How do I learn more about drumming?

[BrandonBass]

I wanna understand more about drumming man, how do I do that? My drummer xplained to me briefly the kit but i still dont know much about it...

he learned this double bass thingy and was excited and he showed it to me during jamming session but i couldnt comment on it...cuz i dont know crap loL. also, how do i tell if a drummer is technically proficient? etc.

 

[Nadav]

The first step is to listen to a lot of drummers. Videos are great too. www.drummerworld.com is a priceless resource for that.

 

[KuMBye YamALaWd]

The same way a Drummer learns more about Drumming -

-- go find a Drum teacher & take some lessons



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[BrandonBass]

not really, i dont play guitar much but i can roughly tell if the guitar player is good by the way he plays and improvise....i cant say the same for drummers

 

[Chunk-O-Funk]

My brother is a drummer so I use to be able to mess around on his kit once in a while. He also took lessons and studied with a few other local pros in our area.

From what I know of it, drummers usually start off practicing what's known to them as rudiments, which is a series of alternating stick patters. These patters are usually what makes up certain rhythms. You can usually tell if he knows them or not by listening to how he does fills. If everything he does is nothing more than 1/8 & 1/16 note rolls more than likely he has never studied.

Just say to him, "hey man I dig your double stroke roll". if he gives you that deer in the headlights look, just move on.

 

[peteroberts]

yep, I would listen, listen, listen, learn to identify kick/snare patterns, they are very important when it comes to what the bass should be doing. Also, learn to play. I play drums and I think it helps my bass playing.

 

[Christopher]

http://www.vicfirth.com/

Click the "education" tab at the top of the page. I'd recommend checking out the Mark Wessell video lessons to get some basic information.

Overall, I think the Vic Firth site is one of the best drumming educational resources I've seen. The lessons are genuinely useful - they're not Vic Firth ads.