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How to Position and Set Up Your Drum Throne

How to Position and Set Up Your Drum Throne

Generally, the height of your drum throne should be the same as the top of your knee when standing up beside it. Your legs should be angled slightly downwards, and that should be the case also when you put your feet on the kick and hi-hat pedals. Good posture and an understanding of ergonomics are crucial for ...

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Mastering the Paradiddle in Your Drumming

Mastering the Paradiddle in Your Drumming

Paradiddle, paradiddles, paradiddles. Every drummer is crazy about them. It’s one of the most basic rudiments of all, but incredibly versatile and fun to play. You can make your grooves, fills, and solos extra spicy by integrating the paradiddle and its variations. Given just how many ways they can be interpreted ...

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What Are Drum Chops? (And How to Improve Them)

What Are Drum Chops? (And How to Improve Them)

Drum chops are all the characteristics that describe a drummer's speed, technique, power, timing, dynamic range, and independence. It covers all areas of a drummer's technical proficiency. It's important to develop your drum chops to improve your skills and increase your range of expression. Drummers with a ...

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10 Tips on How to Become a Session Drummer

10 Tips on How to Become a Session Drummer

A session drummer is a musician who works on a project or contract basis for recording artists, producers, and bandleaders. Being a session drummer requires a wide range of abilities, an open mind, excellent interpersonal skills, and a lot of drive. Session work can vary from a full-length tour with an artist to ...

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How to Play Blast Beats on Drums

How to Play Blast Beats on Drums

A blast beat is a type of drum beat commonly associated with more extreme forms of metal music. Playing blast beats involves playing the snare drum, bass drum, and hi-hat or ride in quick succession. In its original form, the blast beat was an explosion of percussion used to create non-metric white noise. It ...

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10 Essential Drumming Techniques for all Drummers

10 Essential Drumming Techniques for all Drummers

In this article, we present a list of fundamental drumming techniques and concepts that should be a part of every drummer’s skillset. They will equip you with solid form and technique and play an integral role in transforming you into a gig-ready drummer. 1. Correct Grip The correct grip denotes the ...

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20 Great Intermediate Drum Songs (With Videos)

20 Great Intermediate Drum Songs (With Videos)

If you're ready to advance from novice to intermediate, you'll probably want some solid reference songs to begin with. Finding appropriate intermediate-level songs to learn and perform can be a bit difficult, so you'll find 20 of them right here. These songs are all very accessible for those who have a good ...

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Open Handed Drumming (Guide, Tips, Pros/Cons)

Open Handed Drumming (Guide, Tips, Pros/Cons)

Open-handed drumming is an alternative approach to the traditional style of cross-handed drumming. Open-handed drumming is an approach where the drummer does not cross hands while playing between the snare and hi-hat. This article shows you how to play open-handed. We will also explore the pros and cons of this ...

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12 Great Drumming Podcasts for Any Drummer

12 Great Drumming Podcasts for Any Drummer

Podcasts offer a great way for us to get insights, knowledge, and tips from other drummers. There's something for everyone, including interviews with famous drummers, to learning tips and techniques. If you’re looking at exploring this new frontier of drums and music, I have created a list of some of the best ...

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10 Metal Drumming Tips to Sound Like a Pro

10 Metal Drumming Tips to Sound Like a Pro

Metal drumming can be incredibly thrilling to play. In this article, we will discuss different tips on how to improve your playing style, techniques, and beats for metal. We will also show you ways to set up your drum set for metal (including tuning, hi-hat clutches, and double bass pedals).Take your metal drumming ...

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