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Your Drumming is Your VoiceBy Daniel N. Brown See Also:
About Vintage Drum Kits - Not all drum kits are built the same, and that's especially true of vintage sets. After having played music with many different musicians on many different skill levels I have noticed something interesting among most of them. Each one will usually play his or her instrument according to his or her respective personality. When this concept comes to drumming it is really noticeable. I've noticed that drummers who are a relaxed type often play relaxed. A drummer who is a more bold person usually plays the same way... bold. A drummer who lives his or her life a little sloppy and reckless will often play the same way. Likewise, a drummer who is a very organized individual will fairly play rather consistently. All this is okay to an extent. But, we just can't let our drumming be subject to our personality, feelings, or mood at any given moment. See Also:
Drum Kit Buyer's Guide - Find out what novice drummers need to know when buying their first kit. Our instrument, the drums, are our expression in the band. It's our voice. And, many times, we must drum in a manner that does not line up with our personality, feelings, or mood. Being an outstanding drummer requires becoming a bit of an actor. What I mean by that is, sometimes we have to play drums a certain way despite our true personality, or how we may feel at any given moment. That's what a good actor does, he temporarily forgets who he is and becomes someone else for a time so that he can pull off what he needs to pull off in order to get the job done. See Also:
Choosing Drum Sticks - A drum stick is a drum stick, right? It's not that simple: your choice of stick will depend on both the kind music you're playing and the type of drum.... As you know, sometimes we have to drum a little harder than we may feel like drumming. And then at other times we may have to drum a bit softer when what we really want to do is rock out. In order to be an outstanding drummer we have to be able to put out what is required of us at any given moment. For example, sometimes a certain song needs to convey a certain message, feeling, or mood. But, your particular mood at the time does not jive with it at all. If we want the song do what it's supposed to do, we can't expect the song to submit to how we feel right then. We have to submit to the song and forget about ourselves by becoming a part of the song. See Also:
All ABout The Snare Drum - The snare drum has an instantly recognizable sound, and is the most important drum featured in a range of music styles. The bottom line is this... don't play your drums according to your personality. Play your drums according to each individual song's personality. Only then will your songs truly come to life. Copyright 2006 Daniel N Brown Daniel N. Brown has been drumming since 1976! Get his FREE Special Report, "Drum-tudes:10 Attitudes That Will Make You a Star on the Drum Set!" when you subscribe to his F-R-E-E Weekly E-letter... http://www.dbdrumtips.com |
