#7 BASIC DRUM BEATS FREE#
It can give you plenty of good direction in your future practicing and get you closer to achieving some of your goals on the drums.īook a free 10 Minute Check-In with me on video conferencing to meet and see what an online lesson experience is like. This kind of insight is extremely helpful. It’s also great to have someone test you a little and spot some of the weaknesses in your playing. Either way, it’s a great experience to gain insight into your drumming from someone else. You could do this regularly or once in a blue moon. One of the best drummer tips I can think of is to take a lesson with a good drum teacher.
#7 BASIC DRUM BEATS HOW TO#
Even if you know what your weaknesses are, do you know how to address the problems and strengthen that area of your drumming? While it’s relatively easy to know our strengths, it can sometimes be difficult to spot our weaknesses. We all have strengths as well as weaknesses on our instrument. There’s no replacement for a 1-on-1 lesson with a good drum instructor. That will give you direction and will maximize your playing time. Search for lessons, drum covers, songs, etc when you are on your off time. It will suck up all your time and it doesn’t belong in the practice room unless it directly relates to what you’re doing. But watching/searching YouTube is like watching tv. This is another vast ocean of endless practice possibilities. Chances are you’ve already watched a drum lesson video on YouTube. See my article about my top 20 favourite instagram drummers to follow.Īnd then there’s YouTube…as yes, the mecca of drumming social media.
It’s especially good if you are looking for something short and sweet that won’t take longer that a day to learn. It’s a great way to get something really good out of your practice time when you aren’t sure what to work on.
Later on when you’re practicing, you will then have simple practice ideas right at your finger tips. Save a few posts of beats and fills and things that you like. Some are even mini lessons and breakdowns.
There are bazillions of awesome posts of people all over the world playing the coolest stuff on the drums. On your off time (and absolutely NOT during your practice time), search for drummer related hashtags. Instagram is one of the most popular social media platforms today and one of the most useful for drummers.