| IS DRUMMING FOR YOU?
I think that if you like to dance, then you'll
like playing the drums. I mean, if you're someone who just has to tap
their foot to the music or get up and dance, then, you should look into
becoming a drummer. |
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I get a lot of people, mostly women, asking me how
to get started playing the drums. The first thing, of course, is
to get some drums to play, and you have two choices here. You can play acoustic drums or electronic drums. Acoustic drums are wonderful but they're loud! Electronic drums, on the other hand, are great for when you have to be quiet because you can turn them down and listen only in your headphones! I started on electronic drums that I bought
second hand. But whether you have an acoustic set or an electronic
set, you'll want these basic items: A snare drum, a bass drum, and a
hi-hat. And sticks. |
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If you can get more than that — like toms, ride
cymbals, crashes, and chimes and a cowbell — then get them too! But at
the very least, you should be able to get enough sounds out of your a snare
drum, bass drum, and hi-hat that you can get by for a little while.
But even if you can't get drums yet, you can
get a lot of good practice just out of a pair of sticks. Find any
surface on which your drum sticks will bounce or make a nice sound: A
book, a desk, a pillow, anything really that won't immediately shatter into
a thousand pieces. |
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You can even buy a practice
pad in the music store when you buy your drum sticks. A practice pad
is just a smooth piece of rubber the size of a small plate glued onto a
piece of wood. Yeah, drums are very primitive! If you want to find out more about women and drumming, go to DrummerGirl.com. They have lots of good information there! And you can always write to me! I will always be glad to answer you! |
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