INSANELY SIMPLE Way To Learn The Drums

[@RolandTumble23]

The heart of this is so true of learning ANY instrument you NEED to plat music, not just exercises.

[@lobbyrobby]

When I first started learning I wasn't playing any songs at all. I was just learning drum beats and what not. Lately I've been playing along with music. At first I hated it because I couldn't play along note for note. Then the more I learned I realized that doesn't matter. The parts I couldn't play I'd just come up with something else I could do. It kind of feels like I'm improvising. Then I'd go back and learn the parts I couldn't play. Thanks for this video. And for all beginners out there like myself. No matter what just have fun and put the work in.

[@DirtySk8RatStaney]

I’ve actually never had a lesson before, and I’ve been playing for about 30 years off and on. All by ear or just playing songs I like, also I played in church…. That actually helped a LOT!!

[@paulstanley9950]

I learned how to play watching live shows, Dio, Rush, VanHalen, Sones! Now 42 years later I am struggling with good stick technique, but dammit I had a blast and still do playing to music

[@OFLHLGZ28]

I am self taught. I learned to play (as many have) by playing along with records. Many years later, I began learning rudiments. They absolutely helped me get better. Knowing what I know now-I wish I’d learned some rudiments when I first started learning to play. Nothing wrong with learning them first.

[@lobbyrobby]

I'm 1 year into learning (self taught). I have yet to learn any rudiments. I gotta start

[@OFLHLGZ28]

@@lobbyrobby just start with paradiddles. Them alone will help you big time. They will help you get around and play better. Any others you learn will just be pluses. They aren’t hard to learn. Just take your time you start out slow and just keep doing them over and over. Any chance you get. You will eventually get faster and faster at them and they will all help you get around the drum set better. They will help you to play things easier.

[@lobbyrobby]

@@OFLHLGZ28 right on. I am learning the easy version of opening drum beat of Down with the sickness. I'm trying to put 1 double stroke in their. It just makes sense. I already see how rudiments could help. Was it hard to take them from a practice pad and apply to a kit?

[@OFLHLGZ28]

@@lobbyrobby not at all. In fact - that is where a whole new can open up for you. You can move parts of the rudiment around on different parts of the kit and create new grooves. Anything you take away from learning even one rudiment will improve your playing one way or another.

[@scottapthorpe6172]

Very good advice, I think the reason why people like Casey cooper has so many followers... he plays the drums plays songs and looks like he has a ton of fun doing it...and newbies can relate and wanna do that... I’ve seen some of your videos, learn this simple beat play 100 songs, then demonstrate it. Suddenly beginning drummers go hey I could do that....I remember reading an article on Steve Smith were he said he didn’t have a kit, took lessons and practiced rudiments on a pad for 2 years....but people like Steve Smith are very rare....even today he is still very much into study..... but I do agree with you... I think a student needs to have more than just rudiments to wanna continue...👍

[@jasondonaldson7817]

I appreciate the perspective, because I have a need to know the How and Why for things in general and over the course of the last year, I have been learning the drums with mixed emotions / results. I have had 6 months of lessons and the rest is on my own and/or using YT and Drumeo. Throughout the year, I have been fairly intimidated to try playing to songs because I don't feel like I can figure it out and lately I have been putting effort into reading the sheet music in Drumeo and learning songs in chunks, to ultimately play them without the sheet music and more by feel. I still think there is a need for all of the rudiment work etc and try to focus on learning those skills in conjunction, but felt like I was doing something wrong considering I wasn't playing a ton of songs yet after a year. I know it is a journey and I need to be more patient, but also extend myself out to learning songs and continue chasing that high of playing in sync with actual music.

[@darkdrum1968]

Great video man.

[@stevethompson8504]

Holding to traditions and rules about the way to go about things kills creativity. I've seen it in so many things ,not only musical.

[@mmurphy]

It’s tough watching your videos because you (in my opinion) tend to take five minutes to explain something that could be done in a minute. Just honest constructive feedback. I just think you might want to consider being less wordy. I like your teaching thinking though. Thanks.

[@thedrumshowpodcast]

For sure...this is my podcast and it's longer form. I absolutely cpuld keep it shorter and make bullet points. And on my main you tube channel, that's what I do. But on this channel, the podcast, I take more time and expound because I like that format as well. Check out the link for my main channel in the vid description. Lots of listical style teaching vids over there that are 5 minutes, etc