5 Tips For Self Taught Drummers - How To Get Better Quicker! 🚀

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• WC

  @wcw93 · 2 years ago

  &quot;It requires a lot of skill to play drums, but you don&apos;t need a lot of skill to have fun on them&quot; <br><br>This is one of the best things for a beginner drummer to hear!

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• CL

  @clava7851 · 2 years ago (edited)

  “Play along to your favorite songs”<br><br>Me, someone who basically only listens to metal: <b>nervous shivering</b>

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• ED

  @educ8dmind · 4 years ago (edited)

  “Basement University” 😂🤣🔥

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• KE

  @Kentavious444 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Being a self taught drummer myself, another important tip I could add comes from a discovery about how our brain works. Apparently Scientists discovered that we have a &quot;learning center&quot; in the brain and after we&apos;ve learned something through repetition it is transferred to another region in the brain for instant retrieval. The scientist that made this discovery referenced someone learning a piano piece. They determined that after practicing something roughly 100 times the brain has fully absorbed the information and it is then moved to the section for retrieval. Repetition is very effective at creating habits both good and bad. It&apos;s used in advertising and even brainwashing because it is so effective. SO, &nbsp;my point is, if you practice something at least 100 times it will be indelibly printed in your mind. Beyond that, each time you play a piece that you&apos;ve learned will become exponentially easier and eventually without need for conscious thought at all. I have tested this theory out myself. Very often I have struggled for hours on something without success, only to go to sleep and then wake up the next day and play it perfectly on the first try! I have to smile every time that happens!😁

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• CA

  @CampSwampy18 · 2 months ago

  I&apos;m not completely self taught, I watch Rob Brown videos for instruction.

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• MR

  @MrRezRising · 4 years ago

  Always and often play in front of ppl you don&apos;t know.<br>Get used to falling on your face, and learn to be ok with it, and then get better.<br>Listen to the bass player.

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• BA

  @Bazf666 · 4 years ago

  Couple more tips:<br><br>1. Some skills takes years to practice. Stumbled on a guy on YouTube that said that it took him almost 3 years to make his double strokes roll sound good. Do not even bother yourself with all that bullshit like “I am not talented enough, etc, etc” &nbsp;after couple month of training. Keep doing it. <br>2. You always should practice base things: single strokes (tap, accent, tap-to-tap, tap-to-accent, accent-to-accent, accent-to-tap), double strokes, moeller stuff, fingers techniques, different types of grips. It is all gonna contribute into your stick control, fluidity, confidence, you name it.<br>3. Re-watch basics tutorial once in a while to check out your technique. <br>4. Try different types of pad workouts. There is a lot of different drills on YouTube, try a new one every week or so.<br>5. Get yourself a cover band, it is gonna pump up your motivation.

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• MA

  @mautjejong4692 · 1 year ago

  I am self taught, but it just happend. Took 4 drumlessons from our church drummer and then he decided to quit and move, and i couldnt afford a music school at that time. Nowadays i can afford, but kids, a busy job and so on prevent me from taking lessons, i play almost every day and i am the church drummer. I dont have the ambition to go pro, so its good the way it is now.

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• SC

  @scott555 · 3 years ago

  40 years self taught. Just bought a pad after starting to watch your videos. Amazing to discover where I&apos;m barely a novice in some areas and beyond advanced in others, with hardly a clue which is which.

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• HA

  @HaykHayEnk · 3 years ago

  Tbh the biggest problem I have with drums is not having a drum set 😭

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• SQ

  @SquizbarsBassReviews · 2 years ago

  I’m a self taught guitarist of 20 years, self taught bassist &amp; Synth player for 5 years and now day 1 of drumming with my E-Kit. I’m glad I found your channel!

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• JE

  @jessikamoore5033 · 2 months ago

  Just found this video. &nbsp;Thank you. I am an almost 43 year old grandma that has wanted to learn drums since 16 and never got around to lessons. I worry I am too old but I don&apos;t wanna regret not having ever trie😊d to learn.

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