online lessons

[VDrummerBoy]

Hi forum.

As some threads have suggested, I've been learning from some online sites - mainly freedrumlessons.com. What's great about this site is that they give you the music sheet to follow along and a video on how to play the exercises.

Since I'm fairly a beginner when it comes to drumming, I'm finding that the way that the exercise are demonstrated are way too fast and I cannot follow nor replicate the same beats.

Has anyone come across the same issues? For now, I've been just using my metronome to play along with the exercises.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

Thanks.

[Hercules]

The longer you play the faster you get.......the older you get the slower you go......

Practice is the only real answer but it might be worth getting a course of face to face lessons to get over the hump.

[Canerican]

Hercules said this of course, but I would like to add something: you will get quicker, and beats will seem easier to play after some time. I had Carmen Apices' book Realistic Rock, which comes with a CD. The beats are played at a moderate pace, and range from beginner, to intermediate. At first, the beats were impossible to follow, but once you can read faster, and your hands and feet can keep up, and your ears learn to interpret what you are hearing into beats, you will have an easy time. I won't say that it happens quickly, it doesn't but I will say that it comes. It might be a while but keep with it and in no time, you will be playing well.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that you can play any song after a month, I have been playing seven years and I find very challenging music everyday. Take it slowly, and enjoy the ride that way you won't frustrate yourself.
Don't forget, you have a great resource right here, and plenty of people with good insights that love to answer questions.

I would recommend Tiger Bill's website for technique, he is dead on, and if there is one thing you want to learn right at the beginning its technique - nothing looks worse to a drummer who knows what good technique is than someone whose arms flail around when they are playing. Remember - the speed comes from the fingers then the wrists - don't move your arms, and keep your wrists down. Best advice I ever got.

[allanjohn]

A quick plug for Jack Bennet's training DVDs - see www.icanplaydrums.com. Jack starts off slow and breaks everything down so it's easy to follow.
I did a mini review of his Ultimate Drumming Solution pack which is a good overall training primer, starting from basics and working up to some advanced stuff. Take at look at some of his free online stuff before committing.

[wannab]

Hi forum.

As some threads have suggested, I've been learning from some online sites - mainly freedrumlessons.com. What's great about this site is that they give you the music sheet to follow along and a video on how to play the exercises.

Since I'm fairly a beginner when it comes to drumming, I'm finding that the way that the exercise are demonstrated are way too fast and I cannot follow nor replicate the same beats.

Has anyone come across the same issues? For now, I've been just using my metronome to play along with the exercises.

Any thoughts or recommendations?

Thanks.

I'm rather new as well VDrummerBoy (more accurately I'm returning). I have to follow allenjohn's lead on this one .. I also purchased Jack Bennetts DVD set (each of the DVD's includes it's own PDF workbook). The first two dvd's alone were worth the money he sells the 12 dvd set for. (hope Jack doesn't read this ..) In my opinion, he's very good at teaching new patterns and beats. He starts out at a slow tempo, then runs through the exercises two more times at faster tempos. Don't forget to read allenjohns mini review. The DVD's are great for me because I can isolate a section and have the DVD player loop continuously through the same segment while I follow along. I'm now looking for a small portable DVD player I can run through my mixer to my headphones and have it close by. Jack offers up a really neat technique for learning new stuff that I found very helpful. For the record I'm not affiliated with Jack Bennett or RockyHouse Media .. I'm just a wannab drummer. I hope this is helpful .. don't give up .. take it slow and easy.

[Lakers_Fan_24]

Thanks for the links and suggestions.

I bought my 1st kit last week (TD 12) and really need some lessons. I can do some basic beats (about 2 of them) and without the proper training, I don't wanna get into bad habits that will be hard to break down the line. There were a few sites that I've came across that seem pretty good (freedrumlessons, stuff on youtube and etc...) but the link you gave for Jack Bennetts DVD set, seems like the perfect fit for me. I can practice and learn at my own pace and not feel like I let my drum teacher down if I didn't do my homework that week. And at this price I cannot pass it up, if it were a few hundred then I'd probably look elsewhere.

Thanks very much...

[wannab]

I have to correct myself .. it's 11 DVD's and 1 CD. Sorry I didn't mean to mislead you ...