Sounds great for a week! I'm also a beginner (5 or so years), so I can give advice for what really helped me progress. 1. Rudiments really aren't that necessary. Yes, they're helpful when you start orchestrating fast, complex fills, but as a beginner they don't matter that much. I recommend you work on paradiddles, doubles, single stroke rolls, drags, flams and ratamacues. Those are the ones I'd consider helpful for beginners. Once your doubles sound good work on 5 stroke rolls, and progress into buzz rolls. 2. Loosen up. Fluid grip, fluid shoulders, fluid arms. You need to flow around the kit. It's the only way to be able to play smoothly. Make a conscious effort to avoid being stiff or feeling like you're rushing to the next hit. 3. If there's only bit you can't get quite right, whether it's a fill, beat or transition, just play it over and over again. Start really slow until you can do it perfectly. It's all about muscle memory. 4. Practise with a metronome. Personally, I'm guilty of turning it off and playing freestyle, but at least occasionally playing with a metronome to nail your internal timing is really useful. 5. Listen to songs and try to work out what the drummer's doing in your head. Learning by ear is essential for drummers. There often isn't sheet music so it's a very useful skill to have. For example, I learnt Fool in the Rain by Led Zeppelin purely by listening to it. 6. Maybe also learn to tune your drums. You become more motivated if the drums sound good! Have fun drumming!
Drum teacher here, absolutely agree with all your points. Honestly, if you want to play Rock then you really only need good Single Strokes to begin with. Everything else is seriously going to help your hand technique and fluidity long-term, but SIngles are king when it comes to (most) rock music. In my opinion and experience at least.
Hey thank you so much for the detailed advice -- I really appreciate it! That's really good to know on the rudiments. I have a bunch of drumline friends, and they all told me to learn them, but I ended up just following that article because I wasn't sure which to pick out. I probably overdid it though 😅 I spent about half my practice time running through them with a metronome at different speeds. Loosening up is tough 😅 My drummer friend at the end of the video told me the same thing. I think I'm just too focused on keeping it together that I get tense. But I'm going to try just turning on a metronome and flowing on the same things for a bit. I'm going to give me best to learning some more songs and I'll try to do them by ear. I might actually make like a 3 month update video or something! Thank you again!!
@@JoelAbshierIf you play any marching percussion it's a whole different story with rudiments, but for rock and pop music 90% of the time you're holding down a beat, where there won't be much use for rudiments. (At least for the next couple of years. You might want to incorporate some into your grooves and fills a bit later on.) So surely you should spend 90% of your time actually playing, and only a small portion on leaning rudiments. Groove, feel and timing are much more important at this stage than how fast you can play your flam paradiddle-diddles. Subscribed, and I'm hoping to see that update video! Once again, really great progress for only a week!
I'm loving the "beginner kit that spent 10 years in someone's basement and is now being sold on craigslist" vibes of the drumset. But seriously: good job!
Hey thank you so much!! Yeah, a friend of a friend had it sitting around for forever then it wound up with me. It's got some broken bits and missing hardware, but I'm making it happen lol.
I would recommend the book “Stick Control”. It’s rather dry, but has a lot of patterns and rudiments to practice, building up speed with it and whatnot.
before practicing any rudiments, I think it would best to just mess around and jam with the basic rock beat. If that beat is comfortable, it unlocks everything else.
I think that's so right. I'm definitely still super tense when I'm playing and haven't found a super natural form. I'm going to do my best to keep improving on it
@@JoelAbshier What I would do is keep that same kick and snare pattern but play the hat pattern on different things. Closed hi hats are usually used for verses, open hats and rides can be used for choruses and toms usually make things sound more intense. If you just learn how to make a chorus sound like a chorus, you can groove with songs you haven't even learned.
Word of advice, don’t underestimate the importance of the basics, you don’t wanna learn bad habits since they’re much harder to break if you solidify them. I’m talking about making sure your stick height is consistent with one another, the angle you’re holding your sticks at, and grip on the sticks. It’s important you be conscious of these things especially early on. Focus on getting clean doubles (open stroke rolls) and make sure you’re utilizing good rebound, not crushing your sticks into the drum or pad, that’ll make it sound more like a closed or buzz roll. Happy playing! Percussion is my favorite type instrument, so it makes me happy hearing you wanting to get better at it.
Duuude I just love the name 🤣 actually since I finished filming this I've kept up my rudiment daily and they've been helping a lot. This song feels "easy" now
singing while playing drums might be the hardest thing for me to do, and i play for 14 years! you did a really really good job figuring out the song, learning the dynamics and on top youre singing! mad probs for doing so, keep it up! :)
I really appreciate the encouragement!! I'd love to be able to really sing and play 😅 I was a little embarrassed by how pitchy I ended up being. It's really sooooo different than when I play guitar and sing lol
@@JoelAbshier Hey man, you gotta start somewhere. good progress for only a few days. If you really want to put the effort in, then start with the basics. 1. What grip do you want? Match grip, Traditional, French, or a mix therof. 2. Make sure to play even not hard. Hard hits will come with practice. Microphones are a thing, so playing with dynamics is important. there is a difference between playin hard and playing loud. 3. Start with simple sticking in 4/4 time. 4 beats per measure. If you play something leading with 1 hand, do it leading with the other as well ... do this EARLY to help build independance. There are still sticking patterns where if I lead left hand it messes me up. same goes for feet. play a simple foot ostinato (repeated pattern) and keep it going while practicing with your hands. even just the bass drum on 1 and 3 and the hats with your foot on 2 and 4. Stick to Singles, Doubles and triplets, playing low volume for 4 bars then high for four bars. and for timing and note values, play it in 1/4 notes (1,2,3,4) 1/8th notes ( counted 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ where the pluses would be "And" 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and" so that gives you 8 notes per bar. the 1/4 notes gives 4 notes. then switch to triplets. this is one where lots have trouble. used to counting in multiples of 2, even when dividing note values. all we are doing is subdividing the space between the notes so we can pattern it.. Triplets would be" 1 and A , 2 and A 3 and A , 4 and A" do not confuse this 'and' with the 1/8th note and. because we are dividing the same space between the notes equally, we now need to fit a total of 3 beats per note, so 1 and 2 and, will feel slower then 1 and a 2 and a...etc. yOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THE LEAD IS MOVING FROM HAND TO HAND. this gives triplets their unmistakable feel. R L R (1and a) L R L (2 and a)...etc then 16th notes. counted 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a....etc. played alternate RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL. Ive led drumlines before, and I have a bunch uf basics in paper format here that takes advantage of enforcing these basics. You are just at the beginning of your journey. have fun. I recently started uploading drum content, check it out. You can see were my weaknesses are lol. @TheDivergentDrumer
I can tell you got a musical talent. I do this song with nearly all my beginner students, and most of them take way longer learning how to play it than you did. this is very good progress for 7 days. Although rudiments are very important, I kinda think that learning them so early in your stage of drumming is not essential. I would rather focus on the first simple grooves. I learned this song in my early days as well. was really fun seeing you learn it and it put me back into the headspace of my starting point in drumming. If you drum professionally for over 10 years, after playing for over 20 you kinda forget how hard it was in the first years. It's always great reminding myself how hard it was, in order to be a good teacher to younger students. great video!
It's so good to hear that this is a song you teach to students. I was looking for something that was a little more than just a "basic rock beat" for 4 minutes, but also that wasn't so far out of reach that I wouldn't have a chance lol. This hit that for me for sure. I definitely think you're right about focusing more on grooves. I did A LOT of rudiments this week and I probably would get more utility out of knowing some grooves I can apply around. Also thank you so much! You comment is so kind 🙏
This is such a fun video! As a musician, I can relate to all of this, cuz I love learning new instruments, and it makes everything 10x funnier. Keep up the work, you'll get good with consistent practice! Edit: Also, impressive improvement for only a week!
So glad you liked the video!! It was honestly such a fun one to make. I'm totally with you about learning new instruments. I mostly play piano and some guitar, so this was a really nice stretch for me lol.
I'm late, but as a drum instructor, I would recommend spending double the time on a practice pad, don't worry about speed it comes with time just like you can't tell a skinny guy to bench press 100kg in his first week. Enjoy the process and just do a lot of pad work (something that every beginner drummer avoid) stick control will benefit you a lot!!!!
This video was very fun and different from your usual ones, I enjoyed it! 🤗 I love that you showed us the progression throughout the week and giving your thoughts along the way. It was entertaining to see your mess ups as well, the typical fling with the drumsticks haha. Also the part where you lied about making us listen to you play made me LOL. Good luck on improving your drumming skills ❤️
I found it funny when you really thought there was something wrong with your hi-hat stand. Your hats are supposed to be able to wobble, and I don’t know how you would stop them from doing so, so you don’t have to worry about that, lol. Now, a broken kick leg is definitely a real and annoying issue, though it can be DIY’d pretty easily if the goal is just to have a home practice kit function. I found this video entertaining as a drummer myself, and am impressed with how quick you improved!
He didn't really need to learn the rudiments for that, but it's good for someone to realize how hard they are. It should take about a year to learn the basic rudiments. It takes a life time to bring them up to speed and have them all clean.
Yeah, I think you're right. I spent a little too much time on them, but I thought it was helpful just for getting comfortable with the kid and moving around. I also played them at a bunch of different tempos to help get used to it. Thanks for checking out the video!
Thanks for the tip! My buddy took a look at it when he was here and he said the clutch is actually missing the bottom part. You think if I got something like this it would work? www.amazon.com/Drum-Workshop-Standard-Hi-Hat-Clutch/dp/B000T0A7EA/
Stick tricks aren’t for showing off, btw. They help warm up, stretch, and strengthen the muscles in your wrists and forearms, and help you avoid nerve and tendon damage.
I recommend the “finger pass,” where you spin it around one finger and then the other, and then back again, kind of like how magicians do with coins. But with a drumstick.
My dude, as a grade 8 drummer myself this is impressive that you managed to get so much progress. I have a few tips for you though. 1) Make sure to bounce your sticks when you hit the snare drum, I noticed that you hit and then kinda rest the stick on the drum, so try to bounce it up. 2) Rudiments aren't that important, instead, you should learn different ways of playing / different techniques; one of these to learn is moeller technique on the hi-hat which is an amazing way to improve your drumming and can help you with playing faster songs. 3) Tighten your crash cymbal, its way too floppy and invest into a ride cymbal 4) Your grip on the sticks was right, but very floppy, try to relax your fingers but still have a firm grip Hope this is helpful :)
don't ever worry about mastering a single song from the beginning. play lots and lots of music and just get used to the grooves/patterns your playing and some diff contexts. mastery is for later.
Yeah I think you're 100% right. I wouldn't do it for any other instrument I learned, but I thought it would make for a better video if I was working towards a goal 🤣
awesome sauce man! If you want to learn any more songs I would focus on something more simple, and you should also not put too much sweat into complex rudiments at the very beginning. Just focus on the form and how you get around the kit.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the advice! I'd like to keep going on practicing rudiments. Are there any specific ones you'd add next? You're definitely right on getting around the kit. It still feels pretty uncomfortable and I'm not able to use my toms very effectively 😅
If I we're you the 1st 7 days I would play something very simple over n over n over n over again. Like Bille Jean or any ACDC Song. I've been playing for over a decade and I taught myself those simple beats an played them continuously. Then it just progressed and progressed based off the natural feel and more comfortable I got. Just be simple is the best advice I have to give, especially in the beginning
Thanks for the tips! Yeah, one thing I didn't put much of in the video was how much time I just spent playing a basic rock beat at different tempos. I did that every day just to get my arms and legs comfortable lol. I'll check out some ACDC! Any specifics you'd recommend? I'm definitely looking for some simple stuff to keep learning with
I bought a drum set 5 months ago and I couldn't even play a simple beat. Trust me, I still suck but if a friend came over that didn't know I'm learning they would probably be impressed by what I can do now. I still haven't even started practicing rudiments or sticking patterns yet. I just wanna jam out 😂 I haven't tried playing a song yet but I'm eyeballing Sad but True by Metallica. It's not a super hard song but it doesn't look easy either.
Every musician wants to play it faster when they're not excellent at a phrase. Howevever, you are correct! Its so much better to slow it down instead and truly learn the phrase.
That's good to know! My drummer friend showed me I'm missing the bottom half to the (clutch?) and that's why the bottom is sliding all over. I can't actually tighten it :( But I can still close it and open it, so we're winning lol
Lower the top part, so that it basically never fully opens, or at least not that far. It sounds way better if you it hit and open it just slightly. It will also reduce the wiggling of the bottom part.
You want the crash on the other side and dont tuch the stummes if you Are playing on it so arter each time you hit something you lift the stick up from the drumm emidietly!!
Thank you 🙏 I think I cut too much. I was afraid it would get copyright flagged if I had the whole song. I'm going to upload it to my 2nd channel though and I'll let you know. You're absolutely right... I kinda built to not showing much
I'm so sorry 🥺😅 I tried my best to tune it, but failed pretty miserably. It's been setting for 7-8 years. I mic'd up the snare, bass drum, low tom, and an overhead, but it didn't really help 😅 I'm gonna need to work on the kit lol
OK 😅😅 I know it looks really, really silly, but I actually realized when I talked the cymbal would resonate and it picked up in my microphone! It sounded so bad. So I just started holding the cymbal when I talked 😅😅
Your first mistake is spending only 7 days practicing for this song, personally if I were a complete beginner I would spend 7 days getting independance and basic grooves and 7 days song practice
That's really good to know. I've gotten a lot of feedback that I probably went too hard on the rudiments. I think I will continue them a bit, but focus more on getting solid grooves.
Sounds great for a week! I'm also a beginner (5 or so years), so I can give advice for what really helped me progress.
1. Rudiments really aren't that necessary. Yes, they're helpful when you start orchestrating fast, complex fills, but as a beginner they don't matter that much. I recommend you work on paradiddles, doubles, single stroke rolls, drags, flams and ratamacues. Those are the ones I'd consider helpful for beginners. Once your doubles sound good work on 5 stroke rolls, and progress into buzz rolls.
2. Loosen up. Fluid grip, fluid shoulders, fluid arms. You need to flow around the kit. It's the only way to be able to play smoothly. Make a conscious effort to avoid being stiff or feeling like you're rushing to the next hit.
3. If there's only bit you can't get quite right, whether it's a fill, beat or transition, just play it over and over again. Start really slow until you can do it perfectly. It's all about muscle memory.
4. Practise with a metronome. Personally, I'm guilty of turning it off and playing freestyle, but at least occasionally playing with a metronome to nail your internal timing is really useful.
5. Listen to songs and try to work out what the drummer's doing in your head. Learning by ear is essential for drummers. There often isn't sheet music so it's a very useful skill to have. For example, I learnt Fool in the Rain by Led Zeppelin purely by listening to it.
6. Maybe also learn to tune your drums. You become more motivated if the drums sound good!
Have fun drumming!
Drum teacher here, absolutely agree with all your points. Honestly, if you want to play Rock then you really only need good Single Strokes to begin with. Everything else is seriously going to help your hand technique and fluidity long-term, but SIngles are king when it comes to (most) rock music. In my opinion and experience at least.
Hey thank you so much for the detailed advice -- I really appreciate it! That's really good to know on the rudiments. I have a bunch of drumline friends, and they all told me to learn them, but I ended up just following that article because I wasn't sure which to pick out. I probably overdid it though 😅 I spent about half my practice time running through them with a metronome at different speeds.
Loosening up is tough 😅 My drummer friend at the end of the video told me the same thing. I think I'm just too focused on keeping it together that I get tense. But I'm going to try just turning on a metronome and flowing on the same things for a bit.
I'm going to give me best to learning some more songs and I'll try to do them by ear. I might actually make like a 3 month update video or something!
Thank you again!!
@@JoelAbshierIf you play any marching percussion it's a whole different story with rudiments, but for rock and pop music 90% of the time you're holding down a beat, where there won't be much use for rudiments. (At least for the next couple of years. You might want to incorporate some into your grooves and fills a bit later on.) So surely you should spend 90% of your time actually playing, and only a small portion on leaning rudiments. Groove, feel and timing are much more important at this stage than how fast you can play your flam paradiddle-diddles.
Subscribed, and I'm hoping to see that update video! Once again, really great progress for only a week!
You should add that double stroke rolls and paradiddles are good beginner practice for fluidity
It’s funny, you said rudiments aren’t necessary to learn and then immediately list almost all of them 😂
“I’ll just sleep on it” is the most drummer thing to say
You're so right 🤣🤣
I'm loving the "beginner kit that spent 10 years in someone's basement and is now being sold on craigslist" vibes of the drumset. But seriously: good job!
Hey thank you so much!! Yeah, a friend of a friend had it sitting around for forever then it wound up with me. It's got some broken bits and missing hardware, but I'm making it happen lol.
RUclips suggested video "You don't need to practice ALL the rudiments" 😮
I've been bamboozled by these useless exercises! 😝
I would recommend the book “Stick Control”. It’s rather dry, but has a lot of patterns and rudiments to practice, building up speed with it and whatnot.
I'll give it a look!! I actually like boring, technical books lol
@@JoelAbshierthat means that you’re gonna make huge progress cause you’re willing to do the stuff that most people don’t want to do
Stick control has helped me a lot, do each little 4-bar exercise 20 times and your syncopation will vastly improve
before practicing any rudiments, I think it would best to just mess around and jam with the basic rock beat. If that beat is comfortable, it unlocks everything else.
I think that's so right. I'm definitely still super tense when I'm playing and haven't found a super natural form. I'm going to do my best to keep improving on it
@@JoelAbshier What I would do is keep that same kick and snare pattern but play the hat pattern on different things. Closed hi hats are usually used for verses, open hats and rides can be used for choruses and toms usually make things sound more intense. If you just learn how to make a chorus sound like a chorus, you can groove with songs you haven't even learned.
Word of advice, don’t underestimate the importance of the basics, you don’t wanna learn bad habits since they’re much harder to break if you solidify them. I’m talking about making sure your stick height is consistent with one another, the angle you’re holding your sticks at, and grip on the sticks. It’s important you be conscious of these things especially early on. Focus on getting clean doubles (open stroke rolls) and make sure you’re utilizing good rebound, not crushing your sticks into the drum or pad, that’ll make it sound more like a closed or buzz roll.
Happy playing! Percussion is my favorite type instrument, so it makes me happy hearing you wanting to get better at it.
Can confirm, bad habits are hard to break.
Working on evening out my grip currently after playing for like 20 years. It's a pain in the ass for sure
Brooo flamacue used to be one of my favorite rudiments when I was studying them. I’m also a sucker for ratamacues.
Duuude I just love the name 🤣 actually since I finished filming this I've kept up my rudiment daily and they've been helping a lot. This song feels "easy" now
Green Day is my favorite band, good job bro. Drums are actually the most fun to play
Thanks so much! It was definitely a sick song to try to work towards
singing while playing drums might be the hardest thing for me to do, and i play for 14 years! you did a really really good job figuring out the song, learning the dynamics and on top youre singing! mad probs for doing so, keep it up! :)
I really appreciate the encouragement!! I'd love to be able to really sing and play 😅 I was a little embarrassed by how pitchy I ended up being. It's really sooooo different than when I play guitar and sing lol
If you look under your bottom High hat cymbal, you may see an adjuster to level them out
Thanks so much for the tip! My dummer friend looked at it and I'm actually missing the bottom part of the clutch, so it just sits there loosely :(
@@JoelAbshier Hey man, you gotta start somewhere. good progress for only a few days. If you really want to put the effort in, then start with the basics.
1. What grip do you want? Match grip, Traditional, French, or a mix therof.
2. Make sure to play even not hard. Hard hits will come with practice. Microphones are a thing, so playing with dynamics is important. there is a difference between playin hard and playing loud.
3. Start with simple sticking in 4/4 time. 4 beats per measure. If you play something leading with 1 hand, do it leading with the other as well ... do this EARLY to help build independance. There are still sticking patterns where if I lead left hand it messes me up. same goes for feet. play a simple foot ostinato (repeated pattern) and keep it going while practicing with your hands. even just the bass drum on 1 and 3 and the hats with your foot on 2 and 4.
Stick to Singles, Doubles and triplets, playing low volume for 4 bars then high for four bars. and for timing and note values, play it in 1/4 notes (1,2,3,4) 1/8th notes ( counted 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ where the pluses would be "And" 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and" so that gives you 8 notes per bar. the 1/4 notes gives 4 notes.
then switch to triplets. this is one where lots have trouble. used to counting in multiples of 2, even when dividing note values. all we are doing is subdividing the space between the notes so we can pattern it.. Triplets would be" 1 and A , 2 and A 3 and A , 4 and A" do not confuse this 'and' with the 1/8th note and. because we are dividing the same space between the notes equally, we now need to fit a total of 3 beats per note, so 1 and 2 and, will feel slower then 1 and a 2 and a...etc. yOU WILL ALSO NOTICE THE LEAD IS MOVING FROM HAND TO HAND. this gives triplets their unmistakable feel. R L R (1and a) L R L (2 and a)...etc
then 16th notes. counted 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a....etc. played alternate RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL.
Ive led drumlines before, and I have a bunch uf basics in paper format here that takes advantage of enforcing these basics.
You are just at the beginning of your journey. have fun. I recently started uploading drum content, check it out. You can see were my weaknesses are lol. @TheDivergentDrumer
I can tell you got a musical talent. I do this song with nearly all my beginner students, and most of them take way longer learning how to play it than you did. this is very good progress for 7 days. Although rudiments are very important, I kinda think that learning them so early in your stage of drumming is not essential. I would rather focus on the first simple grooves. I learned this song in my early days as well. was really fun seeing you learn it and it put me back into the headspace of my starting point in drumming. If you drum professionally for over 10 years, after playing for over 20 you kinda forget how hard it was in the first years. It's always great reminding myself how hard it was, in order to be a good teacher to younger students. great video!
It's so good to hear that this is a song you teach to students. I was looking for something that was a little more than just a "basic rock beat" for 4 minutes, but also that wasn't so far out of reach that I wouldn't have a chance lol. This hit that for me for sure. I definitely think you're right about focusing more on grooves. I did A LOT of rudiments this week and I probably would get more utility out of knowing some grooves I can apply around.
Also thank you so much! You comment is so kind 🙏
4:40 Wow that is really good for only playing for one day thats actually incredibly impressive!
That sounds sarcastic but I genuinely mean it
Thank you so much!!! 🤗 Luckily I cut the 30 minutes before of me trying to learn it 🤭 so you didn't have to hear all the fumbles haha
As a band kid and a Green Day fan I just wanna say THANK YOUUU!!!!
Thank you ♥️♥️
I’m so proud of you.
Thank you!!! ☺️ Drumming is tough man. Mad respect
This is such a fun video! As a musician, I can relate to all of this, cuz I love learning new instruments, and it makes everything 10x funnier. Keep up the work, you'll get good with consistent practice!
Edit: Also, impressive improvement for only a week!
So glad you liked the video!! It was honestly such a fun one to make. I'm totally with you about learning new instruments. I mostly play piano and some guitar, so this was a really nice stretch for me lol.
Dude you learned more in a week than I did in 5 years! Hope to see more drum videos from you!
Thank you so much!! I'll definitely give an update video after I get some more experience!
This guy is actual so under rated Wtaf
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
I'm late, but as a drum instructor, I would recommend spending double the time on a practice pad, don't worry about speed it comes with time just like you can't tell a skinny guy to bench press 100kg in his first week. Enjoy the process and just do a lot of pad work (something that every beginner drummer avoid) stick control will benefit you a lot!!!!
As a drum player (disco drums) i can totally agree with this. It's the same thing that my music teacher told me when i was still a beginner.
Great video! Also you’re a natural, picked it up pretty fast for a week of playing!
Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it!!
Also I come from piano and some guitar so I was lucky to have some musical background getting started
boulevard of broken dreams was the first song me and the small schoolband performed infront of people at school! (I was on drums) drums
I began playing when i was 1 years old, now i am 13. Truly very much fun to Watch this! 😂❤
This video was very fun and different from your usual ones, I enjoyed it! 🤗
I love that you showed us the progression throughout the week and giving your thoughts along the way. It was entertaining to see your mess ups as well, the typical fling with the drumsticks haha. Also the part where you lied about making us listen to you play made me LOL.
Good luck on improving your drumming skills ❤️
I found it funny when you really thought there was something wrong with your hi-hat stand. Your hats are supposed to be able to wobble, and I don’t know how you would stop them from doing so, so you don’t have to worry about that, lol.
Now, a broken kick leg is definitely a real and annoying issue, though it can be DIY’d pretty easily if the goal is just to have a home practice kit function.
I found this video entertaining as a drummer myself, and am impressed with how quick you improved!
He didn't really need to learn the rudiments for that, but it's good for someone to realize how hard they are. It should take about a year to learn the basic rudiments. It takes a life time to bring them up to speed and have them all clean.
Yeah, I think you're right. I spent a little too much time on them, but I thought it was helpful just for getting comfortable with the kid and moving around. I also played them at a bunch of different tempos to help get used to it. Thanks for checking out the video!
I love learning new instruments! Maybe if i just stuck to one id be alot better haha
No shame at all! I get so excited by new sounds and instruments too
to fix the hi-hat problem there should be a nut under the top cymbal and you just need to tighten it to keep it sturdy
Thanks for the tip! My buddy took a look at it when he was here and he said the clutch is actually missing the bottom part.
You think if I got something like this it would work?
www.amazon.com/Drum-Workshop-Standard-Hi-Hat-Clutch/dp/B000T0A7EA/
Stick tricks aren’t for showing off, btw. They help warm up, stretch, and strengthen the muscles in your wrists and forearms, and help you avoid nerve and tendon damage.
That sounds like soemthing I should work on then. I mostly thought they were for flare. But I'm still pretty tense in my playing, all around. Thanks!
@@JoelAbshier There’s a lot of hand and wrist techniques that stick tricks build dexterity for, and they can have a lot of payoff in the long run.
I recommend the “finger pass,” where you spin it around one finger and then the other, and then back again, kind of like how magicians do with coins. But with a drumstick.
My dude, as a grade 8 drummer myself this is impressive that you managed to get so much progress. I have a few tips for you though.
1) Make sure to bounce your sticks when you hit the snare drum, I noticed that you hit and then kinda rest the stick on the drum, so try to bounce it up.
2) Rudiments aren't that important, instead, you should learn different ways of playing / different techniques; one of these to learn is moeller technique on the hi-hat which is an amazing way to improve your drumming and can help you with playing faster songs.
3) Tighten your crash cymbal, its way too floppy and invest into a ride cymbal
4) Your grip on the sticks was right, but very floppy, try to relax your fingers but still have a firm grip
Hope this is helpful :)
don't ever worry about mastering a single song from the beginning. play lots and lots of music and just get used to the grooves/patterns your playing and some diff contexts. mastery is for later.
Yeah I think you're 100% right. I wouldn't do it for any other instrument I learned, but I thought it would make for a better video if I was working towards a goal 🤣
This was actually was the first song that i have ever learned it was actually really hard for me cause i couldn't get the timing right
That's so cool! It seems like this is a popular first song, based on the comments here!
awesome sauce man! If you want to learn any more songs I would focus on something more simple, and you should also not put too much sweat into complex rudiments at the very beginning. Just focus on the form and how you get around the kit.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate the advice! I'd like to keep going on practicing rudiments. Are there any specific ones you'd add next?
You're definitely right on getting around the kit. It still feels pretty uncomfortable and I'm not able to use my toms very effectively 😅
it took me two days to learn the drum but a week is still impressive
If I we're you the 1st 7 days I would play something very simple over n over n over n over again. Like Bille Jean or any ACDC Song. I've been playing for over a decade and I taught myself those simple beats an played them continuously. Then it just progressed and progressed based off the natural feel and more comfortable I got. Just be simple is the best advice I have to give, especially in the beginning
Thanks for the tips! Yeah, one thing I didn't put much of in the video was how much time I just spent playing a basic rock beat at different tempos. I did that every day just to get my arms and legs comfortable lol.
I'll check out some ACDC! Any specifics you'd recommend? I'm definitely looking for some simple stuff to keep learning with
Why do you use the crash as the ride?
Oh I just don't own a ride
I bought a drum set 5 months ago and I couldn't even play a simple beat. Trust me, I still suck but if a friend came over that didn't know I'm learning they would probably be impressed by what I can do now. I still haven't even started practicing rudiments or sticking patterns yet. I just wanna jam out 😂 I haven't tried playing a song yet but I'm eyeballing Sad but True by Metallica. It's not a super hard song but it doesn't look easy either.
Every musician wants to play it faster when they're not excellent at a phrase. Howevever, you are correct! Its so much better to slow it down instead and truly learn the phrase.
The hihat doing that is fine, maybe having them a little tighter will help tho
That's good to know! My drummer friend showed me I'm missing the bottom half to the (clutch?) and that's why the bottom is sliding all over. I can't actually tighten it :( But I can still close it and open it, so we're winning lol
Lower the top part, so that it basically never fully opens, or at least not that far. It sounds way better if you it hit and open it just slightly. It will also reduce the wiggling of the bottom part.
@@arthurdent5357 thanks for explaining what I was trying to say 👍
I’ve been drumming for a while and I have no idea what a rudiment is😭
You want the crash on the other side and dont tuch the stummes if you Are playing on it so arter each time you hit something you lift the stick up from the drumm emidietly!!
Nah man Animal is amazing lmaooo
🤣 🤣 You right, I ain't got no room to mock 🤭
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE LAST SONG??
Boulevard of Broken Dreams or soemthing else??
Good job! Now do YYZ
I'm gonna need another 7 days... 😅
I think you play so avenge sevenfold now
I wish you showed the final performance. I feel sorta jipped. I was rooting for you the whole video. Very anticlimactic
Thank you 🙏 I think I cut too much. I was afraid it would get copyright flagged if I had the whole song. I'm going to upload it to my 2nd channel though and I'll let you know. You're absolutely right... I kinda built to not showing much
2:38 toms are just some silly little guys
🤣 they really are! I see people hit them on the offbeats a lot... but I'm still struggling lol
Isn’t this song 84bpm ?
Maybe read the song was double time somewhere on a website because 84 x 2 = 168
As a drummer, the amounts of pain, cringe, sorrow that I felt at 2:27 is un describable
that is the worst sounding kit i've ever heard
@@Easypeck 🤔 it’s not hooked up with any mics, and probably not tuned, could definitely be revived
I'm so sorry 🥺😅 I tried my best to tune it, but failed pretty miserably. It's been setting for 7-8 years.
I mic'd up the snare, bass drum, low tom, and an overhead, but it didn't really help 😅
I'm gonna need to work on the kit lol
@@JoelAbshier it’s ok haha
Why we bashing animal he is a great drummer repent
I beg forgiveness 🙏 I'm sorry animal 😭
why does he keep grabbing the crash cymbal 😭
OK 😅😅 I know it looks really, really silly, but I actually realized when I talked the cymbal would resonate and it picked up in my microphone! It sounded so bad. So I just started holding the cymbal when I talked 😅😅
@@JoelAbshier okay makes more sense now lol
Your first mistake is spending only 7 days practicing for this song, personally if I were a complete beginner I would spend 7 days getting independance and basic grooves and 7 days song practice
I’ve been punk drumming for 31 years I know maybe…. 4-5 rudiments.
That's really good to know. I've gotten a lot of feedback that I probably went too hard on the rudiments. I think I will continue them a bit, but focus more on getting solid grooves.
"super extensive research" one google search
It really took it out of me 🤭
That base drum need some tuning or a new drum head
plz send help 🤣 the saddest part is that I filmed a whole segment where I tried to tune it but I made it sound so much worse 🤣
Yo I met him😜😜
Aye! Did we meet at the park today???
You should try messing around with it and playing random stuff and maybe you might learn something cool
As a profusion est this is painful