Drum Lessons

After setting up the drum kit I would sit down with the prospective drummer and with a pencil and a blank piece of paper I'd scribble out a column of the parts of the drum that they would hit, and a row of 1, 2, 3, 4 across the top. I'd then make marks on this 'chart' so the 'student' would know which bit to hit and when.

So long as they had the ability to count to four (over and over again) they had what it takes to become a drummer!

Over the years I streamlined the 'system'. 3 years ago I wrote it up as lessons. Pretty much how it looks now in the linked lens pages.

Traditional drum tablature is a lot more complicated. This system however is quick and easy for beginners to understand. By the end of about 10 lessons (I'm yet to do the last 3, which are like a miscellaneous mess at the moment) which could take anywhere between 5 days to 10 weeks to learn depending on the natural ability of the student, they will have the ability to jam with a band, or the confidence to go out and buy their own drum kit and then get started on some serious learning.

Some of the guys I got started about 10 years ago are now a hell of a lot better than I am. Though these lessons (or the early scribbled edition of these lessons) aren't what made them better than me, but it was what took them from being fascinated with drums to being able to play them. From there their dedication to the craft is what has excelled them way past my abilities.

So get go on over to the Drums and Drumming introduction and you will find an easy to understand and follow tutorial that will teach you how to hold a beat and give you a kick in the right direction.