How I'm Learning Drumset

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so i've played marimba for 10.5 years now, but i've never really played drum set (def novice). and i want to change that. recently i moved in with a roommate who has a kit. he recommended this book "1001 Drum Grooves, The Complete Resource for Every Drummer". my routine recently has been to collect 15 minute practice sessions as little black sharpie dots on a giant post-it note associated with a particular section of the book. one day the post-it will be solid black. for now it just has a few barley visible lines. for the book, i play at a tempo that i can read consistently and read thru the entire section for that genre or style of groove. then i take one of these applications and read thru the entire section with the application applied. i focus on tempo, balance of instruments (feature snare and bass and think of high hat as only the glue), and on using specific techniques on each instrument: [{snare: [cross stick, normal, rim shot]}, {bass: [heal down, heal up unaccented, heal up accented]}, {hi-hat: [tip of stick, shaft of stick, open]}. notice the order of each of those increases volume or energy of the instrument. in this video i play thru the first page, with no application, and the first 3 applications in the book, with cross stick, heal down on bass, and tip of stick on hi-hat. it is my goal that thru reading thru this book and thru recording specific pages for quality checking i will be able to develop my proficiency in drum set. if you've read this far, i want to hear from you. what is your drum-set pedagogy? how should the instrument be learned? how should the instrument be taught? any advice for the road ahead? as always, hope you enjoy.
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@drewhansen2671 20 күн бұрын

You're heading in a great direction! In teaching, one of the skills that I stress the most is counting out loud while playing. This is an idea that I've heard so many times from so many legendary players. I've found that the students who struggle playing in time can resolve their issues when they take a step back and count. Especially for an instrument that often is involved in complex rhythms and metric modulations, counting can be an absolute asset. In this clip, you where wandering away from the met a little. Whenever playing to a metronome, try to sync your sound to the click. Now, for my viewpoints that are somewhat unorthodox, I'm a big believer in being ambidextrous. To explain, if youre playing right hand lead with a standard setup similar to the one you're sitting behind, the left hand is caged in. It becomes difficult to play anything on the right side of the snare. I'm not suggesting that you should only ever play open handed, but it's a useful tool to have at your disposal. And lastly recommend learning rudments for musical playing. If you don't want to learn them because they bore you or you just don't see function behind them, don't. That being said, learning rudiments and how to apply them behind a kit has been an amazing boost to my skill level and overall sound behind the instrument. I'm excited to see your progress! Keep me update, and let me know if you have any questions. I'd love to help!

@dc_mii 7 ай бұрын

The only thing I can really think of is just to make sure you're watching other drumset players, along with different genres and styles of drumset. And while you're playing, why not try to add some fills? Maybe play with a sound track or a song you like. You also have tons of different marimba / keyboard exercises, maybe play along with those as well could be fun. I'm not an expert of course on any of this stuff, but from personal experience watching people upclose absolutely shredding the drumset gives me different ideas popping into my head on how to play the drums, or just simply getting on a drumset with no expectations and trying to hit some notes. It'll sound bad, it'll be messy, but maybe you'll find a new fill or a new groove that you like that you can expand upon. Happy practicing!