Anyone here play the drums

[Hi11Zone]

Iv been wanting to learn for years, would anyone here mind on teaching me. Every birthday i ask for drums and lessons and never get it.

[thatmofo]

Does Rock Band count?

[Hi11Zone]

Real drums shawn!

[Tipys]

I played in middle school but am not good enough to teach anyone

[CELO]

thats a good question. my son go a set of pearl drums for christmans from my moms a couple years back, and i'm having a hard time finding a decent priced teacher. anyone out there intrested in giving my son some beginner lessons?

[JohnEffinK]

Does Rock Band count?

:)

John

[Zach929rr]

thats a good question. my son go a set of pearl drums for christmans from my moms a couple years back, and i'm having a hard time finding a decent priced teacher. anyone out there intrested in giving my son some beginner lessons?

Give him a metronome and this (http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Drums-Featuring-Tommy/dp/B00005UV69/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1242919911&sr=1-1).

[Pharmgirl]

I learned to play drums in band then took lessons from local college kids that were in the college band or drum corp. They were very reasonably priced.

[Kim-n-Dean]

I play, but I'm left handed. My set is backwards. What works real well is setting up face to face and it's like the student is looking in a mirror. Worked great for me when I was learning (30 years ago)

I don't know of anyone in the Springs, but up here, Bob at Rupps is awesome!! Just about any of the instructional videos are good too.

[CELO]

sweet thanks for all the info. but what is "a metronome"?

[Zach929rr]

sweet thanks for all the info. but what is "a metronome"?

http://www.amazon.com/Korg-MA-30-Compact-Digital-Metronome/dp/B0002E2O2Q

The first (or second I suppose) thing a musician should learn is how to play in time. Have him do all his practice work to a certain beats per minute and keep raising it as he progresses. You want to be sure he still hits notes clearly, so once you get to a bpm where he's sloppy, back it down.

[Sean]

Give him a metronome and this (http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Drums-Featuring-Tommy/dp/B00005UV69/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1242919911&sr=1-1).
It's not the worse way to start, but it's much better to have a teacher, especially in the beginning. On any instrument it's really easy to develope bad habits that can cause pain down the road.

Best thing to do is call up the local college (4 year, not 2 year), get a hold of the music department and ask if they have students interested in teaching. Ususally they do have a list. Many times it's pretty affordable, descently educated musicians who could use the money. It's better than going to a music store for teachers. You never know what you're going to get at a local music store.




The first (or second I suppose) thing a musician should learn is how to play in time.Great point, Zach. Very important, especially with drums.

[CELO]

cool, thanks for the info. i'll look in to that.

[Sean]

Celo, I might contact this person via email and ask if there are any students teaching drum set.
http://www.coloradocollege.edu/dept/MU/PeopleCooper.asp

[Zach929rr]

Great point, Zach. Very important, especially with drums.

Danny Carey is all I have to say on the matter.