So, you’re interested in learning to play the drums, but unsure what equipment you’ll need? The following drum equipment guide is designed to help students/parents work out just that. Not everything on the list will be essential for everyone (you won’t need an amplifier if you get an acoustic drum kit), but it’s a good place …
For this blog entry I‘ve decided to try out the Glyn Johns method of recording a drum kit. In this case, my Sonor SQ2 kit with Zildjian Constantinople cymbals. It’s a great kit, so I can’t really blame the drums if it doesn’t sound good. I used two Shure KSM32 condenser mics to capture the …
Joy Spring – Drum Lesson In the video below, I give a lesson on the ‘open chart’ piece, ‘Joy Spring’ from the Trinity Drum Kit 2020-2023 syllabus. The syllabus contains a number of open chart pieces, where only the important details are fully notated. Such pieces leave a lot of room for performer interpretation. As …
Trinity Drum Kit 2020-2023 The new Trinity Drum Kit 2020-2023 syllabus is finally out, so I thought I’d spend a few moments to share with you what I’ve discovered so far. Here (the video below) are my views which are often waffly and badly articulated! I’ve included an edited/tweezed transcription below for those that like …
I’m currently writing a book of drum patterns derived entirely from that most celebrated of all the rudiments, the paradiddle. Now, you maybe thinking, a paradiddle book? hasn’t that all been done before, but I disagree. All it takes is an imagination combined with a determination and willingness to embrace the absurd. Then, you start …
