You do realise that this is a rallying cry to those guys don’t you?!Glad to see no one is in the “learn all 40 rudiments at 180bpm and master a Dreamtheater song first” camp.
I assumed this was a given since he calls himself a drummer... And of course you need to be able to play all rudiments with your feet on a soggy pillow WHILE playing a Dream Theater song with your hands.You do realise that this is a rallying cry to those guys don’t you?!
Hey there, I teach at a rock school type of place, where adult amateurs/beginners are assembled into bands and learn to play songs together. Here’s a few pointers and observations.
You will NEVER feel ready! It’s always strange at first, but after a few weeks your private lesson experience and training kick in, and you’ll feel more comfortable.
Join a group that chooses songs in advance, and can follow through on what the group chooses. That way, you’ll have a week or so to prepare them before rehearsal. Do your homework. Work on these songs with your teacher. A group that is choosing songs on the fly might be too much at first.
If a song seems too difficult, know that beats and fills can always be simplified until you can play all the way through a song. Add complexity as you go, but get a working version together first. Don’t stress about all the details at once. Do not wait to learn the chorus, bridge, or the ending, until after you’ve learned the intro and verse. Learn all the parts at once, simplifying what you need to.
A typical rock band playing covers will be limited mostly by what the singer can do. So be conscious of that when you’re selecting songs.
That's actually extremely cool that you group students up together to play. I place I take lessons also teaches piano, guitar, bass, vocals, saxophone, clarinet, etc. It would be awesome if they picked students from various instruments and grouped them together if they opted in for it. They even have a rehearsal space where they could easily make that happen.
Same here. Bought a set with the help of my older sister and set it up at a friends basement (my parents wouldn't allow me drums...too noisy) and since he played bass, we started jamming right away. I was 15 at the time and maybe 2 or 3 months later I was filling in and playing live gigs in a blues band where everyone was at least double my age. It was just soo much fun, it's ridiculous!Jump in. I joined a band a week after I bought my first kit when I was 12
As a side note, I'd been "building" my own sets with cardboard boxes and cookie jars since I was 10 or so, so even though I never even sat down at a real drumset, I could play them from the get-go.