You are never too old to start to learn a musical instrument. I started to play drums at 32, I'm still playing and learning, I'm now 63. Still in a band, we play pubs and clubs regularly. If you want to learn something, go do it.
I needed to see this comment! I’m still relatively young but all my friends are musicians and older than me and have been playing for ages. I’ve had a huge passion for drumming. I’m 27 and always afraid I’m not able to pull shit off. Thank you guys
I can feel that my friend.I stated playing in 2021 and it's been 3 years now I still don't have a drum kit and using just a pad , pillows, tables and what ever things available to me.kind of frustrating that I cannot afford a kit.
@@anotheronebitesthedust-k7s oh dude. I posted that years ago. By “on the road” I meant I was spending the year backpacking. Having a lightweight travel sized instrument was perfect for the time
Dare I say I went out and bought my first practice pad with sticks and I'm 60!! Playing drums is something I've always dreamed of. I love learning something new!! Your videos are very encouraging, thank you!
I took piano lessons for several years as a child, and NOT ONCE did the teacher recommend that I listen to music. As an adult I look back and think, “Why aren’t more teachers recommending that students listen to music?”
@@cosmotect I should have been more specific…. I meant the pieces I was assigned. It seems to me that listening to them first would have been a good idea.
@@rebeccamouse9294it kinda makes sense: the teacher knows the songs, but by forcing the student to understand tempo and note values the student must visualize the song rather than repeat what they have heard. Plus, student piano books tend to have several "little" songs that focus on the lesson at hand, there wouldn't likely be recordings of this little lessons... necessitating developing the skill to read the song rather than listen and repeat.
1 week ago i had several friends, from several different bands, of several different genres, asking me to finally learn the drums so we can make bands. 1 day ago i was gifted 6 drum sticks from 4 different local bands i highly respect.10 minutes ago i started taking this shit seriously and putting the effort to learn. thank you for the video.
My first drum set was a bed, two pillows, and a chair. I produced a four drum set which actually helped my build a lot of power and technique. I later purchased a wood and rubber drum pad…the bed was better.
I am just buying my first practice pad today at 29 years old, been wanting to learn drums for many years but was always afraid of it... I have no idea if I got the talent for it even lol, but why keep being scared when you can just try and see for yourself! Thank you so much for your encouragement and the awesome tutorial, this means the world to me.
If you have dedication, that can be even more powerful that just talent. A motivated person that practices often can become a better drummer than someone with mere talent or good sense of tact. Believe in yourself, everything is possible if you stay at it! 💗🌸
I wish I was 29 again. When you’re that young you don’t realize how young you are. I’m 43 and when I was 29 I thought I was old and now I’d give anything to be that young again. Enjoy it while it lasts when you get old like me you don’t want all the regrets I have. If I could get that time back I would make so many different choices. I made so many mistakes and my life is basically in utter ruin. I’m having to go to online school now to try and get a new career. I’m the old man in the classroom. Thankfully it’s online.
Great strategy, Stephen. Frustration is the killer of dreams. Practicing fundamental skills is the key to "Life-Long Thumpification". I used a pad for a year before my sticks ever hit a drum. If you can be awesome on a practice pad...your kit will love you.
I practice a lot this way. No need for drum set to learn coordination and technique. Your videos are right on. You hit all the so important aspects of drumming. Very inspiring. Many thanks. Can’t go wrong with your advice.
With no drumming experience and being a pianist, I had a practice pad and some sticks at home. I started learning with that just for fun and now I know all the fundimentals and can do advance level exercises. I usually place a few pads like a drumset around me and practice, very similar. Great tool to learn.
Hey! I really want to know from WHERE you started to learn drums.. like did you start from notes or coordinations or learning about drums and it’s parts because I have no idea where to start
@@divyababer8157 the best thing to do is to get some drum sticks and s multi surface practice pad. The 2 main things you need to learn is how to hold the stick and play different types of beats like singles doubles etc. Then learn fundimental exercises such as paradiddles double paradiddles six beat roll etc. Once you can do these start playing along with simple drum songs you can easily understand how combination of these beats are made and will quickly be able to adapt. Hope that helps.
I used to do something similar when I was a teenager before I ever imagined buying a kit. Just tapping my foot (just the right one, didn't know about open hi hats lol) on the floor and tapping my hands on my legs. 'Playing' along to Sunday Bloody Sunday was my favourite. When I finally bought a kit I could instantly play basic beats :-)
Probably the most interesting tutorial on how to play drums that I've ever seen! learning rhythms and the coordination is just as important and you definitely don't need drums to work on that. Nice job!
I learned to play guitar and bass in my youth and I always wanted to learn to play the drums. Sometimes I think I dont have enough time and then I spend hours on UA-cam xD so maybe I do have time.
Not only is this useful when you start out, this is great for experienced drummers to, when you’re out travelling, when you want to just build strength and stamina. Another tip for the heel up practise, you can get a foot tambourine and attack to your foot, I find that makes you practise a wide ankle motion and a smooth foot movement, without being very loud.
Thank you for this video! I've wanted to learn the drums my entire life. I never managed to get a kit but a couple years ago I picked up sticks and a pad, I put them down cause I got frustrated without a proper kit to play. I'm about to get back into it and this has helped reignite the fire and begin learning again.
I am a "seasoned" drummer...Stephen you are Talking directly to me with your #1 "insight"! Fellow Drum friends...Beginners especially!... Do yourselves a favor and Heed Mr.Clarks Words!... If you watched me play you'd never know how much of my concentration revolves around "feeling/finding" the REBOUND. My "bad habit #1"...
I was fortunate to have a kit available right from the start when I got back into drumming. There are still times when the kit will be to loud and the practice pad and the exercies shown are a great way to extend your practice time. During the COVID 19 shutdown the pad became my primary practice tool.
Love the approach of your channel. Really encouraging and practical. With this kinda DIY apartment stuff especially it's nice to see someone tutoring specifically focused on a scenario you can relate to. Thanks man :) You've already transformed my understanding of hi-hats and inspired me to build a pad/low noise kit and I only found ya last week
I use a practice pad and been working my rudiments with it. Also been tapping feet. I did happen to find at a thrift store a Tama snare, 16 floor Tom, and 20 inch Paiste cymbal. Enough to start. Your tips for building core is very helpful.
As someone who fidgets a lot and habitually bounces their legs, this is a tremendous help. I can now annoy people while being productive 😂 Honestly though, this is great, and these skills can be practiced passively throughout the day
Thank you very much. This is the way I’ve been looking for to learn. A lot of other sites and forums are basically get on the kit and I’m saving up for that. This is what I’ve been looking for as well as a easy guide to master reading drum sheet music.
So great! This obviates how my basic skills with drums have always allowed me to step into a kit and at least do something basic. As a teen playing bass in the late 80's and early 90's I studied Iron Maiden and Rush from the bass side in great detail. Once I got into Rush I started also learning Neil Peart's parts by just tapping with my hands. I only really started stick control in the last 3 years when I finally got my own kit, then it went back to storage after the fiasco of the lock down made me homeless, back to where I grew up. Yet, now my kit has a new home but I only get to go there once a week for band practice. Thus, this thing is just what I needed! I even have my spare kick pedal so I can hook it to a box or something and use my practice pad and sticks. Thanks again! Your videos rock.
I grew up in a house and was able to drum on an electric Roland kit, until I moved out into a studio apartment for university. Haven't been able to practice drums regularly for years. Wish I would've tried keeping up with practice in other ways.
I'm on drums grade 3 and I haven't been able to get a drum set. I only have sticks I live in an apartment but I don't own a practice pad. Still grateful for the advice
the accented paradiddle was a lot of fun, really felt my brain start working hard. Just got a set of sticks and a training pad today as a guitar/piano guy that wants to branch out a bit more.
THANK YOU 🙏 so much bro. Finally at 46 I am learning drums I am just starting with a practice pad and next is a moderately prices Alesis kit But that is the biggest thing I needed. I am learning regular snare fundamentals and warm ups. My biggest thing is learning to compartmentalize my brain so each hand and foot can play independently that is still hard This video helps so much. Like paradiddles and warm ups I needed exercises for compartmentalizing my hands and feet
That's such good advice, thank you so much! Because I kinda want to get into drumming but didn't really know where to start and didn't want to buy a drum kit because it's really expensive and that way I can practice and even see if I enjoy it as much as I think and if it would make sense to buy a kit later on :)
basically all the things i developed since i started drumming are collected in this video :D for me that's a nice confimation feels like i'm on the right way. thanks a lot and keep up these crispy videos
im 16 I kind of play the guitar and i always wanted to play the drums. I liked the video a lot but my brother thinks im schizo now bc i dont even have a drum pad, just sticks and im hitting the air lol pd:With some friends we want to start a band and we need a drummer so its the perfect excuse to learn!!
I am soooo glad I found this channel!!! I especially liked that exervises w/ hand and feet coordination! BRAVO, bro! Exercises, core training AND additional free PDFs!!? Man, this channel's viewers are spoiled! xD Keep up the good work, keep sharing your Knowledge, my man! *SALUTE*
I'm a... Almost 35 year old pilot. Been wanting to play drums since like 2008 and I finally made it happen this year. But there's still a solid chunk of the month I cannot be near my kit. I have the Drumeo pad where I'm based (that thing is awesome BTW), and I always have my 6" pad and chops sticks in my bag. But my hands have been developing faster than my feet. So this is great. Thanks!
This is so awesome, thank you so much for this upload. I picked up a cheap electronic drum kit during covid but had to pass it on as did not have the room to leave a kit set up and was not practical to keep assembling and taking it down to practice. Got a bass just to have something to play rhythms on, which is fine but there was just something about the drums that i enjoyed so much more. With Christmas around the corner, going to get myself a practice pad and start putting this to the test. There is a recording studio and rehersal rooms 5 minutes away, so once i get the hang of the basics can pop down there and play on a kit once a week to put the practice to the test, and just to have some fun.
Excellent, very new, trying to figure out if I want to invest in a kit or if I can do this, as I am in my 60’s. I’ve played guitar forever, but always wanted to try drums. These techniques are a very good start. Thanks
I'm a total beginner and this video really helped me. I also elaborated a bit with paradiddles and did this: L_hand L_foot L_hand R_hand L_foot L_hand L_foot R_foot It turned out to be a bit tricky so I think it helps me develop my coordination =)
Yeah, it's kinda tricky, I tried and the second one mess me up loll Edit: I played a little tune (Ob-La-Di) in my head to help me with the second one, it kinda works.
Thanks so much my dude this is exactly what I was looking for! Just bought a pad and sticks the other day and it seems like I already had the right idea trying to incorporate my feet! Gunna use this vid for sure. And I subbed
I'm so glad I found this, because about 50 or 60 years ago or so, I used to play on a trap set. I want to get a good quality full size pad, and a stand to sit it on. Do you have any recommendations for full size pad that's the size of a snare, and a snare stand to sit it on? Brand? Store? Online? Price?
Stephen really really enjoy the way you teach. If possible can you please give me a Buddy Rich practice exercise/ I need to have a small chop exercise of Buddy Rich to practice by. your expertise should help me. Can you please help me on doing a Buddy Rich pattern? thanks BOOM
True story. When I was in high school, I air jammed in my room to the radio by using 2 pencils and just tapping my foot and tapping my student desk or even just the air with the pencils. When I first sat in a real kit, I was able to play the drum line from “Hourglass” by Squeeze. Visualization is a powerful tool for ANY endeavor. If you know what each drum and cymbal sounds like, you can visualize yourself playing the song. It’s a place to start.
In this video which practice pad you used? Stephen I have just started practising with your videos I m 49 right now in home isolation for 6 months bcos I had my kidney transplant done on 01/04/2024 I m passionate about drum when I was 18 and tried to fulfill my dream but somehow not catches up now I restarted to fulfill my drum percussion dream thank you for learning ideas about practice without drums sticks holding feet coordination etc
Thank you for this! I was about to buy a pad since I can only get my hands on a drum kit(e-pads) at least once a week. This thing is great while I'm saving up to buy a proper electric drum kit since there's not enough space for an acoustic one.
Great video dude! Very useful, even if you've been learning for a while. Back to basics is always the best way of absolutely nailing the fundamentals of the instrument!
after trying to accurately play drums behind the bar today for a solid chunk of my shift i thought it would be wise to get a bit of professional advice before i try another air solo
i dont have a legit practice pad, just a firm foam block that kind of works as a practice pad, but it doesnt show much rebound. so should i keep going with the block until im able to get a practice pad?
You are never too old to start to learn a musical instrument. I started to play drums at 32, I'm still playing and learning, I'm now 63. Still in a band, we play pubs and clubs regularly. If you want to learn something, go do it.
Thanks for this, just turned 58 and getting started, expect to have it mastered by my 70s, lol.
It's been 4 months, started at age 32, 33 now. Love it, was a dream of mine
I’ll take this as a sign, I’m 32 and would go to GC growing up since I couldn’t afford a set, as I got older never really took the dive. Thank you!!
I needed to see this comment! I’m still relatively young but all my friends are musicians and older than me and have been playing for ages. I’ve had a huge passion for drumming. I’m 27 and always afraid I’m not able to pull shit off. Thank you guys
Im 19 and gonna learn now
Dude I live on the road. I don’t even have a practice pad. I practice on a bucket with a towel on top. No excuses bro
I can feel that my friend.I stated playing in 2021 and it's been 3 years now I still don't have a drum kit and using just a pad , pillows, tables and what ever things available to me.kind of frustrating that I cannot afford a kit.
Get a house for yourself first. Get the basic amenities in place. Then think about music.
@@anotheronebitesthedust-k7s oh dude. I posted that years ago. By “on the road” I meant I was spending the year backpacking. Having a lightweight travel sized instrument was perfect for the time
Dare I say I went out and bought my first practice pad with sticks and I'm 60!!
Playing drums is something I've always dreamed of.
I love learning something new!!
Your videos are very encouraging, thank you!
Same here, still waiting for them. Bought a pair of drumsticks and 2 pads. Maybe I will start with just one though. I am 58.
I took piano lessons for several years as a child, and NOT ONCE did the teacher recommend that I listen to music. As an adult I look back and think, “Why aren’t more teachers recommending that students listen to music?”
Doesn't everyone listen to music?
@@cosmotect I should have been more specific…. I meant the pieces I was assigned. It seems to me that listening to them first would have been a good idea.
@@rebeccamouse9294 I was learning the flute and went through the same thing. Absolutely mystifying.
@@rebeccamouse9294it kinda makes sense: the teacher knows the songs, but by forcing the student to understand tempo and note values the student must visualize the song rather than repeat what they have heard. Plus, student piano books tend to have several "little" songs that focus on the lesson at hand, there wouldn't likely be recordings of this little lessons... necessitating developing the skill to read the song rather than listen and repeat.
1 week ago i had several friends, from several different bands, of several different genres, asking me to finally learn the drums so we can make bands. 1 day ago i was gifted 6 drum sticks from 4 different local bands i highly respect.10 minutes ago i started taking this shit seriously and putting the effort to learn. thank you for the video.
My first drum set was a bed, two pillows, and a chair. I produced a four drum set which actually helped my build a lot of power and technique.
I later purchased a wood and rubber drum pad…the bed was better.
I am just buying my first practice pad today at 29 years old, been wanting to learn drums for many years but was always afraid of it... I have no idea if I got the talent for it even lol, but why keep being scared when you can just try and see for yourself!
Thank you so much for your encouragement and the awesome tutorial, this means the world to me.
If you have dedication, that can be even more powerful that just talent. A motivated person that practices often can become a better drummer than someone with mere talent or good sense of tact. Believe in yourself, everything is possible if you stay at it! 💗🌸
I wish I was 29 again. When you’re that young you don’t realize how young you are. I’m 43 and when I was 29 I thought I was old and now I’d give anything to be that young again. Enjoy it while it lasts when you get old like me you don’t want all the regrets I have. If I could get that time back I would make so many different choices. I made so many mistakes and my life is basically in utter ruin. I’m having to go to online school now to try and get a new career. I’m the old man in the classroom. Thankfully it’s online.
Great strategy, Stephen. Frustration is the killer of dreams. Practicing fundamental skills is the key to "Life-Long Thumpification". I used a pad for a year before my sticks ever hit a drum. If you can be awesome on a practice pad...your kit will love you.
I practice a lot this way. No need for drum set to learn coordination and technique. Your videos are right on. You hit all the so important aspects of drumming. Very inspiring. Many thanks. Can’t go wrong with your advice.
That's how I learned.
With no drumming experience and being a pianist, I had a practice pad and some sticks at home. I started learning with that just for fun and now I know all the fundimentals and can do advance level exercises. I usually place a few pads like a drumset around me and practice, very similar. Great tool to learn.
Hey! I really want to know from WHERE you started to learn drums.. like did you start from notes or coordinations or learning about drums and it’s parts because I have no idea where to start
@@divyababer8157 the best thing to do is to get some drum sticks and s multi surface practice pad. The 2 main things you need to learn is how to hold the stick and play different types of beats like singles doubles etc. Then learn fundimental exercises such as paradiddles double paradiddles six beat roll etc. Once you can do these start playing along with simple drum songs you can easily understand how combination of these beats are made and will quickly be able to adapt. Hope that helps.
I used to do something similar when I was a teenager before I ever imagined buying a kit. Just tapping my foot (just the right one, didn't know about open hi hats lol) on the floor and tapping my hands on my legs. 'Playing' along to Sunday Bloody Sunday was my favourite. When I finally bought a kit I could instantly play basic beats :-)
This is great! Thank you! 43 year old, here
Probably the most interesting tutorial on how to play drums that I've ever seen! learning rhythms and the coordination is just as important and you definitely don't need drums to work on that. Nice job!
Great lesson, my man.
I think it's so actual now. As a teacher l think a lot of students can't buy a drum set at the beginning of their drum life.
First week with a pad and sticks. I cant hold a beat to save my life, so time to learn the drums. thanks for the video im 38 never to old to start
I learned to play guitar and bass in my youth and I always wanted to learn to play the drums. Sometimes I think I dont have enough time and then I spend hours on UA-cam xD so maybe I do have time.
So did you do it?
Not only is this useful when you start out, this is great for experienced drummers to, when you’re out travelling, when you want to just build strength and stamina. Another tip for the heel up practise, you can get a foot tambourine and attack to your foot, I find that makes you practise a wide ankle motion and a smooth foot movement, without being very loud.
Thank you for this video! I've wanted to learn the drums my entire life. I never managed to get a kit but a couple years ago I picked up sticks and a pad, I put them down cause I got frustrated without a proper kit to play. I'm about to get back into it and this has helped reignite the fire and begin learning again.
I am a "seasoned" drummer...Stephen you are Talking directly to me with your #1 "insight"! Fellow Drum friends...Beginners especially!... Do yourselves a favor and Heed Mr.Clarks Words!... If you watched me play you'd never know how much of my concentration revolves around "feeling/finding" the REBOUND. My "bad habit #1"...
I was fortunate to have a kit available right from the start when I got back into drumming. There are still times when the kit will be to loud and the practice pad and the exercies shown are a great way to extend your practice time. During the COVID 19 shutdown the pad became my primary practice tool.
Perfect timing my pad arrives tomorrow this will be my 1st lesson.
Mega thanks for this definitely got a sub. Love your layed back approach.
Great important basics especially the bounce and holding the sticks loosely. Thanks.
Thank you so much for the video. I’m a pianist and lately I’m into drums. Just bought a drum kit. Happy practicing everyone 🎉.
Love the approach of your channel. Really encouraging and practical. With this kinda DIY apartment stuff especially it's nice to see someone tutoring specifically focused on a scenario you can relate to. Thanks man :) You've already transformed my understanding of hi-hats and inspired me to build a pad/low noise kit and I only found ya last week
I use a practice pad and been working my rudiments with it. Also been tapping feet. I did happen to find at a thrift store a Tama snare, 16 floor Tom, and 20 inch Paiste cymbal. Enough to start.
Your tips for building core is very helpful.
As someone who fidgets a lot and habitually bounces their legs, this is a tremendous help. I can now annoy people while being productive 😂
Honestly though, this is great, and these skills can be practiced passively throughout the day
Thank you very much. This is the way I’ve been looking for to learn. A lot of other sites and forums are basically get on the kit and I’m saving up for that. This is what I’ve been looking for as well as a easy guide to master reading drum sheet music.
You're the BEST Boss!! Thank you for all of your help 🙏. 52yr old here.
For someone fairly new to drumming this really helped a bunch. Thank you.
So great! This obviates how my basic skills with drums have always allowed me to step into a kit and at least do something basic. As a teen playing bass in the late 80's and early 90's I studied Iron Maiden and Rush from the bass side in great detail. Once I got into Rush I started also learning Neil Peart's parts by just tapping with my hands. I only really started stick control in the last 3 years when I finally got my own kit, then it went back to storage after the fiasco of the lock down made me homeless, back to where I grew up. Yet, now my kit has a new home but I only get to go there once a week for band practice. Thus, this thing is just what I needed! I even have my spare kick pedal so I can hook it to a box or something and use my practice pad and sticks. Thanks again! Your videos rock.
Thanks, I'll work on this!
I grew up in a house and was able to drum on an electric Roland kit, until I moved out into a studio apartment for university. Haven't been able to practice drums regularly for years. Wish I would've tried keeping up with practice in other ways.
I'm on drums grade 3 and I haven't been able to get a drum set. I only have sticks I live in an apartment but I don't own a practice pad. Still grateful for the advice
the accented paradiddle was a lot of fun, really felt my brain start working hard. Just got a set of sticks and a training pad today as a guitar/piano guy that wants to branch out a bit more.
I’m in my late 30s and I just bought a practice pad. Let’s go!
THANK YOU 🙏 so much bro. Finally at 46 I am learning drums I am just starting with a practice pad and next is a moderately prices Alesis kit
But that is the biggest thing I needed. I am learning regular snare fundamentals and warm ups.
My biggest thing is learning to compartmentalize my brain so each hand and foot can play independently that is still hard
This video helps so much. Like paradiddles and warm ups I needed exercises for compartmentalizing my hands and feet
Thank you
V helpful clear instructions.
I can drum but I wanted to go back to basics and practice the exercises and improve myself.
Tks 😇
That's such good advice, thank you so much! Because I kinda want to get into drumming but didn't really know where to start and didn't want to buy a drum kit because it's really expensive and that way I can practice and even see if I enjoy it as much as I think and if it would make sense to buy a kit later on :)
Just bought a pad and drumsticks time to start practicing I guess. Love your vid instantly subscribed.
How's it going now?
@@benjaminkress907 I have stopped practicing drums. Instead, I'm now focusing on practicing guitar.
@@garsea that's cool, I been playing guitar a couple of years now and just started learning drums
@@benjaminkress907 That's nice, make some music cover while you're at it, good luck.
@@garsea thanks, I might one day
Paradiddles between right hand and right leg... I feel like those might help a lot my "I only play kick with the HH" problem
basically all the things i developed since i started drumming are collected in this video :D for me that's a nice confimation feels like i'm on the right way. thanks a lot and keep up these crispy videos
im 16 I kind of play the guitar and i always wanted to play the drums. I liked the video a lot but my brother thinks im schizo now bc i dont even have a drum pad, just sticks and im hitting the air lol
pd:With some friends we want to start a band and we need a drummer so its the perfect excuse to learn!!
I am soooo glad I found this channel!!! I especially liked that exervises w/ hand and feet coordination! BRAVO, bro!
Exercises, core training AND additional free PDFs!!? Man, this channel's viewers are spoiled! xD
Keep up the good work, keep sharing your Knowledge, my man! *SALUTE*
Very cool I just bought a practice pad because of you
This is literally exactly what i was looking for! Thank you so much dude!!!
This is genuinely the most helpful video I've found on the topic. wow.
Just BRILLIANT!!
You're a great teacher. God bless you.
When u play heel up with heel motion are your hip flexors constantly engaged and lifting your legs up so your feet are suspended?
Just when I despaired because I prefer evening drumkit practice I found YOU ❤
Thank you! This was exactly what I was hunting for on youtube to teach (myself) the basics of drumming. Thanks for your clear instruction.
Such a good teacher. Thank you.
I'm a... Almost 35 year old pilot. Been wanting to play drums since like 2008 and I finally made it happen this year. But there's still a solid chunk of the month I cannot be near my kit. I have the Drumeo pad where I'm based (that thing is awesome BTW), and I always have my 6" pad and chops sticks in my bag. But my hands have been developing faster than my feet. So this is great. Thanks!
Im starting on buckets and pencils as sticks, doing different things with each hand is hard but i hope ill get the hang of it soon
This is so awesome, thank you so much for this upload. I picked up a cheap electronic drum kit during covid but had to pass it on as did not have the room to leave a kit set up and was not practical to keep assembling and taking it down to practice. Got a bass just to have something to play rhythms on, which is fine but there was just something about the drums that i enjoyed so much more. With Christmas around the corner, going to get myself a practice pad and start putting this to the test. There is a recording studio and rehersal rooms 5 minutes away, so once i get the hang of the basics can pop down there and play on a kit once a week to put the practice to the test, and just to have some fun.
Excellent, very new, trying to figure out if I want to invest in a kit or if I can do this, as I am in my 60’s. I’ve played guitar forever, but always wanted to try drums. These techniques are a very good start. Thanks
Thank you for insights and helpful video. Appreciated.
The first time i learned double bass at my friends house, i went home and studied drum tab and taught myself a ton of songs usiing this method
Brilliant ❤
I was amazed how much progress I made when my kit was packed away in storage and all I had to focus on was my hands on a practice pad.
Great stuff, Stephen! Thanks!
I'm a total beginner and this video really helped me.
I also elaborated a bit with paradiddles and did this:
L_hand L_foot L_hand R_hand
L_foot L_hand L_foot R_foot
It turned out to be a bit tricky so I think it helps me develop my coordination =)
Yeah, it's kinda tricky, I tried and the second one mess me up loll
Edit: I played a little tune (Ob-La-Di) in my head to help me with the second one, it kinda works.
Thanks so much my dude this is exactly what I was looking for! Just bought a pad and sticks the other day and it seems like I already had the right idea trying to incorporate my feet! Gunna use this vid for sure. And I subbed
SO helpful! thank you so much!
This is exactly what I needed, thank you! What would be a good tempo to start these drills with and progress to on a metronome?
Im live with your voice
Wonderful you have helped me so much
I'm so glad I found this, because about 50 or 60 years ago or so, I used to play on a trap set. I want to get a good quality full size pad, and a stand to sit it on.
Do you have any recommendations for full size pad that's the size of a snare, and a snare stand to sit it on? Brand? Store? Online? Price?
Stephen really really enjoy the way you teach. If possible can you please give me a Buddy Rich practice exercise/ I need to have a small chop exercise of Buddy Rich to practice by. your expertise should help me. Can you please help me on doing a Buddy Rich pattern? thanks BOOM
Thank you so much!! This is so straight forward and practical :-) Gonna use this definitely
Does anyone know what pad he's using?
Another awesome video. Very inspiring and encouraging. Subscribed!
Practicing on my air guitar for years helped me 100%
I’ll stop making excuses and practice air drum today
True story. When I was in high school, I air jammed in my room to the radio by using 2 pencils and just tapping my foot and tapping my student desk or even just the air with the pencils. When I first sat in a real kit, I was able to play the drum line from “Hourglass” by Squeeze.
Visualization is a powerful tool for ANY endeavor.
If you know what each drum and cymbal sounds like, you can visualize yourself playing the song. It’s a place to start.
In this video which practice pad you used? Stephen
I have just started practising with your videos I m 49 right now in home isolation for 6 months bcos I had my kidney transplant done on 01/04/2024
I m passionate about drum when I was 18 and tried to fulfill my dream but somehow not catches up now I restarted to fulfill my drum percussion dream thank you for learning ideas about practice without drums sticks holding feet coordination etc
Excellent video.
Thank you for this! I was about to buy a pad since I can only get my hands on a drum kit(e-pads) at least once a week. This thing is great while I'm saving up to buy a proper electric drum kit since there's not enough space for an acoustic one.
I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS.SOMETIMES WHEN I HAVE TO PLAY A REAL KIT.. THE CHOPS ARE THERE.🤘🏻👍🏻
Another brilliant video thanks
Great video dude!
Very useful, even if you've been learning for a while. Back to basics is always the best way of absolutely nailing the fundamentals of the instrument!
Great lesson, exactly what I was looking for! Thanks.
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MY MUTHA FCKING MAN, always wanted to learn drums, literally learn more than i ever thought in 5 mins =) thank you
Great video!
What are good shoes for pedal
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after trying to accurately play drums behind the bar today for a solid chunk of my shift i thought it would be wise to get a bit of professional advice before i try another air solo
My friend set up a kit out of cushions. Supposedly dave grohl did the same thing when starting
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Great vid 👍
Thanks buddy
i dont have a legit practice pad, just a firm foam block that kind of works as a practice pad, but it doesnt show much rebound. so should i keep going with the block until im able to get a practice pad?
is it okay if i use a basketball as a practice pad? I feel like its an alright way just to practice basic stuff
If it's working for you, who's to say no?
Thanks man! I appreciate this.
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I liked this video very much.
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Bless this video!!!!!
Awesome👍 Thank you!
I love everything about this!! Great video man
cool lesson man! thanks