Quite simply, a drum mute is anything that muffles the loud percussive sound of an acoustic drum. Typically, they are used to dampen the noise levels coming from an acoustic drum kit. This can be a DIY job, or you can purchase them from most music stores that carry drum accessories. You can also find …
Let me start by saying there are many different ways you can practice drum rudiments. You could split them up between different drums, you could accent different notes in the rudiment, or you could even practice them standing on your head! You can even play paradiddles using single strokes but effectively play a paradiddle between …
I know it needs to be said, so let’s get the obvious pun out of the way so we can start learning. You: ask “How to play a drag on drums?” Me: “I’ll show you, but it’s a real ‘drag‘ to learn!” I apologize for that… Anyway, a drag is a fun rudiment that you’ll …
This is a great question, and I’m going to do my best to answer it. However, keep in mind that part of it simply comes down to which one you enjoy playing the most. Like most things, there can be arguments made for both sides and I’m going to talk about some of the arguments …
I’d like to keep this post short and to the point, but seeing as I tend to get distracted as I write, I’ll probably not be able to do that. My apologies in advance. So, the question is, “What is a flam on drums?” That’s a great question, and I’ll answer that and more in …
Something that doesn’t get talked about (in my opinion) as much as it should, is improving accuracy on the drums. And by that, I mean where on the drum pad you hit consistently. I realize there are many aspects involved in learning the drums, and this can make it challenging at times to know what …
Pay for a few lessons with a drum instructor Okay, admittedly this tip could probably be omitted because it’s such an obvious one, but I wanted to include it because there are a few things I would like to discuss when it comes to taking drum lessons. Obviously, (depending on the instructor) taking lessons will …
What is a polyrhythm on drums? That is a great question and one that I will go into great detail answering throughout this post. If you’ve ever wanted to learn what polyrhythms are, have heard about them but aren’t quite sure what they are, or just want to go through a quick refresher, then this …
Today I would like to talk more about building limb independence. Now I know you might be thinking wow, is there anything drummers do that doesn’t revolve around doing countless different exercises to try and build our limb independence? The answer to that is certainly. We could be working on understanding and playing odd time …
Unless this is your first day learning to play the drums, I’m sure you’re pretty familiar with playing a generic rock beat that features the bass drum on beat one and beat three, and the snare drum on beats two and four. Well, this is going to change that up by focusing on playing the …
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