Hey guys! First video with seeing me doing something outside of playing video games. I hope you all enjoy. If you would like to see more of me playing the drums, let me know in the comments!
Thank you guys for all the tips and tricks lately. I've just started so I will definitely keep up to date with that. Thank you guys so much for the support!
I can give you some 1.) Change the drum heads The default yrixon heads sounds like garbage, i prefer remo. 2.) Tightly Tune the drum for a more articulate drum that can rebound pretty well. 3.) Try to hit more zones as it can help with loosening it up.
Good job, I won’t tell you to tune your drums because everyone else has. I would tell you the same thing I would tell my students. RU-vid videos can be a blessing or a curse. There is so many videos exposing young player to advanced rudiments and music that it’s easy to get the notes with out having the technique. That’s why we start with such an easy exercise as 8 on a hand at a slow tempo. Practice that in front of a mirror so you can see what your hands and body are doing. Start slow get your hands use to playing in the zones on the heads, don’t flip your wrists to play the 3and 4 drums get use to moving to the drums. Spend time on the basics so when your ready to play the advanced stuff it looks and sounds great. Keep up the good work.
Try and turn your wrists so that your thumb isn’t necessarily on top but is more at a 45 degree angle so you can see your back of the hand a bit from up top. Also try and not rotate your hands outwards for the outer drums but move your arms back. This small bit of advice helps a crap ton for any tenor player, I hope it helps! Nice work!
Good Job! Couple things though. Obviously tune the drums. Second, work on playing in the zones. And movement around drums need some work. Keep your fingers on the sticks.
I forgot to mention that yes ours were tuned badly - they didn't care in the first place. Our storage room is a repurposed bathroom with bird nests and spider webs.
Also keep your fingers on the stick. But other than that good job. Keep going with drums and you could prob make it to a professional band/Drumline like the blue devils. Keep up the good work man. 👍👍
Start: Pretty calm Solos: BOOOOOOOOM But seriously coming from someone who plays in a Drumline that is pretty high up there, if you ever came up to me and played like that you’re getting tenor one easily man. Keep up the hard work brother!
I see all the other tips and they’re right but also keep those fingers especially your pinkies on the stick and relax while playing especially uptempo or rather the faster speeds like the 6tuplet solo. But keep on your journey there is no limit to your skills.
I would say tune the drums and when changing from drums 1 and 2 to 3 and 4, don't turn your wrist because it'll make you sore faster. Practice zones, try not to stutter and always practice. Try playing a bit slower where you can play perfectly. Practice movement around the drums like during the solo. Have a bit more confidence because when can see that sometimes you slow down or speed up and hit the drum too early or too late. If it is needed, before recording, stretch your hands and play easy warm ups like 8 on a hand, triplet rolls and other easy warm ups. Have like a friend or anyone that know how to play drums to give tips. Overall this recording is good, but I t can always be better. Start practicing some more and get that #norimticks in your name. Hope you appreciate my advice
Just make sure the hand your not playing with is still over a drum, and make sure when holding the sticks, the back of your hands are facing the ceiling. Good job though. And if your replying that this is hate, it's not. It's constructive criticism. btw, don't be scare to crank those drums up. I promise you wont break them. I suggest search a quad tuning video.
Overall the solo was good but tune up those drums and they will sound better and it will give you more rebound and maybe you could do that solo without and rim ticks. Also keep your sticks straight don’t twist you hands out.
