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The “next day” came, and soon it was my turn to see how fast I could play. I did my best and was completely shocked when I ended up winning with a “score” of 905 singles in 60-seconds (with absolutely no practice, and no idea “how or what” I was doing). Nevertheless, winning put me in the northeast regional finals elimination round – 3 weeks later at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Sometimes the drum heads may even puncture when the hit is hard. If all this still does not provide you with good reasons to go for a new one at regular intervals, then you should realize that once it becomes weak it is difficult for you to play the roll or the fast chops. As a drummer you should change your drum heads after every six months.

Use a can of compressed air to get the dust out of those hard to reach places like in-between lugs and under the foot pedals of your drums.

Some would say that it’s a secondary rhythm section (second line) that answers the calls of a “first-line” rhythm section in a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade. The first line would play a rhythm and the “second line” would respond to it, others will tell you that it’s just something that comes from New Orleans music and involves a marching snare rhythm: They’ll admit that they don’t know where it comes from but they’re quick to show you an example of how they think it’s played.

So after reading up on things and listening to a handful of second line drummers, I’ve determined that although there are a lot of variations of second line you can play, most follow a specific feel and style. The best way to get started would be to play a simple Bo Diddley beat, mixing in an occasional double stroke roll at the beginning or end of the phrase: Play the bass drum with the accents or simply play “4 on the floor” (straight quarter notes)

Many drummers are missing an essential skill. They have great hand speed as well as good control, but they have trouble mastering the bass drum. Most probably work on their bass drum skills occasionally but never get to the point where their ability needs to be. Perhaps this is because beginner drum lessons spend too little time on this skill or students just don’t enjoy practicing on the bass. Either way, an important part of being a complete drummer is missing.

Consider you practice time special time and make the most of every minute. Plan out what you will be doing during practice. When you learn how to be led by your inner man (heart) you will know how to practice more effectively. Get one thing nailed down before going on to more complicated drumming.

Some days use your entire practice time on developing your tuning skills. You want to know each of your drum’s best sound. You need to be able to hear it in you mind so when you tune a drum to that sound you will know it.

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