advice for newbie??
Originally Posted by
drummerguy
Hey everyone,just purchased a set of pearl vision sst birch drum set and was wondering what advice you have for practicing?I got them to throw in a couple of beginner books with cd's for learning.It starts off teaching you notation and then adds a piece at a time with short music intro's or whatever.Should I just keep practicing these over and over?Thanks for the advice.
Actually, we're all right!
As drummer said, find a good professional instructor (depending on where you bought the drums, the person who sold you the drums may be a drum teacher!)...it's important to learn the rudiments, and that's where the books and CDs come in. And playing along with records and CDs will help you get used to playing with other instruments (live musicians are best, of course, but these are obviously easier to use! )
I mentioned this in another thread, but you might want to invest in the "Turn it Up and Lay it Down" CD series...you should be available to find them in music stores or through the 'Net...
Have fun as you start to...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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