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 …
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 …
Because I know the internet likes a quick answer, I’ll briefly explain what the difference is between a major and a minor chord right now. However, I will elaborate on the answer in much more detail throughout this post, so I hope you decide to stick around for it. The simple answer to what differentiates …
Unless you are a genius or a musical savant, I’m sure at some point in your musical learning journey you’ve asked yourself why music theory is so hard. Seriously though, why is music theory so complicated for so many people? Before I go any further and attempt to answer this question, you should know that …
[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 …
It may seem pretty straightforward how one should hold a drumstick, and for the most part it is, but there are actually quite a variety of ways to hold them; some of which you might never have thought of. Over the years, drummers have developed their own unique techniques according to their playing style and …
Understanding how triplet notes work and being comfortable using them melodically is an essential skill that any musician should have. The only problem, however, is that the concept can be quite confusing to wrap your head around, especially if you are just getting into the world of music and music theory. So how do triplet …
Hello and welcome! If you’re here today because you’re a brand new musician or are simply confused by those two stacked numbers at the beginning of a piece of sheet music, then you’ve come to the right place! You might be scratching your head, wondering what kind of arcane language was happening on that piece …
So you want to know what a DAW is and what if anything DAW stands for? If you’ve ever considered dabbling in music production, you’ve more than likely ran across this three letter acronym at some point in your internet research and may be curious as to what it means. So continue reading, and I’ll …
Why is drumming so hard??? If that’s the question you find yourself asking on a consistent basis, then this article will be perfect for you. I am going to list five primary reasons why you might be struggling to learn the drums. These are all areas of struggle I’ve dealt with personally over the last …
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