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About LinkBacksmy roomy has a nice kit and is slowly trying to learn to play. i got her a basic beginners book which won't show her a ton but will help. but do any of you have any good tips to help her get started?
my roomy has a nice kit and is slowly trying to learn to play. i got her a basic beginners book which won't show her a ton but will help. but do any of you have any good tips to help her get started?
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Sorry Nicole just kiddin with ya
I wouldn't usually advertize another Forum at GT but have your friend check out the link below. Lots of helpful tips and suggestions from novice to Pro plus additional resourses for online lessons.
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and 1, and 2, and 3, and 4 and.....Originally Posted by Slickster
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Sorry Nicole just kiddin with ya
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well she's not into forums, i wanted to see what help i could get here and just mail her a copy and paste versionI wouldn't usually advertize another Forum at GT but have your friend check out the link below. Lots of helpful tips and suggestions from novice to Pro plus additional resourses for online lessons.
PDF University Forum - Pearl Drummers Forum
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Try playing along with the stereo...or a drum machine...to get a feel for the timing.
it's not like she doesnt' have some measure of timing already. she does play acoustic guitar a bit, and a few songs well enough to perform on stage so she's not a newb to music. i think it's the coordination that bothers her the most. it's hard to get everything going all at different times
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work on rudiments- take off everything but snare, hihats, bass, 1 tom and the ride cymbal, just work on basic straight ahead rhythms and fills, and as she progresses add a new piece to the kit and work it into the drills until you have the full kit involved.
relax and don't over think things just get a nice steady groove going and have fun.
I am just starting out with drums myself, a bit late in life I suppose, but better late than never I say. I am going through the Learn & Master Drums DVD course and so far it is really terrific. It starts with the simplest of fundamentals, but by lession 2 it teaches you two basic beat patterns suitable for rock and funk songs in 4/4 time, at which point you can practice playing along with so many of your favorite songs that practice starts to feel more like rehearsing with a band than the usual grind of endless drills (the drills are still valuable and necessary, however, for building up that muscle memory).
Anyway, if your roommate prefers self-learning, but wants strong guidance, then I suggest she look into that DVD course. Quite honestly I never thought I'd ever have the coordination to play drums, but I'm really re-evaluating that belief...and I'm only on session 3!
I still need to buy a drum set...drums are fun...it's one of those things that I know I could get pretty good at if I had a set and practiced...but I've just always been more focused on stringed instruments
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