The Benefits Of Playing The Drums
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 can also apply to other aspects of your life. The hand-eye coordination that you build with drumming can be applied to many other areas of life like: skilled trades, sports, and other musical instruments.
Drummers are musicians unlike any other musician. Drummers don’t have to worry about melody, or voicing of chords, instead they are in charge of rhythm, they make the song feel how it is supposed to feel. Not only do they have a different job than most other musicians in the band, but they also get more of a physical workout every time they play. Here are the main benefits from learning to play the drums.
Physical Benefits of Drumming
If you watch drummers like Taylor Hawkins, Travis Barker, or Joey Jordison you will notice that the drummers are physically the hardest working musicians in the band. More often than not if you are watching a rock band play, the drummer will be wearing a tank top, or even be shirtless, this is because drumming can be so physical that drummers don’t like how hot it makes them. When you are drumming you will develop a strong cardiovascular muscle system, and it you will find after a long practice session you feel as though you just went for a run, or a workout at the gym. When you engage in cardiovascular exercise for prolonged periods of time your body releases endorphins which is basically like your body’s “feel good” hormones. Many drummers purely drum for the exercise because they don’t like running, or going to the gym.
The Mental Benefits Of Drumming
The same endorphins that your body releases after the physical workout, will help you to think clearer, and to focus for longer periods of time for the rest of the day. Many drummers choose to play the drums right after work or school so they can clear their head of everything that has gone on in the day. It is a great way to just relax and drumming uses a different thought process and a different part of your brain than most of your other daily activities.
The Musical Benefits Of Drumming
When you start playing the drums you will find that you become more musically educated that you ever thought you would be by just “banging on some drums”. Drummers learn concepts like: various time signatures, how to read drum notation, drum rudiments, poly rhythms, and how to build a song if all the other musicians are playing the exact same thing the whole way through a song.
If you are a youth or adult, you will find that you have lots to learn, and lots to benefit from learning how to play the drums. It is a great stress reliever and you will defiantly enjoy yourself when you are playing the drums.
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