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How To Become A Session Drummer

How To Become A Session Drummer What do you need to be a session drummer? How To Become A Session Drummer Lots of people love the idea of becoming a session drummer and it's a great choice. Many of us start playing drums and get in a band with our mates.But some of those mates follow other career paths, or musical tastes change, or the band gets a deal and then gets dropped. We all go through our own journeys and only a tiny number of those bands develop to the point of making an income from it.So then we…

How to set up a snare drum

How To Set Up A Snare Drum Learn how to set up a snare drum properly Here we are learning how to set up a snare drum So how do we set up a snare drum? Welcome to this short drum kit set up lesson and the great news is that it's quite simple learning how to set up a snare drum. There are several adjustable parts to a snare drum stand so we must first learn what they do and how to use them. But even more importantly you need to understand how to position your snare drum correctly. This…

You Shook Me All Night Long Drum Notation

You Shook Me All Night Long Drum Notation Drum sheet music for You Shook Me All Night Long by ACDC You Shook Me All Night Long drum notation in full. This is the You Shook Me All Night Long drum notation for the classic ACDC track. It's a great track which displays Phil Rudd in all his meat and potatoes, solid rock drumming glory. The track was released on the 1980 'Back in Black' album alongside other iconic tunes such as Back in Black and Hells Bells. Time to start rocking! That's why we have transcribed the full You Shook…

How to set up a hi-hat

How To Set Up A Hi-Hat Learn how to set up a hihat properly Here we are learning how to set up a hihat So how do we set up a hihat? The hi-hat and the hihat stand can look very confusing to the uninitiated. But that's why this drum lesson exists so you can learn how to set up the hihat easily. The hihat itself consists of two cymbals which are fixed to the stand and controlled by the foot pedal. This pedal allows us to open and close those hihat cymbals to create different sound effects. The stand also…

The Cult Drum Notation

The Cult Drum Notation Drum sheet music for She Sells Sanctuary by The Cult She Sells Sanctuary drum notation in full. This is the The Cult drum notation for the classic track She Sells Sanctuary. This was released on their 1985 'Love' album. Although John Tempesta holds the drum throne today, the drum part for She Sells Sanctuary was recorded by Nigel Preston who was fired from the band shortly after the release of this song and sadly passed away in the early 1990s. It's a great track which involves a simple but driving drum part. The few fills mainly…

How to Attach a Bass Drum Pedal

How to Attach a Bass Drum Pedal Learn how to attach a bass drum pedal to the drum kit properly Here we are learning how to attach a bass drum pedal So how do we attach a bass drum pedal? The good news is that it's super easy. But just like anything, when we are doing it for the first time it's very easy to do it wrong or waste ages trying to figure it out. When setting up a drum kit there are lots of adjustable parts and separate sections so it can seem confusing. That's why we developed a…

You’re So Right Drum Notation

You're So Right Drum Notation Drum sheet music for You're So Right For Me by Rooster You're So Right For Me drum notation in full. This is the You're So Right For Me drum notation for the Rooster track which was the third single on their self titled debut album in 2005. Dave Neale was the drummer and although the band are not well know having split after their second album, this is a great track with a driving rock drum part. The You're So Right For Me drum notation below displays every drum note that appears on the track…

Drum Fill Generator

Drum Fill Generator Learn how to create hundreds of drum fills This Is The Drum Fill Generator Here we are learning how to create hundreds of drum fills with a drum fill generator What is the drum fill generator? We all love learning one-off drum fills and they can be great to pull out and make an impression. But if we only learn those then we are severely limiting our ability to express ourselves on the drum kit. We need to be able to improvise new fills in every tempo, time signature and feel. We need to be free to flow…

In the Morning Drum Notation

In the Morning Drum Notation Drum sheet music for In the Morning by Razorlight In the Morning drum notation in full. This is the In the Morning drum notation for the Razorlight track which opens their second album titled 'Razorlight' in 2006. It features Andy Burrows on drums who was seen years later on Ricky Gervais' film 'David Brent: Life on the Road'. Burrows employs a four on the floor bass drum pattern here with an 8 beat feel which he then changes up for 16 beats later in the song. The In the Morning drum notation below displays every…

Can I Drum In A Terraced House?

Can I Drum In A Terraced House? Can you play drums without annoying the neighbours? It Is Possible To Drum In A Terraced House It's a question that many people ask. We want to drum in a terraced house but we are all too aware that they are noisy instruments and we live in a small house within close proximity of neighbours. But this is our life and our passion so we don't want to stop drumming. So how we can enjoy all the benefits of drumming without destroying our relationship with the neighbours? There are more ways than ever…