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The basics: technique
[WIP]
Stick grip
4 way indepdendance
Keeping count
Playing with others in a band
Transcribing
The basics: rudiments
In rudimental drumming, a form of percussion music, a drum rudiment is one of a number of relatively small patterns which form the foundation for more extended and complex drumming patterns.
-- Wikipedia
There are a bunch of different routines, exercises and drum patterns to build up your
4 way independance - left arm, right arm, left leg, right leg - and it takes time!
Find some practice patterns here: Drums for dummies (I also bought myself a hardcopy of the book, but I did not end up making much use of it)
Drum school app looks interesting. Also did not make much use - I think you can find similar videos for free on YouTube.
Practicing along with backing music
The tricky thing about drums and rhythm & percussion instruments is transcribing music - since sheet music is hardly available for drums.
So for this I often turn to YouTube for drum covers and/or drum tutorials.
"Monkey see, monkey do"
-- Dong
Some high-quality YouTube channels:
엣 더 드럼 - has the best videos with notated songs
Also, my YouTube playlist of all the drum covers I've been collecting.
Tools for learning & practising
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Metronome app on your phone.
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musicspeedchanger.com - Chrome extension to slow down and loop sections of YouTube videos
Something to practice on
My suggestion: I'd buy a used electronic drum off from FB Marketplace. $400-600 AUD. A friend can help discern and spot you a good deal.
Ear protection when playing on acoustic kits
- I use (various) pairs of IEMs from... AliExpress
- If not, Etymotic ETY Plugs ER20 High Fidelity Earplugs
All music is a dance between suspense/tension and release, when you think about it
-- Matt N