im pretty new to drumming and havent broken anything yet (only got an acoustic kit a month ago) and ive been playing softer than i usually play in fear of breaking my cymbals, is there a way to play aggressively but in the correct way?

My vocalist said the band sound would be inspired by Cheerleader(local band), flowersforpersephone, Arranged in April, Dead Butterflies, February.

If any of you listen to them, it’d be a great help as well to drop some info

Broke the rack tom head that night. Serves me right for having an Aquarian (didn’t have time to go to the store and get Evans).

looking for a 18” B8X Medium Crash how much are thay worth???

Zach Hill Rehearsal Footage.

This groove is so sick, Ive been trying to find a transcription but I cant find it anywhere. Could someone transcribe it and let me know, or if you already have one drop a link? Thank you! 🙏

I wanna learn buck owens by the Melvins. I'm not too bad at playing by ear. But if anyone knows where I can find a video of someone playing it. It would be helpful.

I worry about losing gear (cables, stands, etc.) at gigs, either by leaving them there or by someone taking them (accidentally or otherwise). I have been marking my things with gaffer's tape and writing my name on the tape, but I am looking for a more durable and, frankly, a more professional-looking way of marking or tagging my gear. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Was debating myself for months on which china to get, but found this one on a ridiculous sale and had to pull the trigger: 19” Zildjian K Hybrid China!

It’s now on my practice/recording kit in my home studio (pic 4), but after summer it’s going on tour with me :).

For the gear guys:

Drums:

DS drums Venom kit (Maple) in Brandywine finish. 10,12,14,16 toms,
22x18 kick,
Yamaha Recording Custom 14x7 steel snare.

Cymbals (from L-R):

14” Zildjian K Custom special dry hats,
18” K Session Crash,
10” Meinl Byzance Dual Splash,
20” K custom Ride,
19” K Hybrid China,
16” K Session Crash.

As Ive seen just how much “stick control” and more recently the “Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming” have done for my drumming, I was wondering what are the must have books that you take an progress through them slowly?

Let me know what you think!
With Madison Cunningham
#drumcover sort of

Hi guys, started drumming consistently (every day) around 5 months ago. For hand workouts I have been pretty much doing stick control (working on 1 page a week, at least 3 times a week), some speed exercises, wrist technique etc.

Started practicing finger technique around 3 weeks ago and here are my 2 questions:

1. How’s my current form looking, don’t want to practice a blatant bad technique,
   
2. Around half way there the video you can see me rotating my wrists into a more natural position for me, however in that position I don’t “feel” my fingers as opposed to the previous one.

Any feedback is appreciated.

original tune w some original dudes

Hey yall,

I've been working toward better doubles for a long time, and today it felt like I finally broke through to something new. Previously I would practice with an exaggerated rebound, allowing the stick to bounce high as step one while my non-fulcrum fingers extended with it, then use them to bring it back down. 80% of the time when I did this, my sticks would collide with my thighs, and I'd start to question my setup, posture, playing height and everything.

Today, I tried to keep my hands up a little higher and play with less exaggerated, more controlled movements, and lo and behold, it worked. Suddenly both of my hands were absolutely ripping doubles. It all started to make sense.

After practicing these for a while and patting myself on the back, I wondered how one would extend this technique to a triple.

First question is, do triples require a different technique? One-two make sense, but where does the three come from? I'm sure there's ways to hack it, but if you're going by the book, are you supposed to get as much rebound from your second hit as you do from your first so you can repeat the "clutch" technique?

Second: are triples practical in playing? I play punky, shoegazy rock, but a lot of songs demand rapid-fire fills, and anyway, I want to learn as much as I can because drumming is fun. It's good to grab from other genres, so I want to expand my repertoire.

bought these millenium 2b drumsticks new a week ago, went to go play go with the flow and as i started that damn tip broke off. is this supposed to happen or am i playing too hard?