These simple and short lessons are designed to help you to start having fun on your drums and to get you playing the rhythms that you have heard on your favourite songs..
Let’s pick up the sticks and start to have some fun!!
Starting tips;
Count out loud all the time {it will feel strange at first but believe me it will help you enormously}
Strike the center of the drums and the cymbals {midway between the bell and the edge}
Practice these instructions slowly. It takes time for your arms and legs to get used to these movements. Start slowly and do not increase speed until you can play each groove clearly and cleanly. Speed will come naturally once your muscle memory starts to develop..
All these instructions are for right handed players so simply reverse if you are left handed.
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Simon Webster Percussion Workshops - Simon Webster is a percussionist, drummer, teacher and journalist with Drummer magazine. His range of `Hands-on Drums` workshops are designed for schools, special needs and corporate events. Specialised in world music rhythm, Simon plays drum kit and hand percussion in many styles.
simonwebster.org.uk
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