Drum Tips 1 - It's about time. A drummer's responsibility before anything else is to lay down a steady drum beat for the band. You should understand "groove" thoroughly and be able to lay a backbeat down like nobody's business. Drum fills are secondary.

Drum Tips 2 - A terrific exercise: This version of "WIPEOUT" incorporates single, double, and triple paradiddles. Repeat over and over until you build up your speed. This is a great exercise for hand to hand control.

R l r r, L r l l, R l r l r l r r, L r l r l l, R l r l r r, L r l l   (Capital letters are Accented notes)

Drum Tips 3 - Inventory your drums and all your drum equipment: Log all of your instruments, take pictures of your drums (all sides), and make up a separate page for serial numbers.

Drum Tips 4 - Videotape yourself playing drums. You will be amazed at what you can learn from this. Everything from that stupid look on your face while your playing, to the snare drum that's tilted at a 45 degree angle.

Drum Tips 5 - Repetitiveness is the key to learning drums fluidly. Overlearn it! You will usually not get something down good unless it's repeated over and over again numerous times. Practice drum licks enough times that they become very natural.

Drum Tips 6 - Your duct tape roll makes a great drink holder. Set it down to the right of your bass drum foot where it can't be knocked over.

Drum Tips 7 - Set up your drums differently than other drummers. Make your own unique statement.

Drum Tips 8 - After a drum lesson, go home and practice right away while it's still fresh in your head. Otherwise you tend to forget a lot of what you learned.

Drum Tips 9- Take the time to tune your drums before a gig. Many drummers tend to let this go but you would be surprised how out of tune your drums can become due to playing, weather changes, and the like.

Drum Tips 10 - Double Bass pedal. One advantage to having a double pedal (whether you play it that much or not) is you'll always have a spare in case something happens to your main pedal.

Drum Tips 11 - Check out DrumBum.com for Drummer Gifts, many more Drum Tips, & Drum Lessons.

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