Learning to Drum
There are many ways to learn to drum; this was my technique of learning without a kit:
- Familiarize yourself with the pieces of the drum kit: snare, kick, hi-hat, ride, crashes, toms.
- Learn which part makes each sound.
- Listen to songs and associate each sound with the drum piece.
- Air drum to songs by holding the sticks and simulating a basic beat: hi-hat on 1-2-3-4, kick on 1, snare on 3. Move your sticks to where the actual kit pieces would be.
- Air drum to songs and change up your beat to match the beat of the song.
- Keep practicing.
- Get some time on a kit: listen to songs and drum along.
- Wash, rinse, and repeat.