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Reggae Drum Lesson

Learn the essential Reggae drum beats Get started with a Reggae drum lesson This Reggae drum lesson provides a very quick video lesson to help you learn the essential Reggae drum beat to get you started in the genre. Reggae is the most famous music to come from Jamaica and the most well known Reggae artist is Bob Marley. His drummer Carlton Barrett is generally credited for popularising the drum beat that this lesson looks at. This beat is called the 'one drop' and really is essential for any drummer who wants to play Reggae. Although Carlton Barrett is well …

Drum Audition – How to get the gig

Tips to smash your drum audition How to succeed in your next drum audition I haven’t met many musicians who enjoy a drum audition. They can be incredibly nerve racking environments and cause us to feel inhibited, tense, sweaty, scared, unrehearsed, unsure of what is expected and distracted by minor things that normally go unnoticed. Not ideal reactions to a situation in which we’re supposed to demonstrate how good we are at playing our instrument. If you suffer from these problems, they can be overcome, and maybe the best remedy is just to get out there and gain experience by…

Military Music Career

Military Music Career Get paid to play drums and travel the world A military music career might not be something you've considered before. Most of us dream of playing music professionally, enjoying a secure salary, travelling the world, sharing the stage with the likes of Jools Holland and entertaining the Queen but surely this is just a dream unless you’re one of the lucky few? Think again because this is exactly how the 833 musicians of the Corps of Army Music spend their working days. Spread across 23 bands, with another 20 territorial bands in addition, these players are living…

Want to be a cruise ship drummer

Become a cruise ship drummer Travel the world and get paid to play drums Cruise ships are a fantastic opportunity to make a living from your playing and improve your playing in a variety of styles whilst travelling to every corner of the world in style, but be warned; it could be your dream job or a tedious and claustrophobic nightmare. GETTING THE GIGPeople pay large sums to enjoy a cruise and the entertainment is one of the big pulls. As a result, musical standards are high requiring a thorough audition to pass. These are often conducted via a phone…

Choose a Drum Kit – How to buy a drum kit

How to Choose a Drum Kit -Which Drum Set Should You Buy? A guide to help you choose a drum kit This Is The Drum Kit Buying Guide This drum kit guide is here to help you start your journey and choose a drum kit. There are so many options out there today that it can be overwhelming. This drum kit guide should help to answer those important questions when buying your first drum kit.Acoustic or electronic?Second hand or new?Often a drummer will start his or her drumming life with just a pair of sticks and a practice pad. This,…

Benefits of drumming

Six Benefits of Drumming There are so many benefits of drumming and this article shares 6 of the top ones with youIt goes without saying that if you are a drummer then you are the coolest person in the room. But other than the awe inspiring kudos that drumming will bring you there are also many really big benefits of drumming, including some pretty significant positive health factors. Here are 6 reasons why you should start drumming today and start enjoying the benefits of drumming.1. It's the most fun thing in the worldThis might sound like a frivolous point but…

Learn drums – you know you want to

If you want to learn drums then you're in the right place Total Drummer is here to help you learn drums and this article exists to explain how and why.You might be wondering who is behind Total Drummer and the simple answer is me, Matt Dean. But to find out more just read this.But here I want to explain more about what Total Drummer provides for you. Total Drummer is the culmination of over 25 years of drumming, a 1st class BA (Hons) music degree, 15 years of professional playing and more than 18years of teaching drums and it exists…

I want drum lessons near me

Drum Lessons Near Me – Or Not People are always asking me, “How can I get great drum lessons near me?” For many people I meet it might be easy to find a great local drum teacher because they live in a city like London with a thriving music scene and loads of gr eat drum teachers to provide lessons at their home or near where they live. But for millions of other people you might not feel that you have a great drum teacher in your town or village. Or maybe you do have one but they can’t provide drum…

Drummer Hearing Protection

DRUMMER HEARING PROTECTION How to protect your hearingDeriving from the Latin word ‘Ringing’, tinnitus is a condition that affects our hearing and can become so severe that musicians can no longer play their instruments. For this reason alone drummer hearing protection is essential for a long, happy musical life. This article explains what tinnitus is, how it is caused, and how to prevent it as a drummer, WHAT IS TINNITUS?The human ear is a remarkable instrument consisting of the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear. Between these three components, the ear can take the sound waves that it catches…

Back in Black – AC/DC – Drum Chart

Drum Transcription for Back in Black – AC/DC Here is the full drum transcription for Back in Black by AC/DC. This is one of the band's biggest songs, taken from the 1980 album Back In Black. This is Phil Rudd at his simplistic best with super simple but rock solid grooves that perfectly allow the guitars and vocals to soar above with maximum effect. Phil was also an expert at knowing when to add decoration to that foundation groove and you can hear this as he follows the guitar riff every fourth bar. This is the full notation which allows…