Teaching drums?

[Ehalle]

First off I'd like to say and I'm new to this forum.

I'm going to be teaching my friend's girlfriend how to play drums. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Any pointers that anyone can give me? Thanks in advance for the help.

[nio]

From personal experience, if you're in any way attracted to her, don't do it! If you value your friendship with your friend, nip it in the bud. Good Luck !

[Ehalle]

From personal experience, if you're in any way attracted to her, don't do it! If you value your friendship with your friend, nip it in the bud. Good Luck !

lol for one she is 14 and I'm 18. For another my friend is a really great friend of mine, and they've been together for more than a year now. This isn't even a remote concern to me.

[sonorkid]

Welcome to the forum Ehalle. For what it's worth, start her out with rudiments on the snare drum before even starting her on the kit. Just my two cents.

sk

[Drumbledore]

Besides teaching the basics of beats and songs, don't forget some of the fundamentals such as rudiments, counts, even a bit of reading if that's possible. I have a whole lot more I could add, but I thought I'd keep it brief. There are quite a number of us, myself included, that are teachers or at least teach on the side, so if you are stuck, don't hesitate to ask. But above all, make the lessons have a purpose and make it a bit fun as well, I think we all know what it's like to have a boring teacher!

[gonefishin]

Welcome to the board Ehalle just teach her the same stuff that was taught to you when you first started playing drums.

[nio]

lol for one she is 14 and I'm 18. For another my friend is a really great friend of mine, and they've been together for more than a year now. This isn't even a remote concern to me.

Ha! Sorry, E...my bad. Btw, Welcome to DC !

[Geo Rose]

First off I'd like to say and I'm new to this forum.

I'm going to be teaching my friend's girlfriend how to play drums. Does anyone have any experience doing this? Any pointers that anyone can give me? Thanks in advance for the help.

You have to start with the basics! Start with the notes and their respective rests. You have to go over time signatures, why some notes have dots after them, and what a measure is. Then there is writing out rhythm's. Good luck.

[jafo]

Being a student myself, and can play. I would start her off on a simple beat. See if she has any sense in timing and has any rhythm. I think the biggest mistake music teacher make is starting a student off not knowing if they are even remotely musically inclined. I think that has to be first. Next is keeping their interest. Teach them a basic rock beat, keep it simple and progress into fills. Encourage her to experiment with the rock beat and fills. Make sure you explain timing while teaching the rock beat. Then when you think she's ready, take her into rudiments and other stuff.

I think where a lot of kids who give up on drums lose interest because it can be daunting at times and you have to keep it changed up to keep it interesting.