How to Become a Drummer

Drumming is a good activity for those who love to listen and create music while concentrating on rhythm.

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STEP :

1. Listen to music that has great drumming. This will help you understand what you have the potential to be.
2. Reproduce the song. This will give you a place to start. This will also help you get better at learning beats and what is essential to making your own beats.
3. Search well-known drummers to better understand how many types of drumming are out there.
4.Learn how to keep a steady rhythm, nothing fancy, unless a solo. This is very important if you are looking to be in a band, a steady beat is what everyone loves in a drummer. You may also want to brush on solo skills in case they ask you to rock it out. Sometimes a solo may be just a new improved kick beat. It could be Neal Peart's YYZ, or it could some type of marching solo.
5. Use metronomes. They will save your life. As more and more bands follow metronomes, you will need it more and more. If you can play along with a metronome, even if its only a simple beat, that will get you farther than you can imagine.
6. Get into drum solos. These are also important because it gives you a case to show your skills and gain Rep. You would want to make these simple, but not too simple. Solos need to be fast but do not give the impression that you are just hitting drums without structure. A good place to start is to alternate hitting the toms back and forth while hitting the bass drum. Also try loosely holding the sticks when you hit the snare a high-hat. when hitting the high-hat in a solo take your foot off the pedal in coalition with your foot hitting the bass pedal. If loosely follow these rules and be creative you'll be amazed of what you can accomplish.
7. Follow a measure. In a four-beat measure try hitting any cymbal for all four beats, then hit the snare on any beat you want, you can even hit the snare twice in the same measure, also try to incorporate the bass drum on all, two, three, or even one, and try changing the bass beat from one measure to another. The possibilities are endless.
8. Have Fun. Just let your creativity flow however you want.
9. Relax. Always remember to be relaxed, but not too relaxed, behind the metronome, but not late. And take it easy on your joints - stretch before drumming.
10. Try practicing single stroke rolls into a pillow. It will improve your speed alot. Practice with a metronome.

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Things You'll Need

1. A drum kit
2. Sticks
3. A mat or carpet
4. A will to make fly beats
5. Patience and lots of time to practice
6. A beat sheet given by a teacher (optional)
7. Two hands (optional; just look at the drummer from Def Leppard)