Sunday, February 25, 2007
This Week's Drum Tips
~ 3 reasons why your drums may sound bad: 1. Heads need tuned, 2. Need new drum heads, 3. Bad
bearing edges.
~ More expensive, quality drums are much easier to tune. They practically tune themselves.
So, if you're having trouble tuning your drums, you may just have cheap drums.
~ To make your own snare drum muffling ring, just take an old drumhead that you're not using anymore and
cut a circle around the outside edge.
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Saturday, February 17, 2007
This Week's Drum Tips
~ The most common reasons drummers break drumsticks are playing too hard, hitting at the
wrong angles, using the wrong drumsticks for their particular style, and playing with older sticks that have a lot of wear
on them.
~ Practice pads are good when you can't get to your drumset, but don't practice on your practice
pad ALL the time. Nothing beats practicing on your real drums!
~ Stay confident and believe you can play like the pros! Keep focused and continue to learn!
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Sunday, February 11, 2007
This Week's Drum Tips
~ If your drumsticks get slippery get some drumstick grip tape or you can use some drummer's
gloves.
~ Paradiddles can be more fun to play if you practice them inverted like
this... LRRL RLLR or LRLR RLRL, etc.
~ Before purchasing new drumsticks roll them on a flat surface to check for straightness!
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Sunday, February 4, 2007
This Week's Drum Tips
~ Stop sizing-up other drummers. Who is better than who is subjective and
irrelevant. We all have an interesting approach to playing drums and anyone can benefit from watching and listening to anyone
else play with an open mind. - Kevin
~ When playing the drums be sure that you have ear plugs so that it
won't ruin your hearing. - Jefferson
~ Cheap drumsticks usually aren't weighted properly,
nor do they last very long. Stick with the name brands. - Dan
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