4
2009
Protect your ears! Tinnitus can happen to drummers too!
Tinnitus is a constant ringing sound in your ears that refuses to go away, it can be a result of an ear infection or prolong exposure to loud noise. Presently, there is no effective cure for tinnitus, and many sufferers of tinnitus have to bear with the phantom ringing sound in their ears the entire day. Kids especially, love listening to their Ipods or MP3 players with the music crank up real loud, they have [...]
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3
2009
Finger exercises for drummers
Here’s a simple exercise that I do to warm up my fingers, you can do them anytime to improve the strength of your fingers or to warm up before playing . First position: First, open your palms. then close your palms into a clenched fist Second position: Join the tip of your thumb with the tip of your forefinger, close your palms with the remainder three fingers into a fist. Two simple actions only, now [...]
22
2009
10 tips to learn a complex drum rhythm.
Believe that you can do it – You can learn anything as long as you believe that you can, it may take you some time, it make get a little frustrating at times, but enjoy the journey of getting there and you will be glad you did. Take it as a personal challenge – Be your own enemy, challenge yourself to make it happen and see the results for yourself. Break the rhythm into smaller [...]
12
2009
Good drummers practice with a metronome.
What is a metronome? I cannot emphasize enough of the basic role of the drummer, which is to keep time and provide the rhythm base for the music. A drummer who cannot keep time properly, cannot grow technically in skill. The basics of simple “1n 2n 3n 4n” is so important that most beginning drummer neglect it. I know it is cool to play the drums, but if the music doesn’t sound right because the [...]
10
2009
7 tips to develop drumming speed.
Speed comes with practice. Forcing speed on your playing will tense up your muscles, which slows you down even more. I have seen my students get frustrated with the progress they are making and they try to get speed by tensing up more! The way to faster drumming is quite simple, here’s how: 1) Correct Technique – Learn the correct techniques required to play the drums, incorrect techniques will slow you down, stagnate your speed [...]