Drumsarefun
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Hi all, so I've managed to join a few bands who have some original material, and for the first time in playing drums for 8 years, I have to write/create my own drum parts to full compositions.
I'm used to making up drum parts when playing in my room etc, but this is quite different to actually making beats to a fully formed song, where the drums need to to fit the music.
These songs are mainly in the alternative rock or rock genre.
I really want to play interesting rhythms and drum parts to these songs, I feel I'm at least a decent drummer and so I would like to make parts that aren't necessarily just the bog-standard rock drum beat.
I want to separate myself from other rock drummers, otherwise in a sense I feel like - why take me over any other drummer, if I just play the same beat as everyone else?
I know this sounds a bit egotistical maybe.
I realise know it's super important not to sacrifice the feel of the song, and ultimately the most important thing is to serve the song. I get that most people don't listen to songs FOR the drums, but I still feel like I could add more to the song if I create something unique.
So are there ways to create interesting parts without just going insane on the chops (rudiments and doubles etc.), are there are time ideas I could play around with, different phrasings?
What are your general philosophies on writing drum parts to songs? (within this genre, obviously it varies for jazz etc)
I'm used to making up drum parts when playing in my room etc, but this is quite different to actually making beats to a fully formed song, where the drums need to to fit the music.
These songs are mainly in the alternative rock or rock genre.
I really want to play interesting rhythms and drum parts to these songs, I feel I'm at least a decent drummer and so I would like to make parts that aren't necessarily just the bog-standard rock drum beat.
I want to separate myself from other rock drummers, otherwise in a sense I feel like - why take me over any other drummer, if I just play the same beat as everyone else?
I know this sounds a bit egotistical maybe.
I realise know it's super important not to sacrifice the feel of the song, and ultimately the most important thing is to serve the song. I get that most people don't listen to songs FOR the drums, but I still feel like I could add more to the song if I create something unique.
So are there ways to create interesting parts without just going insane on the chops (rudiments and doubles etc.), are there are time ideas I could play around with, different phrasings?
What are your general philosophies on writing drum parts to songs? (within this genre, obviously it varies for jazz etc)