand if your are playing someplace cold.
Tip
6: Take a look at your hands when you play, if you put one
on top of the other, and it looks like you're holding a sword,
you're killing your wrists. TO SAVE YOUR WRISTS from carpel
tunnel, place your hand on a desk or whatever is available,
palm down. Now raise you hand and point your index finger out
and tuck your other fingers in. Now tuck in your index finger
so that only the first knuckle is visible to you, slide your
thumb along side of it like you were pinching someone. Slide
a stick in between your thumb and idex finger. Practice this
way and WATCH YOURSELF. It is hard to learn, but it will help.
If you already play this way, sorry for wasting your time.
Tip
7: AND THE MOST VITAL THING, STAY IN SCHOOL!!!!! Shoot for
the top, but get your head on straight and do what you have
to. And no, I am not some old fool who is just another drone
in society. I am 19, and I just make sure I have all my bases
covered. Think about it, look at most of the famous musicians
today...ALOT of them have their Bachelores in something other
than frisbee throwing. Get your education, then you can get
your glory. - Trent C.
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NEVER!
NEVER! NEVER! Stop learning. Don't ever think you have
"ARRIVED"! There is ALWAYS something new to learn.I
just ordered a book from Dom Famularo called "It's Your
Move". WOW!!! Invest....it is well worth the time and
money.You might even impress yourself!!! - Steve Hlabse
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You
need to know that if you put your drum set on carpet your
kicker will slide. All you need to do is put a slab of rubber
under it and it won't slide. - Tyler
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If
you want to play a new song and you can't even play it well...start
SLOWLY...slowly slowly...then when you learn it well...start
playing more fast...then more fast...and if you get stucked
there.. go back and play slower...then when you think you
can play it well in fast mode...try it faster, faster and
faster and you got it :) , The trick is just to play it Slow
and then FAST. This helps alot to learn some songs :) - Cult
Nemesis Drummer
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To
warm up before playing, try juggling. It makes you alot
looser and helps your speed and hand eye cordination! - Jackie
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Don't
let other drummers scare you. you'll get better with practice.
- Freddrick Dennis
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If
your drums feel really dead and your stick response is like
hitting a piece of leather tighten up the bottom of the drum
a half turn.This could go for all the drums,snare,toms etc..
Bottom heads in time stretch and cause the drum to feel too
dead.. - Ted
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Most
of these tips are very helpful and I have learned a lot
from them. I don't consider myself an expert by any means but
the only tips I have are to always stay in control, play to
the right feel and volume of the song, and listen to and learn
to play all types of music. - Andrew
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Don't
over muffle your drums, let em' ring. That's what makes
them drums, without ring, you might as well be hiting a table
top. - Andrew Wood
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Trying
doing doubles, singles, para-diddles on a pillow. It offers
no re-bound forcing you to pull up the stick, in turn increasing
your control, and speed. - John Flynn
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Play
your drumset the opposite way you would usually play them.
This helps you in so many ways, you would neer believe it! -
Justin the Drummerboy
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If
you are borrowing someones drums to play live dont leave
asking them until you get to the gig. Once I had to use a cracked
plastic stool as a drumseat grrrrr! - David
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Jazz
drumming is mastery of the drumset and one of the masters
is Billy Kilson from the Dave Holland Quintet - David
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To
get good, controlled dynamics play 16th notes with different
notes accented. E.g LlllL Ll lL llL Lll - David
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Try
practising with your earplugs out. You'll either destroy
your ears, or like most, you will be forced to play quietly.
- David
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If
your cymbals are flapping around when you play, try screwing
the nut on upside down. This helps especially when using other
people's stands that have far too few felt spacers - David
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For
those aches and pains in the forearms and elbows a good
rub of deep heat works wonders - David
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The
best thing to do is go with what you feel (dont learn of
tabs) if u go with just jamming you develop your own style.
- James Mottram
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For
motivation surround yourself with your favorite musicians
and put signs in the wall or walls of quotes that will get
you to not give up, i did that and it worked for me a great
deal, it inspired me to play even better - George Serrano
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Always
look ahead in the music piece you are playing - Danny
Treptow
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Learning
from other drumers helps devolop own style - kwameadjei
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For
a nice mellow sound on tom toms use a piece of felt cut
in a quarter moon shape, and tape it to the underneath side
of the top batter head use the wide clear tape ,along the bearing
edge, this give the drum a mellow sound taking the high end
ringing out.I been doing this for years and it don't chock the
drums up like deadringers that you lay on the top of the head.
- fred gilt
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Spurs
for vintage bass drums - if you have a old vintage bass
drum that don't have spurs, and maby you don't want to drill
the shell and mount the new type spures it mite devalue the
vintage drum,i have a vintage leedy bass I use ludwig 6inch
cow bell holders that clamp right on the front bass drum hoop,
use a small rubber tip on the end if the holder is mounted in
the right place thay hold very good, and look vintage.mount
them so the front of the bass is 1 in. off the floor. - fred
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Cymbal
Cleaning: Use softscrub cleaner WITHOUT BLEACH. Its very
good to remove stick marks and fingerprints, but wont remove
the lacquer coating,I got this tip from the zildjian cymbal
co.thay said new cymbals should not be cleaned with any harsh
cleaner till thay have aged one year or more. - fred
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Tape - manditory for any giging drum if something brakes
chances are duck tape will do the trick - Steve Young
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Be
on time, early if possible to allow extra set up time and
reasonably sober. Don't practise funky fills between songs.
Don't be crazy. With the exception of Keith Moon, nobody wants
to play with a lunatic. - Spyder Darling
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Say
your the best: don't let anyone say your not good or say
you won't make it they just can't make the right decision if
they ever say you suck then tell them you want to have a drum
battle with them ok and then you'll see. - jessica
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Make
sure to hit your cymbals with a glancing blow, don't come
staright down on them, you will acheive a more musical sound,
and your cymabals will last longer - Andrew Wood
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If
you want to play double bass... ALWAYS play heel up it
will save you so much aggrivation. Heel down is much harder
to co-ordinate and gain speed with - Scott
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Always
carry a pair of sticks to pratice with so it can be easier
to get beats on the set - Eric
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While
playing really fast, just relax and bounce your sticking
pattern.(It works) - Cody Roark
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Heres
a tip on how to double your beats on the bass drum - what
you do is when you are playing a simple rock shuffle you slide
your foot back on the pedal and push foward but not to hard.That
should double your beats. - Robert Coxon (Australia)
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Head
fones connected to you're stereo, and turning it up really
loud wile playing drums, is a good way to practice......and
to go deff later on in life. - Josh Salop
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To
spice up the boring fill of: SNARE: 1e+a ||| 1st TOM:2e+a
||| 2nd TOM: 3e+a ||| FLOOR TOM: 4e+a |||, Try to play the
"e" after 4 on the 2nd Tom instead of the floor
tom, and make it a parididdle. It's easy, effective, sounds
good, and just plain works. - drew
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Been
playing Guitar/Bass & Keyboards for 40 years..
Would trade my children to play with drummers like...
Phil Ehart: Kansas
Neil Peart: Rush
Bill Buford: Yes
Buddy Rich
Think about it...dynamic & never miss a beat EGJ of Texas
- E Jefferson
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If
you play by ear and don't know how to read music don't get discouraged,
just keep practicing. Don't be too proud in your playing that
you say you don't need lessons, you can learn more by watching
other people and techniques. If you play purely by god given
talent, don't get a big head about it, yes it's a good thing
but god gave it to you for a reason. He gave it to you to use
for his glory and to use the ability to play in the music ministry.
- max
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Strengthening
your weakness is the key of practicing - ray
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Research
is the key!!!!! - lloyd yeshua
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Always
practice the five-stroke roll.(the single stroke, double,
paradiddle, double paradiddle, the flam, and the pressed roll).
- Matt
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Watch
Drumline for crazy stuff to impress your friends - Matt
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Don't
forget your gloves if you have slippery hands. One way
J
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A
cheaper way to clean your cymbals is to go to a cheap shop
like golo and buy the industrial hand cleaner for about $5.
Rub that on your cymbals. Then if you add some more washing
powder to clean the grooves, use a rag to rub it of and they
will look as good as new - James
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Hey
if you wanna spin your sticks, listen to us. I've been playing
44 years and I know what im talkin' about. Put the sticks between
your pointing finger and your middle finger and spin by supporting
it with your thumb. It takes practise. HAVE A GO ITS GREAT!
- ryan n leah
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Tell
your self what you want accomplished today behind your drumset,
then get to it. This will help you get orginazed in the later
run.- bucky
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Read
Fred Gilts tip on half moon felt on under side of batter head,
does not work for me. Still rings. I get a better sound taping
a 3 or 4 inch square of sweat shirt material.Works like the
old adjustable mufflers. Don't know why they ever took them
out. - tom johnston
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Fred
Gilt's method of taking the ring out of the drums works
like the one I sent in last night. But I found it works better
if u tape a smaller piece of sweat chlothes material on the
bottom head too. Eliminates the dead sound. - tom johnston
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Tired
of fumbling to grab anotherstick when lose one? i use an
arrow quiver tied to my bass drum.i can adjust it to any position.
i keep at least 6 or 8 sticks in it. i never miss a beat because
of a lost stick. - snakeman
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Trust
your ears, if the fill sounds right in your head put it
out there, theres always room for progression or change. - Jay
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ok
if you want to expand your horizons in your drumming, my
tip is to whatch other drummers, like mike portnoy or dave wreckl
or niel pert. learn from the best!!! it helped me alot. - dave
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If
you want your drum heads to last longer and move well
over the bearing edges and give their true tone use a good
insulator wax on the bearing edges of your shells and also
wax the underside of your heads on the edges where they sit
on the bearing edges - Roger Strange
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Be
careful when transporting your drum kit. Get cases for your
drums. This can get expensive; into the hundreds, but it is
worth it. If you don't have oodles of cash then just mainly
cover the snare drum and make sure the springs aren't "uncomfortable".
Bubble wrap works for me! - Moklety
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Just
play the drums with all your heart with persistent and determination,
don't ever ever think to surrender, just hold on and everythings
will be fine! that's the true secret of a true drummer!!!! that's
all folks!!!!! - mr. kurt cobain
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Try playing paradiddles between your snare and bass drum.
It makes for a pretty cool fill - Joe Boehlert
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Try
this. Place a smaller cymbal upside down over your ride
or whatever. DON'T Forget the Felt inbetween. As you are playing,
drag your stick from the smaller cym on to the bottom cym. You',ll
be Surprized what an Effect it gives..TRY IT ..and enjoy! -
Bobby Wayne
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Travis
Barker rules! He has some sweet symbals with loads of
off beat crashes. It rocks. - Travisfollower
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Listen
to the song your trying to learn over and over to get the
rythem in your head - Cody Limbaugh
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When
playing drums,
always pray before playing it helps a lot. - jett
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No
stick grip tape? I have found that if you grab a bit of
"Gorilla Snot" from one of your Guitarist's box of
goodies, you will have no problem keeping those sticks in your
hands where they belong. - TJ Walker
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Have
extra supplies! I always lose my supplies, so stock up!
- ciara
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When
you're constantly on the road and unable to get to your drumkit
(except for soundcheck & show) exercise your brain by
transcribing drumparts from CDs. For further development,
transcribe styles of music less familiar to you. This will
expand your musical variety, creativity, ear and hone your
sense of rhythm. - John Cushon
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If
want to improve single stroke speed do this exercise - start
very slow pick up speed for 30 seconds and when at top speed
continue top speed for 15 seconds then gradually slow down for
another 30 seconds do this a couple of times as a warm up or
how ever you want to. If you continue to do these everyday your
singles with be faster and you will have much more endurance
- Josh
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If
u want to have less ringing time in your cymbals put duct
tape an the bottom of the cymbal - Josh
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Hey
if u want a muffled sound to get rid of that ring put weatherstriping
on your drums u want to muffle. works better than any product
found in a musicians store. - Josh
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Put
a pilllow in your bass drum it works wonders for those
who want a dead kind of punkish sound - Josh
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Just
play on
and let it flow - scott shipley
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For
excellent chops you need two things: a good pair of marching
sticks and a pillow. If you practice singles and open rolls
on the pillow for 20 minutes every day for a few weeks, it allows
you to create your own rebound and work harder. The next time
you get on a drum or practice pad it will feel great and last
longer. - Chris Forte
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If
u dont have a double bass pedal and you play a lot of ATREYU
like me just hit bass and then the floor tom or other toms right
after as fast as possible and it will sound like a double pedal!!
SO GO ROCK OUT!! - Kevin Maslan
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For
flying kicks always play heal up, trust me heal up makes
the foot go faster. - Pablo
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Hey
if you want to get better,stop trying to play Lars Ulrich stuff.
You won't get too far. Listen to Mike Portnoy or Jon Theodore
from the Mars Volta. Mix it up and don't listen to the same
style of music. Experiment alot. And practice for like 4 hours
everyday. By the end of the month you are going to say, "Damn.
I got really good, thanks to some guy on the internet."
Trust me. - Jorge F
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FACT:
When Neil Peart goes to sleep every night he dreams he's really
Chad Sexton. You know it's true. - Joe Abeyta
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If you are a speed or death metal drummer, consider stretching
and getting your heart rate up prior to grinding.it takes a
lot out of you so be sure to warm up. - elden
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Before
you start to practice. look in the mirror, smile proudly,
and say. today is going to be a good day. and i am going to
build my chops up, build strength... etc.ect. whaterver you
want to say. and your practice time will go much more smoothly.
or so i have discovered. - Brittany
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Practice
your rudaments and parradidles on your pillow as often as
posible because of the slow responce time of a pllow (or anythng
soft)you realy give your wrists a good work out and when you
do get on to the drums your speed wll increase phenomenally.
- andrew
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The
sound of your drums is important- head selection and tuning.
also,always allow the stick to rebound freely off of the head,pulling
the sound out of the drum.don't play through the drum,pull the
sound out. - chuck
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Before
you warm up
get some heavy sticks and slowly hit the drum. - lod
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In
response to the most recent drum tuning tip: although you
may have a really good sound at the moment, there is always
a better sound to be had... don't ever settle for what is just
okay, but find a sound that you can really embrace... keeping
in mind, of course, that you can never get a better sound than
what your instrument is capable of putting out... and if you
have really old drum heads then you can just forget it! But
it is very important to experiment and always look for that
better sound. - Bill
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FOLLOW
YOU RHYTHM SECTION!!! YOU WILL IMPROVE!! If you follow
your rhythm guitar and bass players you will be on time always!
it's true, easy, and fun. 'Cuz you can have fills and not
speed up or slow down. Just keep bass drum going! - kevin
maslan
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WHEN
YOUR IN THE PIT on big hits try to hit atleast 1 second
after the band, beacause if you hit when you here the band,
it will be off to the judges or the crowd because you are on
the side lines your sound travels faster cuz your up front.
Also work with the drum line and band director some on getting
it good. it worked for me. - Austin
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From
what i've learned after only playing for about a year, is
that when you listen to music on the radio or a cd, imitate
the drum beats. Try and get down the basic beat, and if your
up to it, play the fills with your air drums (lol). Might not
sound right in your head, but at you practice on real drum set,
experimenting with different sounds, you start to understand
more complex beats and fills from practicing more. P.S. As many
should know, you more air drumming you do, the more accurate,
coordinated, and precise your playing will be. - Future Peart
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Before
you leave for a show, and before you load everything into
the car or van, lay all drum equipment out in the ground or
rug. That means all cymbals, stands(folded saves room), and
drums and any other hardware that you have. This helps you get
a picture of everything you have. - Pat Leamy
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Just
get together with your bass man,
maybe for a couple of hours and run through the rudiments of
your songs with each other, to get them nice and tight. You
and the Bass man are the backbone of the band, and if something
doesn't have a backbone, it falls on its ass! - Ben Jones---The
Clones
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DONT
FORGET TO BREATHE - Lucy Gibs
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Snare
Vibrations?--On the bottom snare head, Take a little bit
of tension off the head and put some on the snares by unscrewing
the two tension rods on both sides of the snares on both sides
of the drum. This is better than using Duct Tape. Dont go overboard
though, you dont want to bend your hoops. A slight adjustment
should do the trick! - Don Santamoor
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When
you play the snare you have to feel the beat and with the
high hat when you do that it gets and sounds better! also DONT
MESS UP DAWG! - Madison DeSantis
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If
your drums ring too much
just fold some duct tape up, stick it on your drumhead, and
it will get rid of that nasty ring you hear. - Zack Mester
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It
takes 100 hours of practice to be able to do something,
though when you think about doing that thing, it takes 10 hours
of thinking to be able to do that. To break it up 15 minutes
at night and in morning, and before you know it, after 10 hours
your doing whatever! - Practicing with Brain
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I
always keep my eyes on the lord he always helps me when
i can't do somthing so keep your eyes on the lord and play the
drums lol!!! :) - kody
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Ok
dude... ive been playin for 9 yrs... the way to get better
is to not just practice, practice, practice (althought that
helps) you should reasearch other famous/non-famous drummers
and look at their style, technique, such, really get into,
oh yeah and Practice! - David the great
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1)
Practice is one of the best factors to be the best. 2)
Make your own metronome in a CD with lots of tempos. - Chris
Likourgos
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If
you get sweaty hands while playing, buy some of that fluffy
tape for tennis rackets and wrap it round your drumstick. It
will also double as a grip too. - Sniff
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For
drum solos, I recommend that if you start with a simple
snare groove that becomes more complex adding in triplets with
toms and cymbals and a steady 4 on the bass. Can get some cool
sounds! Also practice your trills and quads they come in handy.
Cool thats it for me.:) - Brandon Brooks
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Myth:
Ringo is the best drummer in the world; Fact: Neil Pert
is in fact, the best drummer in the world. That is why his
nick name is "The Professor". He is so unbelievably
clean. The only reason Ringo was in the beatles was because
he had a bull cut and a British Accent - Chris Roberts
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Listen
To other Drummers Listen Listen Listen... Look at the Grip
of A bass drummer who is on a line or the Way the Snares and
Tenors do there things watch listen and learn. When you do,
You will have a better chance at Getting the Drum You Want later
or next Year. P.S. Listen to The Band Director(s) as well as
concet is as important as marching and they still control your
grade and will be with you for a while So... - Mike
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Learn
to spell the word rhythm,
Rhythm
Has
Your
Two
Hips
Moving
- fred
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Another
good tip is to practise your rudiments/rolls etc. on a pillow
this way there is no reverb of it where there is
on your drum skin especially your skin this way you can pickup
any slight mastakes you are making which makes a big difference
on recording!!! - alex kontos
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A
good way to help you set up faster without making any mistakes
is have a mat/carpet with markings or lips made out of celatape
where each of your stand's and legs of your drums stand that
way you can anyways have your equipment set up in the same place
where you feel most confortable thanks - alex kontos
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Make
sure that the screw that adjusts the tilt of your bottom hi-hat
faces 180 degrees away from your foot. I occasionally see experienced
drummers who don't even know about this fundamental set-up aspect
and the difference in their open HH sound is very noticable.
- Carl
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Use
your mouse pad to practice rudiments while your waiting
for pages to load. - Sean Wharem
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Always
be Patient. You have to crawl before you walk. - Austin
Jackson
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Never
give up. - bob
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Create
your own style of play. look towards the greats for ideas
but don't become like them. Give the audience something unique
to remember only you by. - Charles Johnson
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Practice
on snare drum for 30 minutes the start playing - Nick
Hansen
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Keeping
coordination/reading drum tabs - michael avila
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Tips:
1. dont rush...if your a new band pepole wont know your stuff
so just go with the flow
2. relax and have fun with all the drumin your doing.
3.you dont always hafe to be the best...you get better the
more you play.
4. for the best kind of playin..i say to play you drums on
till you know where everything is...by that i mean move the
tomes and stuff like that, so you could play with your eyes
closed.
5.JOEY JORDISON IS THE BEST DRUMMER EVER...(6)sic(6)SLIPKNOT
(6)sic(6) - jeremiah the bull frog
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When
someone says to you that you sound good while playing the
drums, don't take it as a compliment. They might just meen that
they didn't get the urge to cover their ears, so don't stop
practicing a pieace of music because you think it sounds good
- drummer
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For
a better performance, concentrate and feel the rhythm...-
Matt Casillan
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Even
though your advanced,
once in a while, break out the old school books from when
you first started. You'll be suprised on what you still can
stay focused on after knowing what you can play now!!! - Richard
E. Piechnik II
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When
tunning drums
always tune from the points of a compise and you will tune to
perfection. Premier snare drums are the best - Raymond (ballymacarrett
defendersdrummer)
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PRACTICE
MAKES PERFECT!! u should spend hours and hours listeng to
the radio.(dosent matter what station) and learn the timing
and play along! Its fun and a good work out!! Well see ya later!!
- kevin maslan
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STOP
VIBRATION OF DRUMS:
to stop the vibration of the drums, take peices of duct tape,about
an inch or twoand pinch it so there is almost a wall in the
middle of the tape. then stick it on the side of your drum
and it stops the vibration(works best on snare drum) - Ed
Struk
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Practice!
practice where ever you get the chance to. Whether
it be at a drum or in your parents van! thats where i learned
so no matter where you are... you can make pretty much anything
into a drum! - Jose
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When
playing make your own beats and if needed wright the notes
on a piece of paper. But remember its easier to remember and/or
make the beat up as you go along it will get you more experience
- Rebecca D
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If
you and your band want to become famous you have to play
in front of people.This will help you get over stage fright
and you'll feel confident and play better and louder. - Rebecca
D
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Patience
is a true virtue when working with drums,especially with
other drummers in marching band. Always treat your drum as
if it was a child. Take care of it and it will return the
favor..- Christina Hendrix
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Use
cymbal stackers - saves room and money ;>) -unknown
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Simple.
Play it like you feel it, become it. - Jesse
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1. When
practicing, try stuff you can't do or find difficult.
It is better to do 10 minuites of something you can't do that
1 hour of stuff you can.
2. If your in a band, spend a lot of time with the bassist
and let the vocalist go with the guitarist(s). Then meet back
together and play. You will sound much more "together".
3. When playing with a group try to listen to all the other
instruments and keep everyone together. - Alex
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Learn
to play something on all the drums individually then play
them all together. - Michael Mooney
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Watch
other people drum u can nick their fills n stuff! - rebekah
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Make
a cheap/strong stand and hardware case. buy a 1.5 to 2m
length of PVC pipe(sewer pipe) between 150 and 250mm depending
on how many stands you have, glue a fixed cap to one end a screw
cap to the other and a handle to the middle and you will have
a case strong enough to survive the most careless airport baggage
handleler. - Karl Lorenz
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Never
put muffling on your drums. Try tuning them with equal
tension and both heads tuned the same. This is what a drum
was built to sound like. Forget about making your drums sound
like drummer X on CD. It's not real with all the studio gimix
and mic placement, etc. Get your own sound. PS. Drums without
muffling are louder and can cut through guitar amps better!
- boomboom
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For
those of you that ( like me) that misplace the little things,
wingnuts, felt, snare wire plastic, etc,etc... i have a cheap(er)
remedy. You know those little sheets of plastic that rig the
wires to either side of the snare, if you loose those, cut out
strips, the same size, out of a Starbucks cup, I did, four months
ago, and they haven't given a bit of trouble! - Jer Smith
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For
double bass, don't over use. Play your normal beat and when
the audience never expects it play the double. then you leave
them wondering how the heck you did that. - Zach
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Practice
practice practice i have been playing the drums for about
a year and i think you need a good book and a dvd which tell
you everything you need to know so get practice - lindsey
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Be
cool! Don't act stupid,retarded,or really dumb. Thats the
importantist tip ever! Trust a pro. - Rebecca the coolest
drumer alive
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Play
your drums in front of either small groups of people or
your family to get used to playing in front of crowds (small
or big). - Rebecca D
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Limit
yourself to additions to your set.
Practice, get better, and then after being able to use every
symbol and tom. Then advance and add a new addition. It's
always fun to have a large set, but if you only use a general
part of your kit when you play then eveything else is just
a waste of space. Remember: You have to crawl before you walk.
- Josh
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If
you are just beggining,
and your drum teacher, (or if you are learning on your own).
starts you off by teaching you a song, go to a drum set sit
down and listen to that song over and over again. If you are
a natural drummer, u will get it quickly. - Joe
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If
you want hardware that lasts for (almost) a lifetime...choose
Pearl! I'm not saying this because I play Pearl, actually I
play Ludwig. But Pearl hardware is so solid and reliable..some
of my Pearl stands, ive had for 15 years. And they are as good
as new! AND, they are not even the most expensive series..it's
just great! - daniel
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For
a good way to help develop four way independance in your playing,
try only using the left hand for the left side of the set and
the right hand for the right side. When you use your left hand
on the high hats it frees your right hand and makes the toms
more accessible. - Joe Presti
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Research
brands before you buy anything.
If you dont do your research you're gonna end up wasting $500
on a paper mache drumset made by 8 year old korean slave children.
dont buy anything from the brand DB, horribly crappy. -
jodio
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To
make your toms sound better,
take TISSUE PAPER, (not Kleenex)and fold it into a about a 3
by 2 inch rectangle and duct tape it on the inside of your top
drum head, not in the middle. - Cody
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Alway
hit the bass drum as hard as you can
if pretty girls are near. They like that kind of stuff and get
a good sense of a man's power. - Bill Drumherder
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Drumming
is only 10% hands and 90% mental...Count
your heart out... - The One
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Too
loud?
- if u dont have a cover instead of doing a strait hit on your
snare use a rim hit its a hell of alot more quiet - raphael
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Be
enthusiastic
with what you are doing offer it to God - Ellen C. Silawan
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Never
lose concentration.
It is commom to lose concentration while showing off by rushing
into a fill, or tryin to throw in rudiments you just learned
into a beat. This is often done when a drummer gets to cocky,
or tries to show off for friends, just do what you practiced,
never try something new during a show or gig. And NEVER try
to spin ur drumsticks when you THINK you have enough time
to do it during a song, often drummers will spin sticks if
they even think they have time, and often they run out of
time to finish the spin, and get delayed on the song. - ct_drummer_boi
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TO
BEGINING PLAYERS:Patience
is KEY.It may seem that your not getting any better but you
are so just STICK WITH IT!!! - Greg Smith
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For
a new and different kick drum sound,
try lining the inside of your bass drum with tin foil, you will
get a Thunderous sound, check it out.- Bailey
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When
playing with your high hats two handed,
make sure that you do not play with a traditional grip. Instead,
drap your stick and dont hit it. - Mike Feeney
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Neal
Peart, Tommy Aldridge
(whom I happened to see live with the greatest guitar player
who ever lived Randy Rhoades) are quite surely the cream of
the crop, but i believe the for sure that Drummer TOMMY STEWART
will definately be added to the ranks of the greats........awesome
- jodi cool
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Posture
is key
if you dont sit straight up behind the drums you will only
hurt yourself in the long run! - Eric Poore
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Having
drummed for more than 22 years, I have to say that in my
professional opininion, very few of the tips listed here are
actually helpful to drummers.
Here are some useful tips for you...
**Duct tape is for repairs only, not muffling drums. The only
thing you should ever need to deaden the excessive ring of a
drum is MoonGels.
**NEVER wear gloves to drum! If you can't hold on to the sticks,
or they are giving you blisters, you're doing something wrong!
**Whenever you're gigging on the road, type out a checklist
of all your drum gear, including duct tape and tuning keys,
and a small tool kit with pliers, a 4-way screwdriver, a crescent
wrench and a small hammer (you'll need them all eventually).
Take inventory before you leave FOR the gig and before you leave
FROM the gig.
**By the way, the best drummer in the history of drumming was,
is, and will always be Buddy Rich. He is the drummer by which
all other drummers always have been and always will be ranked.
I'm not trying to be an ass or bust anyone's chops, I just want
you to have some good drumming advice. And for cryin' out loud,
will some of you learn how to spell?! Thanks! Happy Drumming!
- Drum Bum Hicks
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P.S.
Want better grip on your sticks?
Try sanding the lacquer of with steel wool and rubbing the
bare wood with a wet wash cloth. This exaggerates the wood
grain and gives your skin a surface against which to form
friction. Works for me! - Drum Bum Hicks
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Filthy,gungy,disgusting
dirt encrusted cymbals?
Try "Groove Juice",it really works,BUT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS!!!!
- Paul
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Relax
your hands >:E
- bagaboom
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For
control over your sticks,
play on top of a 20oz bottle. This will keep your playing
area consistant and it will help you gain control. Also practice
things that you have trouble pulling off "slow and low"
this is a concept from Steve Smith. - Matt Hill
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Joey
Jordinson is greatest drummer alive.
- the_four_blades
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Don't
just play... .improvise and create styles and different
rythms - Dave
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Play
for yourself and
make sure you enjoy doing it otherwise drums aren't for you.
- Jenna
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I
got this brand new rudiment
called the dragadon't. It goes like this:
llr L RRR llr LL rrl R LLL rrl RR
This is a badass rudiment. Try it - Jimmy
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I've
got a new rudiment for everyone out there!!! It's a little
challenging but made tight!!! It's called the Tap-Shirley!
Here's how it goes: First, you gotta know how to do a Shirley
Murphy ( RLLRRR LRRLLL)!!!! NOW ALL YOU DO IS JUST PUT THE
FLAMS IN THE RIGHT PLACE!!! Here's what it looks like: (R*LL*RRR
L*RR*LLL) THE (*) indicated where the flam is suppose to be!!!
I can play it better than I can explain it!!! lol Enjoy!!!
- Cliff
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Put
a plastic film for your car windshield on your single ply
drumheads, its will give an effect of double ply drumhead. you
can also improvise by doubling it so you can have more muffling.
- jolly
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Use
a news paper for practicing brushstick,
it;s cheap and it work, you can also read news after it! or
if you had pads, use double tape underneath it and put a hard
paper. so you will have a double practice pad for stick and
the new brush pad. - jolly
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To
kill the hollow echo sound from a low ply set,
just get egg crate foam (the stuff for beds) and line it on
th inner shell of the desired drum. Usually your toms and bass
drum. It really gives it a punchy sound. - four_blades
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Before
practicing or playing a date,
it is good to do some streching excerciseing to loosen your
muscles because drummers play with all their muscles - robert
phillips
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Explore
the possibilities of rudiments by re-defining these buidling
blocks.
Example - a paradiddle if broken into 2 seperate sound sources
sounds cool. Now try it between the bass drum foot and right
hand while playing ride patterns with your left hand. U getting
it ? Good.......do likewise with all the other rudiments while
maintaining the left hand ride pattern. PS, if you are a player
that plays open handed (ie Carter Beauforn, Simon Phillips)
this would usually be a lot easier. If not, then LEARN how
to play open handed.........what's with all this crossing
over anyway....talk about wasted motion !!! - Francis
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Want
to speed up your drumming?
Ok, this may sound daft, but take your drum sticks and play
with them underwater! It will defnatly build your arms, wrists
and speed. Dont believe me?
Try it out. - dean
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Practice,
practice, practice
- ANGEL
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Myth
-
Ringo is not the greatest drummer. Fact - Danny Carey is the
greatest drummer of all time - Ron
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Every
real drummer
starts out with pots and pans when they're like 5 years old.
- jeRin
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Always
try to keep your cymbals at a good tilt.
If you keep them strait, then its possible that you'll bend
or dent the cymbal by playing on the edges, or nicking or chipping
your drumsticks - Drummin EFFIGY
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On
a snare drum they drumline the speed and beat - christopher
singleton
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When
hitting your drums,try concentrating on "pulling"
the sound out of them instead of hitting them and forgetting
about it.The same applies to cymbals;hit, and pull the sound.
its all about feeling the rhythm in your bones! - R.W.Singh
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You
play drums...don't forget to actually play its not all about
show. - Corey Yoder
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Learn
what you do best, and create "your" style. Trying
to be the greatest drummer is absurd, just be great at what
you do and improve on that. - Dave from Dave's Planet
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Practice
with running weights on ur ankles and wrists it will increase
your speed and muscles - WING NUT
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Practice
all your rutiments on a pillow or a surface that dosent
rebound as well. You'll find it helps your left hand get out
those doubles quicker. Virgil did it, and look where it got
him! - Tim
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