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bilspidey
10-07-2007, 05:26 PM
Guys...my name's Billy i'm new in this forum & i've been playing drum since high school...i want to ask your opinion 'bout the effective & efficient way for practice..cos i feel like stuck in drumming,even i'm practice..i don't know if i was practicing in the right/wrong way..thanks before for your answer...Jbu..
That Guy
10-07-2007, 05:48 PM
Guys...my name's Billy i'm new in this forum & i've been playing drum since high school...i want to ask your opinion 'bout the effective & efficient way for practice..cos i feel like stuck in drumming,even i'm practice..i don't know if i was practicing in the right/wrong way..thanks before for your answer...Jbu..

Hi bilspidey, welcome to DrummerWorld. Have you ever taken lessons and had your technique critiqued by an instructor? If not, thats a good way to start on finding you answer, if I understood your question correctly. Maybe others will have more suggestions for you.
crlujan
10-07-2007, 06:00 PM
I find that doing excercises out of a book works best for me to get something out of practice. Free play is great and might help you come up with some stuff. But, for me, doing the excercises forces you to repeat stuff until you've got it right and got it grooving.
Bossa Nova
10-07-2007, 06:58 PM
Guys...my name's Billy i'm new in this forum & i've been playing drum since high school...i want to ask your opinion 'bout the effective & efficient way for practice..cos i feel like stuck in drumming,even i'm practice..i don't know if i was practicing in the right/wrong way..thanks before for your answer...Jbu..

Well, what are you doing when you practice?
JWM
10-07-2007, 11:50 PM
Depends... if you're playing in a band, I'd say devote most of your time to just getting your parts sounding great, and then keep up on the rudiments as much as possible.

One way or another, it's just about keeping up on the stroke fundamentals. The most time consuming stuff is usually independence, but if you constantly have your singles, doubles, etc. in shape, then you can apply them to any combination for grooves, a solo, etc.
maddrummr
10-08-2007, 08:15 AM
Get some help from an outside source.

You have already started great by coming here. Vic firths site has great stuff. And the main page here has great stuff for the set and even some just for the pad.