Where
To Start With Your
First Drumming Lesson
Learn
To Become A
Drummer
The reason
you love music so much is that
beat, right? Well, you are only
one step away from starting out
as a drummer. But where do you go
for training?
You'll find
many places to get a drumming
lesson if you really look, but
percussions are not as easy to
learn as many other musical
instruments. For guitar, there
are millions of teachers crawling
out of the WWW, six strings
blazing, in every city on earth,
but you might just be somewhere
that makes it difficult to get a
drum lesson.
Drumming
Lessons In High
School
I played in
band growing up, and let me tell
you, the percussion that you
learn in band is all right, but
it isn't really enough to get you
very far in a career. You won't
learn enough to find your way
around a kit unless you begin
with a drum lesson outside of
school. Otherwise, you'll learn
stick control, fundamentals, and
nothing else, and that won't get
you anywhere.
Music
Camps?
Some people
are so desperate to take drum
lessons that they spend their
summer at some kind of rock and
roll camp. This is a good place
for teens who want to play music
to get away and learn under the
guidance of experienced
musicians, but if you ask me it
is a kind of lame idea.
The
Drawback Of Camps For Rock Drum
Lessons
As far as
I'm concerned, rock and roll is
about experimentation, and
learning yourself with your
friend. Sure, you can benefit
from a drumming lesson or
whatever, but really spending
your summer in a place where they
try to teach you rock sounds kind
of weak to me.
Taking
Drum Lessons
Online
Other
people get drum lessons online,
which is even sillier. Sure, you
can get your first drumming
lesson or two from a computer
which shows you where to put the
beats with some live recorded
video, but I feel like you'd do
better to just do what I did, and
listen to some of your favorite
bands.
Start with
something where the percussion is
kind of simple and straight
forward, so that it will be no
strain for you to follow, and
then work your way up to more
intricate musical forms as you
go.
Want To
Be An Expert Drummer? Take
Drumming Lessons From The
Experts!!
You can get
a good lessons for drums just
from listening to the experts do
it. Also, hang out with seasoned
musicians.
Find
A Drum Teacher
Even if no
one in your area advertises a
drum course, you should be able
to find someone who will show you
something. Many of the great
drummers got every single
drumming lesson they ever needed
from older, more experienced
musicians who they met at shows
and gigs, and went on to be
successful.
So, what am
I saying? Don't give up on your
dream. Turn it into a goal to get
your first drumlesson and the
rest could be history. "Say you
want to be a rock and roll star
just listen closely to what I
say. Just get a good set of drums
and take some time and learn how
to play." Yeah, I know -- That's
not a direct quote but it still
applies. Get musical
today!
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