Archive for the 'Drum Articles' Category

Proper Drumming Posture

Monday, February 26th, 2007

When you are drumming, proper posture can make the difference between playing and injuring your self, or playing and keeping your body healthy. Most beginner drummers overlook posture and dismiss it as something that is un-necessary to learn, and it isn’t a big deal. This is totally wrong. Proper posture is what separates normal drummers […]

Make Your Practice Sessions More Efficient

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Many times drummers will get into a rut where they seem to get bored of the same practice routines. Many drummers often just put a CD into their CD player, jam along with it for 20 minutes and call this a good practice. This was not a good practice, this may have been fun, but […]

The Benefits Of Playing The Drums

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

How You Benefit From Drumming
Many people thing that drumming is just for kids with ADD to give them something to “bang on” and release their energy. Although it has been proven to help people diagnosed with ADD there are many other benefits of drumming. Most of the techniques that you learn as a drummer you […]

Types Of Drum Lessons

Tuesday, December 26th, 2006

Good drum lessons are important to any drummer who wants to take their drumming to the next level. Most musicians can tell the difference between properly trained drummers and self taught drummers after only a couple minutes of hearing them play. There are a couple of options that all drummers have when it comes to […]

Add Dynamics To Your Drumming

Monday, November 20th, 2006

When you look at professional drummers, what do they do that is any different than yourself? If you listen to a band on the radio, most likely you’ll hear the drummer playing a pretty simple beat. What makes them so their drumming so much better than yours? What can you do to impress a band […]

The Importance Of Using A Practice Pad

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Almost every drummer has heard of a Practice Pad. It was basically developed to be a silent, portable surface that feels like a drum. There are many different styles of practice pads; some people even build an entire kit using different practice pads. This training tool has revolutionized drumming and it makes it easy for […]