5 Traits Of Successful Drum Students! - One Minute Drum Lesson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Shoutout to channel member Malcolm who suggested this video.
This is just my opinion, based on my experience.
1. They have a burning desire to play well and are wiling to put in time and effort.
2. They think of their improvement in terms of years and decades, rather than days, weeks or even months.
3. They understand that getting good at drumming will involve engaging with challenging material and are willing to persevere.
4. Their main focus is on skill building, rather than playing songs (although learning songs is of course part of the learning process).
5. They practice SLOWLY and their practice sessions usually won't sound "good" to the casual listener.
There are, of course, many more traits that great drum learners have, but this is what I came up with in the short time I had and could convey in one minute!
Shoutout to channel member Malcolm who suggested this video.
This is just my opinion, based on my experience.
1. They have a burning desire to play well and are wiling to put in time and effort.
2. They think of their improvement in terms of years and decades, rather than days, weeks or even months.
3. They understand that getting good at drumming will involve engaging with challenging material and are willing to persevere.
4. Their main focus is on skill building, rather than playing songs (although learning songs is of course part of the learning process).
5. They practice SLOWLY and their practice sessions usually won't sound "good" to the casual listener.
There are, of course, many more traits that great drum learners have, but this is what I came up with in the short time I had and could convey in one minute!
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For me it's also the ability to accept failure and not be crushed by it. I really struggle with this. 62 years old and still trying (and sometimes failing!) to incorporate this into my drumming process, and life in general! Your advice is always priceless, thank you.
I heard a quote once that goes good with your last tip: practice what you play, but dont play what you practice. It makes so much sense!
So clear and friendly-sounding. A natural pedagogue, sir!
OK, none of the above.......food for thought. Thank you.
Oh yes, I've got the last one down!! I sound bad in practise! 😂 Seriously, though, this is great advice, because how are you ever going to grow if you don't start new skills, grooves, fills etc and start out sounding bad?! I usually do my sticking and coordination practise first, and then reward myself with a play-along. I'm more disciplined learning the drums that I ever was with my violin or viola - in fact this has given me more patience when I practise them, too. I'm just so enjoying the journey, every day I learn something new and build on the skills. I want my two little grandsons to call me 'Nana drummer'. LOL! Thanks Mike.
I started playing drums 2 years ago at the age of 60. I wanted to play since I was about 9 years old. I mainly followed TH-cam instructions & a year of Drumeo self-learning lessons. About 2 months ago I found an instructor who teaches out of his house. It was just what I was looking for! So I’ll learn as much as I can, but I know I don’t have decades to master the drums. 😄🥁
Great! So glad you’re into it, have fun and thank you for watching. You started playing 26 years earlier than my oldest beginner student did! (age 84 when he started), so I hope that likewise you have many happy years of drumming ahead. Cheers 🙏🏻
@@MikeBarnesDrums wow 84, I now feel like a youngster! 😆 Thank you so much Mike, I have learned a lot from your videos! 🙌🏼 😀 By the way I’m a woman and I turn 63 in June, who’s just rocking on her drums 🥁😆
@@yesdrums6627 Very good. Go for it and have fun.
@@MikeBarnesDrums thank you!
I sometimes feel like I started very late (I'm 17 and half years old and started a year ago) but when I see someone like you,
Who's in their 60's or 70's and then started playing drums. I really feel like I've a very veryyyyyy long journey ahead and it really motivates me a lot.😇
Absolutely spot-on. I am currently studying rock school grade 6 and I am absolutely loving it and the reason I am loving it is because it is a challenge and I know with hard work and commitment I will get through the grade. Learning new rudiments,chops takes time. And like you say in order to improve you have to get through it I love playing covers but the most important stuff is the rudiments. I also have a teacher who continually pushes me. Great video👍
Almost every point is an example of growth mindset and or deliberate practice! Brilliant life advice not just drum tips!
Really useful, I've had a few drum tutors who were great at teaching the technical bits, but didn't really talk about the process of learning and improving. For me it's the most important part and has made the biggest difference to my playing, good to have a few of these type of sessions mixed in with the technique vids.
Well put
Hi Mike, thank you for all your expertise and experience. Is there any chance of showing us how to play Deathcab for cuties' " You are a tourist"?
If you change a few terms, this approach could be true of personal development! Great! 🤩
May I add, the student seeks inspiration from great drummers and other musicians and listens to music constantly to further their understanding of genres.
Nice one Matt - yes would have definitely added listening to music if I'd have had more than one minute! Will do another of these vids soon with some more! Totally agree all successful drum students have this in common. Thanks for watching and for your input.
Wow, I totally do all of those things ;)
(pats self on the back)
Good for you!
Have been thinking about the last point for quite a few minutes, lol!
If you sound bad when you practice, how do you sound good when you play?
Surely sounding good in practice facilitates/springboards sounding good when you 'perform'?
Or is it more about being tolerant with yourself as you make mistakes?
Asking for a friend, lol...
PS. Agree with all the rest, and thanks as ever.
Hi Paul, the good learner's practice often doesn't "sound good" because they're challenging themselves by working on things they're not already fluent with. For example, learning new and challenging material slowly at first, or working up a challenging pattern with they can't currently play smoothly at full speed - both of these things wouldn't sound "good" to the casual listener, but are necessary to improve. Contrast this with other learners who spend the bulk of their practice time playing things they're already smooth at and not challenging themselves to improve and learn new things - the casual listener might overhear and say it sounds "good", but that drummer won't improve as much over the long term.
BTW Don't confuse this process with rehearsing/smoothing out material shortly before performing it - the final stage of preparation, by which point you would of course expect it to start sounding "good" by performance standards. Cheers.
Great video Mike, what would be your number one key bit of advice on how to get more students? Cheers
Spend the bulk of your time and effort working towards being someone people would want to take lessons from. And be visible. Students will come to you. Thanks for watching.
@@MikeBarnesDrums Cheers Mike, food for thought that, many thanks 👍
@@PeteBeswickDrums Just my opinion! Cheers Pete and thank you for watching. All the best.
@@MikeBarnesDrums Whatever your doing it's working Mike. Love the channel and your energy on camera no wonder your doing so well teaching. Many thanks again
Sound slike i am on a good path then. I practice every day for a few hours at the very least. I start most beats i know how to do at 60 bpm then bump them up to 70 , 80, 90, 100 and then anything i can get above that is a bonus and most times i can get to beyond 100 but do not have the bass drum foot endurance. The endurance will come with time the longer i play, i hope and presume.
Weird ass miss placed 16th note bass drum patterns i find hard so i pluck away at tthem at 40bpm still since i cannot get my head around the either the bass drum or the snare being outisde of the 1,2,or 3 beat or the bass drum before the snare scenario. So i do it slowly till i can get it to 60 bpm. Then forget how to do it the next day and have to start all over again at 40bpm. The longer thsi goes on the better i will get at it. Point being persistance and perseverence.
I do at least 15 min a day of the 16th note HH groove with the snare on 2 and 4 bass on 1 and 3. At first i sucked ass at it and could not even do it at 60 bpm. Ive been working on this for weeks and weeks now. Once i got to 60 i raised the bar pretty high to 80bpm and sucked at it for another two weeks or more. When i could do it at 80 finally, which i thought was impossible at the time, i bumped it to 88. Then 92 and 96 and finally 100 bpm. Reached a plateau at 100 and find it pretty hard to get it accurate and in time at anything above 100 bpm now. But ii still keep plugging away at it every single day for 15 min or more. I will be happy when and if i can ever do it at 120 bpm. That is a lot of notes at 16th note level for 120 bpm. So i am looking long term and i can only asume the longer i play this the better i will get. I take your approach and start slow at 70 till i am warm then bump to 80 then 90 then 100 and that is where i stall. So i go back down and do 70 which is really hard at that point.
I do a lot of practice. A lot more than song learning that is for sure. I do devote time each day to songs though. Some of that time is playing stuff i already know how to do just to keep it fresh. Dont know how long i will be able to do that since i am closing in on the 10 song mark now.
I am doing virtual online lessons like everybody else but i am at a point where i need to see a proper teacher with proper experience and not just a former drummer turned teacher as my case involves questions around ergonomics now.. I just cant seem to find a place to finally rest the bass drum pedal. It gets moved quite often every single day.
I now do not under estimate the value of a good nights rest and sleep as well as to sleep on crap that is hard but you tired to do that day. A lot of times now what was difficult the day before is all of a sudden either super easy or less difficult than the day before.
The desire to play is there. That is not a problem. I wan tto play and be a drummer. I wanted to be a guitarist but half arsed it for too manyyears. Not on drums. I am far more capable on drums now than i ever was on guitar. Playing bits and pieces of songs yet not even being able to play a whole song is not playing guitar. That is half arsed noodling and not taking it serious enouhg to learn the rest of the bits that are missing in the songs i dd start to learn.
Overall i am in good shape and am in this for the long haul. I am ginger baker by any means but i might get there one day. And if not then that is ok too. I actually enjoy slower tempo songs. As in anything below 120.
Slow slow slow will get you there quicker
"Slow is smooth and smooth is fast" - US Navy Seal saying.