brentcn
Platinum Member
Hi all. Over the years I've developed a sort of questionnaire to ask young (and not so young) drummers, to get them thinking about their playing. I'd be curious to see your personal responses, but also, how you would like a good student to respond.
Q1: When in a song should you play a crash cymbal?
Q2: In the songs you hear, how often does a crash occur along with a bass drum note?
Q3: Is it possible to learn every beat ever played? Every fill?
Q4: Why is it a good idea to learn a song note for note on the drums? Why is it a bad idea?
Q5: How do you think learning drums will help you to learn another instrument?
Q6: If you're given a beat/exercise/groove/fill that is difficult, and requires all four limbs to play at once, how will you go about learning to play it?
Q7: When should a drummer play a fill?
Q8: Besides playing beats and fills, what else does a drummer do during a song?
Q9: What does the sentence "the drummer keeps the beat" mean to you?
Q10: What makes drumming "musical"?
Q1: When in a song should you play a crash cymbal?
Q2: In the songs you hear, how often does a crash occur along with a bass drum note?
Q3: Is it possible to learn every beat ever played? Every fill?
Q4: Why is it a good idea to learn a song note for note on the drums? Why is it a bad idea?
Q5: How do you think learning drums will help you to learn another instrument?
Q6: If you're given a beat/exercise/groove/fill that is difficult, and requires all four limbs to play at once, how will you go about learning to play it?
Q7: When should a drummer play a fill?
Q8: Besides playing beats and fills, what else does a drummer do during a song?
Q9: What does the sentence "the drummer keeps the beat" mean to you?
Q10: What makes drumming "musical"?