Big a1

Good afternoon fellow SNr's,

After a bit of advice regarding learning to drum.

Up until now I have absolutely no musical talent whatsoever. However I would really like to learn the drums. But where do you start? None of my friends are musically inclined and I have to drag the g/f to the majority of gigs I want to go to.

So if I get some drums and start learning to play am I going to feel a bit of a prat just drumming along on my own or is this feasable?

How does someone get into a band, obviously this is planning quite far ahead and dependent on me being able to get my head around it

Spoken to the guy at my local drum store and he has a kit in store that should get me started for £300. Does this sound about right.

I think the best thing to do would be have a few lessons and go from there, just thought as we seem to have quite a few musicians on here I would get peoples opinion on the matter.

Cheers guys

unclebuck

In my skin bashing days I found drumming along to tunes with head phones on worked well, it really helps you count bars and find out where fills *should* be played - the temptation is to play far too many.

These days it would be even easier using MIDI files and muting out all the drums (maybe just leaving in a kick drum or snare for a metronome)

ScoobyDoo555

There's nothing worse than (for your neighbours) hearing a drummer learning to drum!!!
It can also make you very self conscious too.

However, get yourself a practice kit (MUCH quieter) or even a MIDI kit (whole thing runs off headphones) - Alesis do one for £250.

If you're serious about doing this, learn to play with a click - when it comes to live & recording, you MUST be able to playing to a click track (metronome)

It is good fun though - but takes alot of practice to be any good

Dan

SupaMiniCupa

When I started to learn, i just bought some sticks, and tried to get right leg and the two arms going at different times. Bought a cheap knackered kit off a mate, and got a noise complaint from the neighbours via environmental health...

Have found though its not much fun playing on your own, and I don't have the time/motivation to put the effort into a band.

PS I'm still no good, but looking at one of these to get me going again:

http://www.gear4music.com/index.php?...ode=DTXPLORER#

Good luck though - its great fun!!

drumsterphil

iTrader: (1)

Been playing on and off for 13 years. It really is good fun and great at keeping you in shape, but unless your freakishly naturally-talented then a LOT harder than it sounds!

Kits - I've done the huge double-bass kit thing but now have a small Roland TD6 electonic drumkit (the perfect practice tool and silent) -



Bands - your local music shop will probably have a board for musicians to advertise for bands.

Lessons - yep, recommend having them as it'll save you a lot of hassle trying to figure out how to play.

ScoobyDoo555

I use a TD5 kit at work - linked into an Akai sampler (from proper drumkit samples)

Lovely kits

Dan

TopBanana

Sounds like a cool job!

Scoob99

iTrader: (1)

I wanna be a drummer too and my missus won't take me serious Any advise gladly taken.
Cheers
Colin

ScoobyDoo555

the clues are there to be found and yes, it is a cool job


Dan

unclebuck

Divorce. Then, skin tight lycra outfits and lots of Jack Daniels.

drumsterphil

iTrader: (1)

Oh god, I've just had a nasty flashback to the early 90's and my big hair, skin tight black jeans, JD guzzling stage. Urgh....

Bubba po

scotty44

iTrader: (12)

Maybe "skoosh" could give ya some help m8

((Drummer in a brian adams tribute band ))

GaryK

I played drums for a while a few years back, was never that good you really have to practice daily to improve and like anything if you can do the basics well you there, rolls and paradiddles are what you need to do with high degrees of repetition. One book I would highly recommend is Gary Chesters 'The New Breed' and uses something called systems and melodies to really get you working on independance between left/right hands/feet and you can start as beginner and work through it. You can get electronic kits although I had TD5 years ago when I lived in a terrace house and the neighbours could still feel the vibration of the bass pedal hitting through the floorboards, personally I dont think you can beat the real thing but hey Im no expert! There are these 'flats' kits for around £250 made by arbiter but never had a bash on one so couldnt comment. As for teachers yes start with a few lessons, a good one will teach you to read as well, there is drum notation and it is useful to learn.

Good luck!!!

Gary

Big a1

Cheers for the replies guys ,

Found out that the g/f was going to buy me a drum kit for xmas, however I think it would be wise to get a few lessons under my belt first.

Point taken with regards to the electronic kits being more beginner friendly, its just I can imagine they lack the emotion of a real kit (I think that may disappear when I realise I just sound like i'm banging drum lids together).

Going to try a few lessons and see if I have any rhthym and will go from there.

drumsterphil

iTrader: (1)

Electronic kits these days are fantastic. My TD6 has 99 pre-programmed drumkits and you can also customise your own kits + click + songs to play to; all in a convenient and QUIET package.

I do still miss my 'real' kit but once you try one you'll be hooked.

Big a1

Ok thanks,

I don't suppose you would have a recommendation as to what would be a good electronic starter kit? Maybe around the £300ish mark.

Would an electronic kit allow me to play along to a track that is on cd with the drum bits faded out?

Cheers Al