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The 24 Best Drumming Books for All Levels (2024)

The 24 Best Drumming Books for All Levels (2024)

Drums are a fantastic instrument with so many different styles and techniques. It’s easy to get stuck in the same old basic rhythms. Getting your hands on a great drum tuition book could be a great way to enhance your development. These days, most drummers turn to online tutorials and YouTube channels to learn ...

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Cardio Drumming – Get Fit While Playing Drums!

Cardio Drumming – Get Fit While Playing Drums!

Drumming is not just fun, it can actually be a moderate to intense workout. A person who weighs 185 pounds (about 84kg) will burn about 250 calories per hour of drumming. Really intense sessions can even burn up to 900 calories per sessions which is a lot! Being in great shape can really help your ability to play ...

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10 Ways To Make Drums Quieter – Noise Reduction

10 Ways To Make Drums Quieter – Noise Reduction

Drums are an incredible instrument and so much fun, but I bet your neighbors don’t think so! To many of them, it’s just tasteless noise that they can’t wait to put a stop to. Thankfully there are plenty of ways to make drums quieter. Drums can be extremely loud especially if you’re playing heavier music. ...

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How to Hold Drumsticks The Right Way

How to Hold Drumsticks The Right Way

The foundation of drumming is knowing how to properly hold the drum sticks. Many drummers often skip over the basics of learning how to hold their drumsticks, in favor of learning more advanced techniques. However, learning the proper placement should come first. Many starting drummers really tend to look over ...

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How to Play Drums – The Ultimate Guide

How to Play Drums – The Ultimate Guide

The drums are an incredibly exciting and rewarding instrument to play. It's very easy to learn some basic beats and get quickly get started. This guide will tell you everything you need to know. From understanding the purpose of each part of the drum set to learning your first beat, we've got you covered in this ...

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How to Record Electronic Drums to Your Computer

How to Record Electronic Drums to Your Computer

I've recorded electronic drums many times using different techniques for both professional productions and practice sessions. There is a lot of junk information out there about how to do this. For example, I've read a guide online stating that you need to buy an external amplifier in order to record your e-drums, ...

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10 Popular Drumming Styles and Genres

10 Popular Drumming Styles and Genres

Learning to play different drumming styles is a great way to develop as a drummer. It can help you expand your horizons as a musician and push you outside of your comfort zone behind the kit. Each drumming style has its own type of rhythm as the driving force. Latin music makes heavy use of Ostinato patterns on ...

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10 Tips to Overcome Stage Fright as a Drummer

10 Tips to Overcome Stage Fright as a Drummer

Have you ever gotten nervous and tightened during in a gig? It’s an uncomfortable feeling. Most musicians have felt it in varying degrees. A few butterflies can help to keep you on your toes, but too much can ruin the fun on stage. When you are comfortably practicing your music by yourself or in a group, you may ...

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20 Easy Drum Songs for Beginners (With Videos)

20 Easy Drum Songs for Beginners (With Videos)

Learning to play new songs is a great way to stretch your skills as a drummer and have fun. When you’re starting out, it’s great to pick songs that are not just easy but also sound great. You should strike a good balance between playing easy songs at the start, but also stretching your abilities a little. Playing ...

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How to Read Drum Sheet Music – An Easy Guide (2024)

How to Read Drum Sheet Music – An Easy Guide (2024)

It's pretty easy to learn the basics of drum sheet music. For drums, all you need is to grasp the basics of music notation and a few examples to get started. After that, it's just a matter of practice! I’m a real ‘learn by doing’ guy, and many drummers are also. In this article, I’m going to show you the basic ...

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