How to Play Drums for Beginners

74 CQ
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    6. Playing Drums at Faster Speeds
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    Now that you have a growing drum vocabulary, it is time to try out beat and fill techniques at different speeds without losing quality or drifting from tempo.

    Playing Drums at Faster Speeds
    with Matt Dean

    Now that you have a growing drum vocabulary, it is time to try out beat and fill techniques at different speeds without losing quality or drifting from tempo.

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    7. How to Drum with a Backing Track
    A lesson with Matt Dean
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    In this lesson learn what happens when drumming with a band! Learn how to count in, consider time signature, and play along with a backing track.

    How to Drum with a Backing Track
    with Matt Dean

    In this lesson learn what happens when drumming with a band! Learn how to count in, consider time signature, and play along with a backing track.

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    8. Exploring Sounds on the Drum Kit
    A lesson with Matt Dean
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    Now that you know the basics of playing the drums and feel comfortable getting full tones out of each drum, it is time to try different sounds on the drum kit!

    Exploring Sounds on the Drum Kit
    with Matt Dean

    Now that you know the basics of playing the drums and feel comfortable getting full tones out of each drum, it is time to try different sounds on the drum kit!

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    9. How to Play with a Drum Chart
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    You now know everything you need to play on a drum kit! In this lesson, learn to decipher drum charts, and play written music from the first to last note.

    How to Play with a Drum Chart
    with Matt Dean

    You now know everything you need to play on a drum kit! In this lesson, learn to decipher drum charts, and play written music from the first to last note.

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    10. How to Play a Full Song on Drums
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    For the final lesson in this drumming course, start to feel like a real drummer by playing a full song along with a backing track. Keep exploring the drum kit!

    How to Play a Full Song on Drums
    with Matt Dean

    For the final lesson in this drumming course, start to feel like a real drummer by playing a full song along with a backing track. Keep exploring the drum kit!

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    Michael H
    Some might say this was a pretty wordy course, Matt, but a good course for truly serious beginners, nevertheless! I - at 53 - have wanted to play the drums since I was a kid, but for whatever reason didn't get beyond miscellaneous percussion instruments (from kitchen utensils and dashboards to djembe and assorted samba instruments). After a one-hour live introductory drum lesson, I was hooked and after your course I'm looking forward to moving on. (The video audio was too low.) Cheers! Michael
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    Matt Dean
    Hi Michael, thanks for your comments. Yes I have a tendency to ramble on (my wife tells me a lot!). These videos were recorded a while back and just revisiting them now I see what you mean RE audio levels. Keep an eye on www.totaldrummer.com if you're interested as new content is about to be launched soon. Probably still rambling but with higher audio levels ;-) Really pleased to hear you're past the kitchen utensils stage and have caught the bug.
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