Calling drummers, help me out.

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Well, my parents have moved out of home for I have no idea how long, so I may as well make some goddamn noise from hell.
I also happen to have drum kits at my house anyway, and because I have enough free time, I want to set up the kit learn some basics.
Guitar is still my main instrument of course, I don't plan to take drums too seriously, but I figure this is a good way to finally get to understand drum dynamics a bit more I guess.
Fire away with useful websites with free advice, your own personal advice and anything else you can add that could help.

Edited by HughesJB4 - March 28 2009 at 00:39

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Petrovsk Mizinski Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: December 24 2007 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 25210	Topic: Calling drummers, help me out. Posted: March 28 2009 at 00:39
	Well, my parents have moved out of home for I have no idea how long, so I may as well make some goddamn noise from hell. I also happen to have drum kits at my house anyway, and because I have enough free time, I want to set up the kit learn some basics. Guitar is still my main instrument of course, I don't plan to take drums too seriously, but I figure this is a good way to finally get to understand drum dynamics a bit more I guess. Fire away with useful websites with free advice, your own personal advice and anything else you can add that could help. Edited by HughesJB4 - March 28 2009 at 00:39


JLocke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 18 2007 Status: Offline Points: 4900	Posted: March 28 2009 at 15:01
	Dude, that's cool! I have a drumkit as well, in my attic, and I would love to have an opprotunity to raise holy hell,

The Pessimist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: June 13 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3834	Posted: March 28 2009 at 20:38
	Learning to drum also increases your sense of rhythm phenomenally, making you a tighter musician on your other instruments. It sounds really obvious, but trust me, I've been playing drums for 3 years now, and the difference is amazing. If I hadn't taken up drums, I wouldn't have even dreamed of tapping along to Meshuggah and tech metal balony like that. Tips from me would be to find a local drummer to teach you to hold the sticks properly. Then try some paradiddles. Here's a few I learned from: R L R R L R L L R L R R L (pentuplet pattern) R R L L (basic roll) R R L R L L (triplet roll) If you can master them, then your technique is satisfactory and you can get on a full kit and blast out some death metal or what ever you're into these days There are loads more paradiddles on the internet, most notably on the Vic Firth site. Seriously, there is hundreds, and all are essential for technique, even if you just want to be a basic drummer you have to learn a few
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cobb2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 25 2007 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 415	Posted: March 28 2009 at 20:52
	Never played them, but if I was going to, I think i would find my local billy hyde clinic first to give you a good grounding for technique. Then use something like guitar pro to print out the drums section and try to mimic it.

Epignosis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32524	Posted: March 28 2009 at 21:02
	This thread got bumped for that? Just fukkin with ya, bro.
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JLocke Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: November 18 2007 Status: Offline Points: 4900	Posted: March 30 2009 at 19:13
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mr.cub Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 06 2009 Location: Lexington, VA Status: Offline Points: 971	Posted: April 16 2009 at 14:27
	Well as previously mentioned, holding the sticks is crucial. Whatever grip you decide to use, just use whatever is most comfortable for you. Comfortability is key in allowing you to do things on the drums. I started off just playing along to some real basic rock songs; I think once you get used to playing basic rhythms then you can really branch off into some other stuff, like working on different drum rudiments to help come up with fills of your own and add some flavor so to speak. You really don't have to play along to anything complicated, just get familiar with your set and using all limbs at the same time. It may take some time, but when it clicks-it clicks. Try jazz and other genres as well, one genre will help drastically when playing another style (which may be the case with guitar as well...). The best thing for me getting started was just listening to music on my IPod and then playing along. And then I stumbled upon some of my father's music books. These certainly help when working on merely snare drum rhyhms and one can utilize them at their own discretion. Now I'm working on reading music, counting in odd signatures and reworking my stick control/speed etc. Of course as a self taught drummer there are many things I certainly need to work on...