You can imagine that ours wasn’t a quiet household or one with much privacy. YOU WILL FEEL LESS STRESSED! Growing up, I had three brothers and a sister. It’s hard to meet a drummer without becoming instant best buds! So when they get together as a community, they love to finally talk with people who share their appreciation for this amazing instrument. Drummers are normally at the back of the stage holding the entire band together: they are the foundation of the music. YOU WILL MAKE MORE FRIENDS! I work with musicians who play various instruments and I have to say, the drumming community is extra special. Studies have shown that rock drummers burn between 400-600 calories in an hour-long show. You might occasionally see out of shape drummers, but more often than not someone playing drums often is doing a good job of keeping their cardio up. YOU WILL BE HEALTHIER! This is a hugely underrated aspect of playing the drums. For you, there could be many other reasons. There are many ways to achieve that, but drums come the most naturally to me. But one suggestion I have for you before you delve into this book is to take some time to think about why you want to play drums.įor me, it’s because I love making music and connecting with people. The reasons I continue to practice and strive to improve have clarified over the years. Now, with more than twenty years of drumming experience under my belt, I recognize countless benefits of drumming. I learned even more after graduation by touring through the United States, Germany, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, and Canada. Playing hundreds of shows throughout high-school and taking private lessons from many different instructors really helped give me a broad perspective on various ways to learn and approach the drums. The theatrics and physicality of playing this instrument drew me in right away-and they still do. I was the one who requested a drum-set at fifteen, after watching a fellow student air drumming to a song in the high-school choir rehearsal. My parents didn’t have some grand plan that I should be a drummer. I could never have guessed that I’d give and receive so much enjoyment from this primal instrument.
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