Drums

media type="custom" key="12144964" Drums are on of the best instruments to play. They get your whole body into the music especially if you're using double bass. The video above explains how to play metal drums which are my favorite type to play. The explanation below teaches you about stick holding and paradiddles. It is not easy to master all of it but with enough practice you can learn quite easily. Good luck and have fun If you are beginning to play drums then the technique on holding sticks is very important. You don't want to apply to much pressure so that you can do many techniques such as a drum roll. But the most common way to hold the sticks is match grip. First your palms must be facing downward. Then you grip the stick by putting your index finget around it in a hook shape. Then use your thumb to provide added support but make sure you keep the stick loos. Then lay the rest of your fingers on the stick but not messing with your pressure. You may change it up to how you are comfortable. The next way is traditional grip. First you hold your dominant hand palm upwrd. You then put the stick on top of you index and middle fingers and then under your ring and pinkie fingers. You then hold the other stick the same as match grip. Drummers will change the technique to fit their comfortability Paradiddles are easy ways to get good and interesting fills in your music. Repeat each 3 times at one speed once you are comfortable with that speed you can go up from their. It’s best to use a metronome to judge your speed.

R=Right L=Left

Single Paradiddle RLRR LRLL

Double Paradiddle RLRL RLRR LRLL

Triple Paradiddle RLRL RLRR LRLR LRLL

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