/drum/ - drumming general

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>I want to learn, where do I start? http://www.freedrumlessons.com/drum-lessons/ >How do I hold the sticks? https://www.wikihow.com/Hold-a-Drumstick >What kind of sticks should I buy? It's reccomended to try different sticks to see what feels nice in your hands This site has a lot of information about how different sticks behave and general things you should look for if you're planning on playing certain types of music http://vicfirth.com/drumstick-anatomy/ >How do I tune my drums? While notes don't necessarily matter, you should make sure the head sounds the same near tension rods http://pearldrum.com/media/education/drum-tuning.pdf

More good shit for beginners: >Music theory (only really need basics and rhythmic sections for drums) https://www.musictheory.net/lessons >16th notes https://youtu.be/tAzWUU6ldIE [Embed] >Intro to linear fills https://youtu.be/kHPpd0dKkF4 [Embed] >RITSU'S RUDIMENTS https://i.imgur.com/qbpB0DN.gif >how to tune your shit long but the best https://youtu.be/Ra1222a24ew [Embed] short but Good (get it?) https://youtu.be/yl9wgXSfxew [Embed]

intermediate exercises: >half-time 'Rosanna' shuffle at 20:18 https://youtu.be/iMLGPD-nyT4 [Embed]

advanced hand technique: >Jeff Peterson's Open/Close https://youtu.be/zM_QOSvJJSo [Embed] >Dick Culley's ridiculous shit https://youtu.be/nV0JofDLb50 [Embed]

Other resources: >metronome online: https://www.imusic-school.com/en/tools/online-metronome/ Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.soundbrenner.pulse iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/metronome-%CF%9F/id416443133?mt=8

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