Good stuff, keep it up!

wonderful video

Thanks Jack - this video really is a great tribute to Travis, and his advice to new drummers like us!

Before I watch this I'll comment. I'm almost 1 year into learning. I haven't been getting the practice time in I'd prefer but that's life. Anyway, I just wanted to learn how to play cool stuff. I hardly practiced with a metronome. Now when I try to play along with songs just for the fun of it I realize my timing is terrible! #1 play with a metronome. When I learn something new as soon as I kinda got it figured out I'd move on to something new. Then I'd forget what I knew before. #2 spend more time practicing what you know rather then jumping to something new. And the last thing for me is I have yet to work on rudiments (I know that sounds crazy) but these last couple of months I've been working on my kick pedal. So #3 get a practice pad and work on rudiments. Other than that for the most part I'm having fun learning but now I realize it takes a shit ton of time and practice to become a decent drummer. I'm happy with my progress so far but I'm not very good for playing for 1 year.

ive been drumming for 5 weeks now and the hardest song ive learned is Aerials by System of a Down. Im able to play most of Schism by TOOL aswell. but i havent learned ANY rudiments or anything like that

I've been playing drums for over 20 years, started bass guitar months ago, and really feel the same with a lot of this, I need a teacher but their are none in my small town, and I need to learn to read sheet music as I don't think tabs are helping learn. Drum notation has always been easy for me to learn, it just looks right and it's not complicated for me, but bass/guitar notation is over my head

Impressive in one year, you can tell you've been playing guitar for over 20 years. Do you practise on your own or with a teacher?

Most of what you found out is good. A couple of things that will help that you did find part of it is you need to learn rudiments. Learning songs can be fun, but to understand what you are playing, you first need to learn rudiments. Once you learn the basic rudiments, you will not only understand how they are used in songs, but it will also give you a drumming vocabulary that will make improvisational playing much easier. The other thing is watching tons of drummers from all kinds of generas of music, whether live or on KZbin, etc.. This will show you things you may want to try or show you how things are played. Also, watching other drummers subconsciously, you will pick up things that will come out usually unexpectedly in your playing.

Pretty sick dude defo keep it up you can never go wrong with learning an instrument it’s super good for you in a lot of ways. Some tips I have is try looking up some tutorials on how to play more relaxed on the kit it’s about the feel as much as the notes and sometimes you play a bit stiff and rigid. Also try doing some weak hand strengthening routines as I see on the rudiments your left hand tends to be lower which is a massive problem people have. Keep it up brotha much love ❤️

For your left arm, you might want to try doing double stops (both sticks at the same time) to even out the accents. I would also recommend trying out a middle finger fulcrum (for a little bit at least) to feel more relaxed, and trying to carry that feeling into everything you play. I myself mostly use index fulcrum, but using middle fulcrum is helpful for making your arm less stiff (which you wanted to work on). Good job, keep up the great work, you sound amazing! :)

Hell yeah, incredible progress for only a year

Thank you, Jack - I love how honest and authentic this video is! I'm only months into learning the drums (no prior experience with music) in my middle years. I welcome your tips and will continue to follow your journey.

Very nice! I'm 5 months in myself (never played any instrument before), and amazed by your progress, especially around months 4 through to 7. I'm hoping this will motivate me to practice my rudiments more often!

Your paradiddles are sounding great

fantastic video, congrats.

I started playing the drum in March of 2022. I'm completely self taught. And I went a very simple route: 1. I am doing this to have fun and nothing else matters. After a hard day of work this is the perfect way for me let some steam off end get my head free. 2. I am not trying to become the next Phil Collins or Simon Philipps. That won't happen and I know and accept that. 3. I learn by playing to songs. At first these were very simple and over all very familiar songs. The first song I played was "Urgent" by Foreigner. 4. I am making mistakes. That's completely ok with me. Those are "funny little accidents". Don't be angry at yourself, just realize, your made the mistake and analyze how it happened and try to avoid it the next time. 5. I tend to not overthink anything. I try to keep it simple. If I can't play it like on the record, find a workaround that works for you. 6. I´ll probably never play in a band (I´m 47 now...), but I try to play with other people as often as I can. I play with friends or (even better) at jam sessions at local clubs. You'd be surprised how open other musicians will be to beginners! 7. I don't read music. I learn by ear. If it sounds and feels right, it´s OK for me. I just wanna have fun. 8. I occasionally recored myself and listen to those recordings. So I can find mistakes which might otherwise have gone under. 9. I don't give a f... on what others think. Unless it´s an honest and close friend. 10 I watched hundreds of YT Videos. The are insprirational to me but they aren't gospel. You can take a lot away from them but not everything. And that's not necessary art all. (But I remember the Dom Fomularo Video on Drumeo, I learned a lot about stick holding. 11. I don't care about rudiments. And I stand by that. (That's a hard one, I know... And I don't care!) These are my personal opinions. You might share them, bur you don't have to. It´s that simple. The fact it does work for doesn't mean, to works for you! Go your own way! Do what you want to do as long as you're having fun. Because having fun playing ANY instrument is the only thing that counts! If you wanna listen to the "crap" I am playing while having a lot of fun, look here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3XOYXiYepKhotU&pp=gAQBiAQB Feel free to tell my how bad I am... 😜

Huh interesting, that’s too bad then since I already play briefly for 30 minutes to a couple of songs on my e kit. Or I’ll spend the entirety of that session learning a song section

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Many drummers in Indiana don’t read . 🤔

Teaching I’m going to buy all 8 rock school

I've been playing off and on for 4 years but I this video showed me I definitely need to learn rudiments

Buddy.... you are an inspiration. As a self-taught novice drummer as well, I love watching your transformation as the months progress. You can tell your timing is tight and your singles and more impressively your doubles sound balanced and even. I struggle with my doubles but I'm only a few months in. As long as you smile and enjoy the time spent during each session, that's all that truly matters. Bravo sir!

BEFORE YOU READ THIS COMMENT I AM NOT HATING ON JACK If you watch the drumming videos on my channel (I've been drumming around the same amount of time as @jackoliverdrums ) I skipped the rudiments and went straight teaching myself green day. I can fully play Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Whatsername, and probably Coming Clean, Welcome To Paradise, Cigarettes and Valentines (yes it exists) and Burnout once I get a little better on them. You can see all four of those in my "Drumming 6" video. Subscribe if you want I guess lol. (don't ask my age I'm keeping it private) again, not criticizing Jack here, just wanted to relate to skipping the rudiments. Lol.

First year drummer here, almost 2nd. Drumeo really efficiently sped up my technical journey with those courses and pack, but honestly practicing musicality is really important too. So now im learning jazz with the art of bop drumming book, getting that feel, and yeah i can say paid resources really help, especially if youre self teaching yourself and have no idea what to practice. I dont have a mentor to actively monitor my progress but drums just consumes a lot of time to practice, so having that long term thinking is important to not get demotivated. Watch drumming youtube videos, get some exercises or book for yourself, work on em, and repeat

Great advice, we’ve all been there cramming in silly hours and realising how unproductive it is 😂

Similar path for me. All I would say is play with more intent and get better gear if possible, those various kits sound bad and are letting you down. Just my view, excellent progress though, don't quit

Complete beginner and even I know drumeo good, doing the 30 day drummer series….. even great for a complete 50 yr old noob

Playing quietly as a consequence of having neighbors could prevent your language in loud dynamics from thriving, however, the importance of individual fluidity in a soft dynamic cannot be understated. There is bottomless nuance to be discovered in quiet dynamics. Drummers like Marcus Gilmore and Nate Smith are great examples of this. In short, utilizing the full dynamic range of any instrument pays dividends.

Learn and play too as many styles as poss. Also a guitarist of nearly 30 years, took up the sticks 18 months a go. Played before in 97 for about 3 months. Love it

Great video Jack!

i kind of disagree a bit on how playing quiet hinders your progress, yes playing quiet all the time will hinder a bit progress when it comes to heavy hitting songs, but what are you gonna do when you’re playing soft songs? also, it’ll be hard to play without getting fired at a restaurant or a mall, learning how to play quietly as well as when you’re playing loudly helps a lot :) also, just something i want to add, i have a little recommendation (obv might not work for everyone) set goals and learn very hard songs over the course of a few months as your main goal, try and choose a song that has techniques that you think you could probably achieve if you practiced within that time frame, for me, it’s heavily improved my skill, and coupled with a very good practice routine (just focus on fundamentals can be just 5 minutes each exercise, they’re boring but me practicing them has gotten me as good as people who have played for years, when in reality i’ve only played for one and a half years.) it works wonders. I also highly recommend grade songs, they range from Grade 1 - Grade 8, easiest to hardest, it can be trinity college, trinity rock and pop or rockschool, these songs focus on techniques and only aim to test your skills, find out what grade you are and start practicing from there :) I went from spending a good 4 months learn Smells Like Teen Spirit(Grade 6), to now spending 4 months trying to learn Couscous by Benny Greb (Grade 7) (this is coming from an intermediate drummer, so just take all of this with a grain of salt)

Way better than my first year!!! Good job. Perhaps adjust your snare to be able to do rimshots for the back beat?

As a long time drummer, I am recently noticing playing quietly hindered my progress. It is an easily overlooked aspect 🙌🏼

thank you for mentioning the bit about the pedal! I was thinking about nabbing a real pedal for 25 USD, but I wasn't sure

I’ve watched all your videos and I don’t understand why you have so little subscribers. Your channel is great

Really awesome man. I have a quick question though, What size drum practice pad did you get?

Great job man. Keep it up.

Well done. I'll add 1 thing I did that helped and 1 thing I know I should do that's slowing my growth a little. 👍I don't play very often without recording and it's true that usually when ya think you were killin it the playback says keep practicing 👎I should 'work' harder on stuff but I always end up just playing. All I wanna do is play. I have no goals attached, I just love drums.

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I’m on month 4 of learning the drums so it’s good to hear from someone a bit ahead of me. Thanks for sharing!

I always find it interesting to see the progression of fluidity in movement as people progress. Beginners are just all arms and by the end you are pretty much using all wrist

this really helps because my first drum lesson was a few days ago and i don't even have a drumkit yet

Congrats, cheers to year 2

i think that it's very convenient and portable and would be great for anyone who like to play drums anywhere, anytime. have a great day! i really enjoyed this video

this is actually impressive for just one year of playing. now you should get a better sounding kit or at least tune those toms and snar, and buy better cymbals, there are many products that are not that expensive ! ;)

this guy is NOT new to this video making stuff. this is the most production value I've seen on a channel wth 85 sub subs

I'm about 6 months into my journey and I have to admit I'm a bit envious of your progress! I feel like I should be further on than I am and I think the main reason is I've always neglected practising the rudiments in favour of learning songs that are slightly beyond my current ability. Do you have any recommendations for good videos for practising the rudiments?

well done mate. keep drumming! 🥁

Very impressive for a year. Keep going and start to incorporate independence exercises (like playing a ride groove while keeping time using your left foot on the hi hat). Stay consistent and you’re gonna be great

Amazing dedication and progress for a year! Are you self-taught from scratch? Did you find songs to play that maybe you wouldn't ordinarily listen to but matched your skill level, or did you just learn to play songs that you like? I had my first ever drum lesson today, I've got a long way to go! :)