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I am new. Very new. 10 days playing for the first time ever new. I'm rather proud of myself, to be honest. Anyway. The -VERY FIRST THING- I discovered with drumming was that when I asked any drummer I knew for advice (on anything: kit setup, crash vs crash/ride, stool height, tom angle, hi-hat cymbal separation, etc.), the usual response was: "However you want to set it up, bro." Well, okay then. But I -know- for a fact that's not true. Even just watching the Drum Setup Wizard video, the -FIRST- thing taught (not a hack) about is making sure the stool is the right height. The closest I got told to do was to make my thighs parallel to the floor. Which, according to Emma, is too low. And her reasoning makes sense. So. Hell yes. I respond better to instruction versus experimentation. Ha :D Anyway, my question is this: There are so many โฆ
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Struggling with Faster Kick Drums? Watch This ๐ฆถ
Hey everyone! If youโre having trouble getting your kick drums up to speed, make sure to check out this weekโs workshop replay. Weโre diving into heel-up technique and introducing the โslideโ technique to help you achieve faster kicks. ๐ช๐ป๐ฅ. You can watch back the workshop here:
Donโt forget if youโre a member (Bronze, Silver & Gold) you get access to this live every week on Tuesdayโs at 5pm (U.K. time). You can book your spot below ๐
Let us know how you get on ๐.
Chris
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Live stream-video recording
Hi Emma, could you do a video on how your live stream setup is. Equipment & how to feed the drum module/mic into stream
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I'm surprised no one has commented on this in almost a month, but perhaps that's just because the forum isn't that active. Would love if that changed!
Here's my two cents as an also beginner drummer, 4-5 months in.
Most of us start with Vic Firth 5A's, these seem to be the most common starting point and what my instructor advised. The best source for equipment questions is your instructor or the program organizers here. As a member you can ask them direct questions, of course during a lesson (or after) you can ask or message your instructor and get their thoughts. If you're doing 28 day drummer you have access to the WhatsApp messaging tool and can ask Chris, I've done that for cymbal and drum skin questions and gotten terrific advice.
Outside of here, reddit is your friend. Just google "best drumsticks for beginners", there will be lots of options but the reddit ones will be discussions from other drummers, I've enjoyed those musings as well.
Welcome to LoveToLearnDrums! I bought a kit and tried online videos, Drumeo and another program and nothing has compared to the motivation and progress I've gotten from this fantastic group. (Basically Emma's introduction video, she really was reading my mind.). Have fun!