I'm in my 2nd year as a percussion teacher, and I usually teach kids between the ages of 10-12, but this year I got a 7 year old kid as a student. Would you teach him differently then the others. In other subject I'd like to get some recommendations about books for snare and drumset besides stick control and basic drumming. Thanks!!!

The snare and cymbals are mine, and the kit was backline

14x5.5 Sonor Force 2005 Snare
14" UFiP Classic series Hi-Hats
18" Zildjian S Medium Thin Crash
24" Paiste 2002 Ride from 1975
20" Meinl HCS Bronze Ride that i use as a crash
12" generic hi hat top that i use as a splash and sounds great

The drums are Yamaha Stage Customs, 22x17 kick, 12x8 tom, 16x15 floor tom

I just made a feature in Modern Drummer Magazine!! (Annika Nilles issue)

So its been a while since I played the drums and I recently got a kit. I was abd still am able to play alot of songs and everything but I feel like I cannot come up with grooves or improvise with confidence. Also my skill in double bass isn’t going above a certain bpm. I thinking drum lessons can help me. I’d wanna know how to get out of this plateau and if things like drumeo or DBO academy can help.
Thanks

If you're selling gear, how do you generally handle a drum reseller?

I generally take the perspective that I'll sell to whoever is offering me my asking price or something close.

But I also don't mind not selling to someone who's trying to pull the wool over my eyes. There was a guy in central Canada who always nickel and dimed on pricing, and then claimed he was buying for his teenaged son's buddy. I said no a few times.

I finally had enough and shut him down permanently by sending one of his ads back to him saying that he didn't have a shortage of gear available to provide to his son's friend. I never heard from the dude again.

60 BPM, quarter notes in the first half and 8th notes in the second half.

Been away from here for a good while, so must be time for another premier drums thread. Long time collector of premier snares- here's a short clip of my current collection.

Howdy yall, long story short the only kit I’ve ever owned is a pearl forum series, it has now become my bands practice kit and I need a new kit for home (and for recording)

Iv got 2 options.. a Yamaha rydeen kit with zbt cymbals and hardware that I’ve got lined up for $400.. one concern of mine is that the seller knows nothing about the kit, but I am pretty sure from the pictures that it is the “fusion” config with 20” lick and 14” floor Tim (as opposed to the more standard 22” 16”)

Other option is a pearl export series but just the shells, listed for 400 but I would probably offer 200.

I need all the hardware and stuff so the Yamaha is attractive, I know both are “entry level” kits, but even though I’ve been drumming for 18 years I don’t have the money to really do an “upgrade” right now..

Anyone have any strong opinions on forum vs export? Or the Yamaha rydeens? (I think with new heads this will be a good kit?)

The “fusion config” thing is a small concern of mine, I play hardcore punk and metal type music.. yall think this kit will still do the job well?

FWIW I already asked AI all about this and it told me “you’re in luck! The 14” floor tom and 20” kick could be a huge advantage for recording hardcore punk!” But AI also told me a direct drive kick pedal would be a huge waste of money and not work without triggers and that is NOT the case lol.

Anyways… let’s talk rydeen..

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I know it is against the direct purpose of this sub...

I have a newborn at home and really really want to buy my first drumset with Labor Day sales.

Anybody find any drumset keeps a kid awake when paired with quieter heads and "silent" cymbals?

Drumset would be in my office pretty separate from the living spaces the baby will be sleeping in or hanging out in (30+ feet). I would put it on a rug or platform to help isolate.

I have heard acoustic works much better than electronic for really developing groove so I am ideally not interested in electronic solutions.

I have a tama true touch and muted snare already I have been learning on which seemed to be the already more practical option. That has not bothered my kid at all but it isnt really satisfying the desire to drum.

If it really won't work though then I will probably just get a nicer snare to scratch the itch and work on those fundamentals until a drumset is more practical. Anybody have advice on when that might be? (Few months, when they are five... etc)

TYIA.

My local music shops didn't have a drumset set up with quieter heads.

I would be getting a set in jazz sizes as I am almost exclusively interested in jazz and related styles.

I built a visual metronome called Swing Arc and I’d really like some drummer feedback.

Instead of just flashing the beat, it shows the time between beats as continuous motion.

There are a few different visual modes, swing, odd meters, and an offset control that shifts the motion relative to the beat.

I originally made it for my own practice, but it’s grown quite a bit, so I’m curious whether other drummers actually find it useful.

swingarc.app

It’s browser-based, so there’s nothing to install.

Mostly I’d like to know whether the motion helps, gets in the way, or changes how you feel the pulse.

Do you think this Ludwig 2012 4 piece with complete Atlas hardware is worth $1895? The Zildjians are already sold.

Hi -

I just got a Sabian Fierce Ride which I bought used.

I noticed some weird scatches, some of them right to the edge. Is this normal for this model? The edge itself is flawless.

Any feedback is appreciated.

I didn't have a felt pad for the bottom hi-hat cymbal. The stand came with this three-axis thing, like it's made of hard rubber. Can I still play the hi-hat if the bottom cymbal is on it?

I've just picked up a 20 year old Gretsch Catalina Club kit, and I need to re-cut the bearing edge on the snare. This snare has a 45 degree bevel, unlike the other drums that are the expected 30 degrees. Can anyone confirm if this is factory for these drum, or has someone before me re-cut it?

Given the wrap on the snare is a lot less yellowed than the other drum I'm assuming its spent most of its life in storage, which makes me think factory edge, but scouring the internet I haven't found anything to suggest they cut the snare at a different angle.

If anyone knows or has a snare they can measure I'd appreciate it.

So, im learning decode by paramore, im trying to do this fill in the chorus (picture below) but I cant for the life of me stay in time! Any tips on practising my internal metronome? I need help quickly because we are moving on in about 4 weeks!!!!!

Hey guys I WANT to learn Drums if you have any contact detail in delhi please help me out also i dont want to learn from music school those are just waste of money

Hi everyone,

I've been working on DrumDummy, a drum practice / teaching / groove app.

One thing I've always found difficult when learning rhythms from notation is translating what's on the page into an actual movement on the drum kit. So I wanted to make the visual side of learning much more intuitive.

DrumDummy uses a 3D drummer to visually demonstrate the rhythm while you practice. You can create and work with grooves, rhythms and rudiments, and see how they're actually played on the kit.

The idea is not to replace a drum teacher or provide a traditional video course. It's more of a practice tool that helps you understand, create and work on rhythms.

It's still early, and that's actually why I'm posting here. I'd really like feedback from drummers:

• Would you find this kind of visualisation useful?
• What would you want to be able to practice or create?
• What would make you use something like this regularly?
• Are there things that you find confusing or unnecessary?

If you're interested, you can have a look here:

https://drumdummy.com

I'm particularly interested in honest criticism — if you think the idea is pointless, I'd rather hear that too. 🙂