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How to Play a Drum Set
Parts of a Snare Drum
How to Setup a Snare Drum
How to Warm Up the Forearms & Hands
How to Warm Up with Sticks on a Snare Drum
How to Use a Speed Warm Up on a Snare Drum
A Tight Snare vs. A Loose Snare Drum
How to do Rolls an a Drum Set
How to Play Fills on a drum Set
How to Play a Rim Shot on a Drum Set
How to Play Ghost Beats on a Drum Set
Hit Placement on a Snare Drum
How to Play a Flam Triplet on a Drum Set
How to be Creative on a Drum Set
Tips on Playing Drums
Summary: Pay a drum set properly, accounting for all drum pieces, starting with the snare; learn how with expert tips from our drummer in this free drum tutorial video on percussion instruments and music theory.
Mike Schminke has been playing the drums for over 14 years. A former member of the Blue Island Tribe, Mike now plays in the Bobby St. Vincent Project in Los Angeles.read more
The drum is the oldest known musical instrument in the history of man and its basic design has not changed in thousands of years. Far from today’s uses as a percussive foundation for pop music or for fueling marching band excitement, drumming has a more profound history as a method of communication, and the drum as an implement of religious symbolism. The drum was perhaps first created from the primal idea of mimicking the human heartbeat, yet today its music has developed into a technical, complex arrangement of beats and grooves. Different sized drums and cymbals are arranged into kits, where a drummer can pick from a variety of sounds to lead or accompany a particular song. Kit sizes vary from the simple to the outrageous.
The modern approach to drumming is to try and master the fundamentals of beat and time signature, and then to create fresh, innovative patterns and fills for each song. In this free instructional video series, learn how to play the drums as an absolute beginner. Our expert Mike Schminke shares techniques for creating a basic drum beat, adding fills, and offers tips and advice on choosing drum sticks, a kit, and finding a great drumming instructor to improve your technique.
"Hello! You are watching Expert Village and my name is Mike Schminke. I've been playing the drums for about 12 years now. I've had bands in the Midwest here in California. I've done my share of touring and here we are today. I chose to talk about the snare today because it's one of the most important parts of the drum because you're using it constantly. I think today we're going to kind of explore the diversity of the snare. There's a lot of different things you can do with it because it so vital to everything to play. It's there in almost every beat. We're going to go over all the different components of the snare, different ways to hit the snare, rim shots, how to loosen and tighten the snares on the reverse side of it, and we're going to start with defining all the parts of the snare drum."
eHow Article: How to Play a Drum Set
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