Drumming Lessons DVD: Gain Musical Knowledge

But it was fun! A sales rep then told me I should enter their “fastest drummer” contest. When I asked him when it was, he said, “THE NEXT NIGHT”! After trying to bow out, I eventually said “okay”. Since I’ve always disliked “musical competitions” I don’t know why I agreed? So, I decided I wouldn’t tell anyone (including my wife) about it – talk about being insecure!

The “next day” came, and soon it was my turn to see how fast I could play. I did my best and was completely shocked when I ended up winning with a “score” of 905 singles in 60-seconds (with absolutely no practice, and no idea “how or what” I was doing). Nevertheless, winning put me in the northeast regional finals elimination round – 3 weeks later at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

It is important to distinguish between the front and back of the drums. There are two large drumheads that come with every drum set which need to be seated on each of the two brass drums. This seating should start with the back head followed by the front head.

Before you get started, be sure to do warm-up exercises for drum set playing. Generally speaking, drum set exercises would refer to rudiments or chops but the information that is being presented to you has to do with warming up the body before any drumming.

Ever get in a slump and can’t get excited about drumming? This is often due to lack of motivation or stimulation. Just as you would read positive books of wisdom and understanding to improve yourself as a person, the same holds true with drumming. You must find ways to be excited about playing. The following offer a few suggestions:

Be aware of the bumps in the drum heads, they may make your drum kit sound out of tune. In this case you should immediately change. At the end of a day also make sure that your beater is not digging a hole or dent right, where it is hitting.

This problem can be remedied if you will make the commitment to really focus on building your bass drum skills of the next several weeks. As you practice, try to incorporate some unique pedal work into everything you play. Also, spend time daily developing your bass drum technique. Continue to do this until you are comfortable playing in all settings. Once you have reached this point you have acquired an important ability that will serve you well throughout your musical career.

Second line drumming is associated with the city of New Orleans. It seems to have originated there and developed in many forms through the years. Second line drumming involves simple cadence type (marching) snare beats.