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 Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:01 am
And I know nothing about them. my little brother got a beat up worn out drum set for Christmas and he never plays it. I don't blame him, it's missing a snare, a hi hat,and whatever that other cymbal is called. Also,the drums don't sound very good because the things are loose and we're missing bolts to tighten them. But at least he could practice a beat. So the other day I picked up the drumsticks and started messing around with them. I found that the low drum on the side (not snare, idk what it's called) sounded the best. So I started making up beats, then I pulled out my Kindle and started listening to music. With a few errors, I can do the beats to Girl On Fire, Just Give Me A Reason, and U Can't Touch This. I used only that one drum and the rim to make it sound different. A snare would be so much better. Hopefully we're getting one soon. Now I'm thinking, if my BD let's me, I wanna do drums sometimes in the band. I play flute now, but we don't have a drummer over the age of ten for next year. We're getting a bunch of young kids that don't know anything. Any tips for drums? I know most of the basic stuff because I'd listen to our old drummer practice,but anything you guys tell me would help a lot.
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:23 am
Well, I would definitely talk to your band director about learning more about percussion basics. Because drumset isn't enough.
Basic components of a drumset include:
snare
bass
floor tom
hanging toms
hi-hat
crash cymbal
riding cymbal
and usually splash and china cymbals
Anyways, not everyone who plays drumset is great at all percussion, and vice versa. So, do some stick control and learn how to hold sticks if you want to take up percussion in a band setting.
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 11:11 am
brokenbarrier Well, I would definitely talk to your band director about learning more about percussion basics. Because drumset isn't enough. Basic components of a drumset include: snare bass floor tom hanging toms hi-hat crash cymbal riding cymbal and usually splash and china cymbals Anyways, not everyone who plays drumset is great at all percussion, and vice versa. So, do some stick control and learn how to hold sticks if you want to take up percussion in a band setting. Thank you. I actually know stick control better than anything. we rarely use a whole drum set in out band. It's usually snare, bass and hi hat. Which stinks cause I don't have a snare yet. I've grown up around music, and I wish I would've taken up drums earlier because I've been told a couple times I can keep a beat very well. I just opted for flute.
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Posted: Mon Jul 08, 2013 8:36 pm
Then I would work on some strokes and all that jazz. Moeller, up, down, etc. Proper techniques and holding makes the difference between an amateur and a pro. Try vicfirth videos. They're pretty snazzy.
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