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Practice advise (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by wildflower@lemmy.world to c/drums@lemmy.world

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Mostly I just play along to some riff and explore where my limits are, and then try to push them, unless there is a specific purpose like having to learn a new song, but I recently started one of Drumeo 30 day courses (66seamus double-bass), and it's nice with a more structured approach.

I'm self-taught and don't have mush experience being on the receiving side, but I'm having a blast and most importantly, it keeps me drumming every day. When I got my first drum-kit, I had one lesson, and he just told me that I was doing fine and to keep playing.

Have any of you tried online drum-teachers, did it help you, and would you recommend it to others?

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[–] pwalshj@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I am also self-taught. The best thing I ever did for my playing was just play a dead simple 4/4 with a strobe (light) metronome. I would lock on the kick/snare/hats for at least 30 minutes 4 nights a week. When the 30 minutes was up I would gradually add simple fills/ghosts etc.

It turns out there's a lot of room in that basic 4/4. Like micro-moments that add swing.

Give it a shot once and see if you get hypnotized like me. Best of luck.

[–] wildflower@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Unfortunately I get dizzy when looking at strobe lights, even had to disable the led on my metronome because I cant take my eyes of it, it is indeed hypnotizing :-) I just wish it didn't make me dizzy.

But I like the idea of immersing myself in a "simple" beat, avoiding the temptation of fills and just flow for 30 min.