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Bought this kit when it went on sale at the same price (all time low!) from Adorama last month, if you are in the market and have the money to spend, don't think twice. Pull the trigger. This deal is as good as it gets, and this kit is the one.
You will need to budget for a snare stand, hi hat stand, and kick pedal if you don't have those already. It's nice to be able to use whatever hardware you want though.
The packaging (two large boxes) that this comes in is super well done, extremely protective. It takes a good hour just to unbox and unwrap everything.
Those who can't afford this and are still looking to get into drumming:
get a pair of sticks and practice pad and practice rudiments to a metronome. One of my biggest regrets starting out, was not practicing to metronome and I wish I did.
Once you find your way around it, you should look up rehearsal spaces near your home to see if you can book a session.
Those who can't afford this and are still looking to get into drumming:
get a pair of sticks and practice pad and practice rudiments to a metronome. One of my biggest regrets starting out, was not practicing to metronome and I wish I did.
Once you find your way around it, you should look up rehearsal spaces near your home to see if you can book a session.
Any recommendation on practice rudiments to start with?
Those who can't afford this and are still looking to get into drumming:
get a pair of sticks and practice pad and practice rudiments to a metronome. One of my biggest regrets starting out, was not practicing to metronome and I wish I did.
Once you find your way around it, you should look up rehearsal spaces near your home to see if you can book a session.
Any recommendation on practice rudiments to start with?
Stick Control for the Snare Drummer.
The first three pages of that book, are the real deal. You're practicing through the permutations of L and R sticking patterns. Once you've gotten comfortable with the patterns to play them on the pad with fluidity at a tempo that's comfortable to you, then I'd suggest moving on to more complex rudiments, that you'll find on YouTube.
Any recommendation on practice rudiments to start with?
This is a great no-nonsense site for rudiments: https://40drumrudiments.com/ It also gently introduces you to reading drum sheet music with simple ways to integrate rudiments into actual grooves.
I'd start with single & double stroke rolls, and the single paradiddle. I think I do these three to warm up every single time I sit down to practice.
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You will need to budget for a snare stand, hi hat stand, and kick pedal if you don't have those already. It's nice to be able to use whatever hardware you want though.
The packaging (two large boxes) that this comes in is super well done, extremely protective. It takes a good hour just to unbox and unwrap everything.
get a pair of sticks and practice pad and practice rudiments to a metronome. One of my biggest regrets starting out, was not practicing to metronome and I wish I did.
Once you find your way around it, you should look up rehearsal spaces near your home to see if you can book a session.
get a pair of sticks and practice pad and practice rudiments to a metronome. One of my biggest regrets starting out, was not practicing to metronome and I wish I did.
Once you find your way around it, you should look up rehearsal spaces near your home to see if you can book a session.
get a pair of sticks and practice pad and practice rudiments to a metronome. One of my biggest regrets starting out, was not practicing to metronome and I wish I did.
Once you find your way around it, you should look up rehearsal spaces near your home to see if you can book a session.
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The first three pages of that book, are the real deal. You're practicing through the permutations of L and R sticking patterns. Once you've gotten comfortable with the patterns to play them on the pad with fluidity at a tempo that's comfortable to you, then I'd suggest moving on to more complex rudiments, that you'll find on YouTube.
Some basic exercises from the referenced book:
https://content.alfred.
I'd start with single & double stroke rolls, and the single paradiddle. I think I do these three to warm up every single time I sit down to practice.