Developing Hand and Foot Independence for Beginner Drummers

Developing hand and foot independence for beginner drummers. Featured image of a person sitting at a drumset.

Developing hand and foot independence is a crucial skill that drummers of all skill levels need to continually challenge themselves to improve. It can be a blast watching a highly skilled drummer doing their thing on the kit, but it’s far too easy to forget just how much practice and how much time they have …

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Warm-up Routines for Drummers – 01

Warm-ups for drummers. Black and white drum kit.

Throughout this “warm-up routines for drummers” series, we’ll be discussing different routines that you, as a drummer, can begin implementing in your own warm-ups. This will be the first post in a series that will progressively introduce more advanced warm-up concepts and techniques. If you are brand new to drumming and haven’t considered starting your …

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Single and Double Strokes – The Meat and Potatoes of Drumming

Single and double strokes. Snare drum with drumsticks on top.

[Says in Homer Simpson’s voice] “Mmm…I like meat and potatoes!”. Sorry, I digress. I forgot to eat breakfast this morning and I guess I’m hungrier than I realized. But food can wait! I have more important things to do at the moment, and one of those things is discussing the ‘bread and butter‘ of every …

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Acoustic Vs. Electronic Drums – Which One is Right for You?

Acoustic drum set - acoustic vs electronic drums - which one is right for you

The answer to that question is going to depend on multiple factors. Considerations include your budget, acceptable noise levels, current skill level, and even what kind of room you have available for a drum set. These all need to be taken into consideration. I started my drumming journey over thirteen years ago, and during that …

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