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No. 11 Posted on Jul 31, 2005 10:17 PM
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A few suggestions ...
1... You will never get really fast without practice. You gotta build up your muscles and your neural pathways. The ONLY way to do this is practice (unless you want to go the Russian weightlifter route and use electrodes to move your muscles for you)
2... While it is true that you have to make your muscles and neural pathways stronger, chances are pretty good that your technique is not. If you make your technique efficient, then you will be able to jump ahead rather quickly.
In my experience, improving works something like an RPG ... you go you and practice and get experience (kill orcs), and then one day you wake up and you are a level 14 Dwarf, or whatnot. This happens much more quickly when you're a noob.
It also depends on what you practice. Some things give you a lot more experience than others, just like killing a dragon gives you more experience than killing a sewer rat. There ARE shortcuts to getting experience, but they vary from person to person and ALL involve rpactice - its just a matter of tailoring your practice to what will give you the biggest benefits. Here is a piece of advice that most of my students miss ...
YOU WILL NEVER GET BETTER IF YOU PRACTICE WHAT YOU ARE ALREADY GOOD AT.
Its easier to play what you nkow already, and can be lot more fun - especilly if you are getting frustrated. But, if you already know how to do it, why practice it? Kind of like doing the same level again to get the treasure at the end, which you already have.
Here is n excersice that I think will probably help you. Use a pillow or couch or chair or something cushioned. You will get far greater effect this way:
Double strokes, except make the first stroke with either hand really really quiet - as quiet asyou can. Make the second as loud as you can.
.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
rR lL rR lL rR lL
like that. This exercise is great because it makes you play with great technique. There is just no other way top do this efficiently than with solid technique. It also is a physically difficult excercise to do, and makes for great physical exercise. In addition, it makes your hnds learn stick control.
Have fun!
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No. 22 Posted on Jan 24, 2008 1:57 PM
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drummer182 wrote:
I've been playing drums for about a year i think, im fine at sight reading and learning song by ear, thats no problem, It's the rudiment side of things that bugs me. I can do most of the rudiments, just not very fast, the only thing im good at is paradiddles, when it comes to double,triple or anything higher i cant seem to go very fast. It's really killin' me!!! Will i ever get fast at them? Anyone got any tips?
The ONLY, let me repeat that... the O-N-L-Y way to become proficient on the drums is constant and consistent practice.
You're pursuing this correctly (Tom?). Slowly and thoughtfully. Do NOT push the speed aspect. Speed WILL and should come naturally. Work on and practice towards precision, not speed. Make EVERY stick hit, bass kick, hi-hat chink and cymbal crash perfect. As perfectly as you can. THAT'S the goal.
As you gain precision, you'll gain muscle memory, strength and endurance. You'll find speed will increase at a natural pace as your mind and your body gain familiarity with what your doing.
Let it all "flow" from you naturally. Remember that music is about communication and drumming is the most primal, the most organic, and the most creatively expressive instrument out there, bar none. How do I "know" that? Because I also play piano / keyboards, guitar, mandolin, hammer duclimer, zither, autoharp, bass, and flute.
Just remember, it takes constant and consistent practice over a LONG period of time to get anywhere NEAR the level of "advanced", and even longer to get to "Master". HOW long? I'm almost 52, I've been playing 48 years, since age 4, and I've worked on drums an average of an hour day for that entire period of time, and I still have areas in which I can improve. Wanna play at the highest levels, it's a life long pursuit.
How long DOES it take? Well, somewhere PAST the roughly 18,000+ hours I've already put in. I'll let ya know when I finally get there.
Best of luck and keep pounding! 
07 May, 2001
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Flat 
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you'll get through and trust me, it feels good 
