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Locavore

I am in need of some advice!

Hello r/drums!

I am in need of some assistance and advice. So here is my story, I enjoy drumming more then any instrument I have laid my hands on and I have been throwin sticks around for about a year now and I am to the point That in order to become any better I really need a sensei or teacher of some sorts.

But that's not all. I really need to learn how to do accents and rolls. I have been having trouble teaching myself how to do them

Here is an example of what I mean

EXAMPLE

I figure my problem is that I do not have the stick control or something. But I would very much appreciate any of the advice the drumming community has to offer, here on reddit.

How does one do accents and rolls?

Posted Jul 26, 2011, 5:32 AM UTC

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[deleted]•

This

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drummrboy_2002•

its like game genie for drums

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kpo03001•

it's like mouth wash for gums

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lolcatislol•

Buy stick control and a metronome, then practise every day.

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LocavoreOP•

Done, just ordered it. But how does one practice to the metronome.

Edit: Oh dear god that makes me sound like a horrible drummer. trust me I can count past three.

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kpo03001•

don't worry, I often have a case of Foot-In-Mouth syndrome around other musicians.

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drummer-boy•

This for sure. It's boring, and it's the definition of monotonous, but my teacher taught me with nothing but this for quite a long time, and I am super comfortable with my grip.

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shermanology•

You said it yourself, if you feel like you need a teacher, get one. I waited too long to get one, and I wish I would have got one much much sooner.

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LocavoreOP•

The only problem is that I do not have the disposable income to do so.

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[deleted]•

get the stick control book and go to town. also, play as much as possible. play shit you love, play shit you hate. it ALL makes you a better drummer.

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drummrboy_2002•

i think someone just posted a video on accents a couple days ago. if you cant afford a teacher use youtube theres plenty of good vids to keep you busy, make friends with other drummers who can show you their stuff as far as rolls i like to set a metronome to a tempo and just play a bar of quarters then 8ths then 16ths with each hand individually then combine them for some 32nds focusing on proper form and just build your speed up

as far as accents learn paradiddles then go through them and accent the different notes for example play Rlrr Lrll as 16ths then after you get comfortable with that flip the accent to the E so rLrr lRll and just go through the whole thing sorta like this dude although hes a bit sloppy

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