Here is a simple [tag]drum lesson[/tag] you can use to improve your co-ordination and independence. Have a look at the exercise below. It is a simple 16th note roll starting at the [tag]snare drum[/tag] and going around the toms to the floor tom then coming back around the toms to finish at the snare again. [...]
Vic Firth, most famous for their drum sticks has a large range of eductational materials on their web site. Check out their fantastic collection of lessons of all types. Snare drum rudiments, drumset techniques, tuned percussion, you name it. There is enough stuff there to keep you busy for months and it’s all free.
I found a great site this week with a very comprehensive guide to [tag]tuning drums[/tag]. It is called the Drum Tuning Bible and is available to read online or download for free. It is quite a long read but well worth it to gain a better understanding of your instrument and how to get the [...]
Some of my students have been asking me for some pictures of the new [tag]Pearl ELX kit[/tag] that I bought last year so I thought I’d post a few here. Here it is folks… Recently I was in good old Sydney Town and, as you do, I popped in to Billy Hydes Drumcraft. As soon [...]
So… what do I carry in my my stick bag? [tag]Drum sticks[/tag] of course! I take at least three or four pairs of the main sticks that I play with plus a heavier pair for warming up with and just in case I need to “up the volume” for a particular song. A pair of [...]
I’ve decided to add a few quick tips here from time to time when I’m short on time to write full articles. Tip #1. Use a set of bigger, heavier sticks to do some of your practice. When playing I normally use 5A sized sticks but during practice I use 2B sticks which are heavier. [...]
I came across a great site this week with many free resources for drummers. Drummerworld has a huge range of information about many of the worlds best drummers. There is also a great Drum Clinic page with snippets of video that drummers of all levels would find helpful. Call in & check it out. [tags]drummerworld, [...]
Here is a short, basic practice routine you can use to improve your hand speed and endurance. In it’s shortest form it only takes about 18 minutes making it a great routine to use when you are short of time or as a warm up to a longer practice session. I try to do a [...]
Tomás Howie Drumming Web is a fantastic site offering a wide variety of free resources for drum students of all levels. He has a particulary good page on reading music which most students should find very useful. Call in & check it out.
At what point would you say that you “knew” a piece of music or an exercise? Unfortunately for most students it is when they have played it correctly…once. I used to hear it alot. “I already know this, can’t we go on to something new?” It is frustrating because most times you know that they [...]