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Holding Drum Sticks – Are you Doing it Right?

access_time 2022-05-06T11:16:42.857Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Holding drum sticks – are you doing it right? By Wesley Newton Published on: The Traditional grip, French grip, German grip, American grip or the Matched grip? Your answers right here to which is the best way to hold and grip your drumstick for the best experience based on your conv...

The Art of Posture Behind the Kit

access_time 2022-05-06T10:54:02.357Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: The art of posture behind the kit By Wesley Newton Published on: Once seated, try relaxing your muscles and your breathing, keep your back straight and place your hands on the side, legs on the pedals. Make sure your right leg is not at a 90-degree angle when your foot is on the bas...

Elevate your Drumming with the Pyramid Warmup

access_time 2022-05-06T10:39:07.662Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Elevate your drumming with the pyramid warmup By Wesley Newton Published on: Increase the number of your single strokes on the left and right hand as you move towards a pyramid structure. Reach to about 8 single strokes on each hand, reduce one single stroke on the right and the lef...

Understanding Rhythms, Understanding Music

access_time 2022-05-06T10:20:00.4Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Understanding rhythms, understanding music By Wesley Newton Published on: Counting out a whole note, quarter note, eighth notes, sixteenth notes and rests. Today, we learn about how to create a rhythm and how to measure grooves. Let’s get started and understand the rhythmic chart. W...

Understanding the Drum Kit

access_time 2022-05-06T09:34:05.68Z face Wesley Newton
Learning Drums: Understanding the drum kit By Wesley Newton Published on: The sounds from the hi-hat, snare drum, bass drum and all other cymbals in your drum kit is an inspiration in its own. The hi-hat can be played as closed, open, or open/close hi-hat. Other parts include hi-tom, mid-tom and fl...