How long does it take to learn how to play drums?
A basic rock rhythm can come out in weeks, and the real independence of hands and feet, in about one to three years. That's how a drummer really advances.
With regular practice, from 20 to 30 minutes about every day between the drums and a pad, in two to 6 weeks you can hold a basic rock rhythm. 3 to 9 months you play complete simple songs with their Section and shortcuts and real independence, and that each hand and foot do something different without thinking about them, with clear rudiments, takes from 1 to 3 years.
They depend a lot of how long you can sit in front of a real drummer, your age, your rhythmic ear and how you feel about how to play: a simple rock doesn't demand the same as jazz or salsa.
To sum up
- A basic rock rhythm usually goes out in the first few weeks and plays complete songs about three to nine months.
- The independence of hands and feet is a great challenge: it's built with an end at once, slow and with a methonomic.
- Ten minutes a day of rudiments in a bad face are noted in speed and monitoring in a few months.
- The drummer's main job is to hold up his time and his striking pits come later.
- No drummer at home challenges foot co-ordination but an electronic pad and battery make up for a good share.
The stage of the drums and their times
The drums are of the few instruments that you play with the four extremities at once. The first rhythms come out quickly because they are repetitive and what takes time for the body to do different things without the pulse moving.
| Etapa | What do you get? | Orientation time with regular practice |
|---|---|---|
| Push and hold | Gather from the baquetes, relaxed blow with bounce, count out high and the basic rock rhythm in clocks. | 2 to 6 weeks |
| First rhythms and pits | Variations of the bulb, pounding of a bar and back to the rhythm without wasting his time. | 1 to 4 months |
| Play with songs | Full songs with strophis, choir and bridge, with a stage with the recording. | 3 to 9 months |
| Roundations and independence | Simple and double redubles, paradoxes, flams, ghost notes and hy-hat with his foot. | 6 months to 2 years |
| Estilos | Shouffle, funk, Bossa nova and Latino and Colombian rhythms adapted to the drums. | 1 to 3 years |
| Mid or advanced level | Flow reading, irregular compasas, fine dynamic and improvisation of band pits. | 2 to 4 years or more |
Independence: The challenge that defines the battery
At first, when the bulb changes, the hand of the hy-hat stops or accelerates. It's a classic sign that independence lacks and happens to everyone. It doesn't solve itself by playing faster but by disarm and rearm it, cape by cape:
- Play only the hy- hat at clocks till it's automatic, even while you're talking.
- Add the padded at times 2 and 4.
- Add the bulb at 1 and 3 and then change its place from to a variation.
- When all three voices are firm, it incorporates hy- hat with his left foot.
- Do everything with [methonomer]](/herramientas/metronomo)at a time where you have no wrong, though it looks too slow.
To count out while you play is more useful than it looks: it forces the brain to hold its pulse and puts out the exact place where your time runs.
Roast: The gynectics of the hands
The rudiments are patterns of blows that are used in all styles. They are not exciting but they are the difference between a film that sounds clean and a film that gets hit. These are the first ones that usually work (D is right and I is left):
| Rudimento | How to play | What's his use? |
|---|---|---|
| Simple Reducible | Alternate hands: D R D I. | Speed and monitoring with each other. |
| Double Reducible | Two hits by hand: D D I I. | Learn how to use the bounce from the sink instead of force. |
| Paradiddle | D R D D, R D I I. | Combine simple and double pounding and useful for rhythms and pits. |
| Flam | A note of soft ornament just before the main blow. | Give body and color to accents. |
Ten minutes a day at a time of practice with a methonomic and at a comfortable speed, they are usually felt within a few months. how to use methonomic to practice We explain how to get up the tempo without losing cleanliness.
Play with songs: from how and how
We have to do something about how to play with music. It's best to start with the first few months, because that's what trains the ear, resistance and sense of form.
- He chooses songs with stable tempo and a recurring rhythm, as many rock and pop themes.
- Before you play, listen to the song and count how many compas each section lasts.
- Use closed hearing aids to hear the track above the battery.
- Prioritizes to hold up the rhythm from beginning to end, and if a film takes you out of time, simplify it.
- Record and compare: are you attached to the recording or are you advanced to the chores?
Later on, we have a band with an essay, and we have no more record to hold you back: that's how you set time for others.
What if you have no drums at home?
It's about the most common situations, especially in apartments. It affects times but less than you think if you organize practice well:
- The following terms have been added: silent and economic and holds up the advance of hands and rudiments.
- Electronic batteries: It allows to work complete co-ordination with hearing aids, without disturbing neighbours.
- Fingers without batteries: you can practice bulb and hy- hat patterns by marking them with your feet on the ground, sitting at the right height.
- Hours with an acoustic battery: If you can, select an opportunity to get used to the actual volume and bounce of the patches.
If you're still deciding what to buy, at how to choose a battery or drawer to start with We have to figure out how to figure them out.
That accelerates or challenges your advance
| Acelera | Frena |
|---|---|
| To practice with a methonomer or with a track most often. | Play with no reference to time and accelerate without noticing. |
| Start slow and relaxed, using the bounce. | Always play strong and fast with his wrist tense. |
| Work the groove before the pits. | Filling through practice and by itself without holding up a rhythm. |
| A teacher who checks his grip and his posture and his height. | Stretch a grip that will then cause discomfort or restrict the speed. |
| Record and listen. | Don't ever hear from the outside. |
Frequently asked questions
Can you learn drums without knowing how to read music?
That's right. At first you learn a lot about listening and imitation. Even so, basic rhythmic reading saves time: it allows you to score rhythms, understand the exercises and communicate with other musicians. Most teachers have been applying them up and up since the first few months.
At how old can you start playing drums?
Many children start at about 6 or 7, when they reach their paedals with a tight seat and can hold their attention in a class. We have to care about volume and hearing protection. We explain this in [child drums]](/blog/bateria-para-ninos-guia-para-padres).
Do you have to learn drums as well as to learn Latin percussion?
They share their work with rhythm and co-ordination but contas, timbals or crates have their own technique. percision classes you can focus on one or combination them both and Latin drummer or percussion We help you choose.
How much time a day do I have to practice drums?
To start with, 20 to 30 minutes and about every day work well: a few minutes of rudiments at the pad, a new rhythm and a song. If your time at the drums is limited, use these times for foot co-ordination and leave your hands for the pad.