beggining drummer seeks good advice

[xxmaggot1xx]

i am a beggining drummer, i have been playing for about 5 months now and i believe that i have made a lot of progress in my playing skills. i have had my double-bass pedal for about 2 months now and am getting really good with incorporating it. but the problem i am having is with my rolls. i have given it lots of practice but am still really sloppy. i was wondering if there is anybody that can give me advice or know a few little secrets that may help me out. i would greatly appreciate any advice.

[howie15]

Are you talking about rolls on the bass drum?? or on snare/toms?? Sounds like you are talking about bass.

[DaXDRoNe]

What I do that works for me on any type og roll is to not think about. Usually when i try to do one and i really think about the roll i screw it up. When i just let it come out not thought, it sounds great. It works for me give it a try.

[cooldrums]

Buy a $35 metronome with a headphone ouput on it. Do your rolls to the metronome, start the roll at the slowest tempo you can stand, and do it on time until your up to the speed you want.

[howie15]

I have to agree with cool drums. There is no substitute for diligent practice. Starting slow and working up to speed is the best way. If you start fast you will allow many bad habits and errors to creep in. Habits are easier to prevent than to break. Trust me on that. I studied trumpet in college for 4 years and spent the first year or so breaking bad habits and finding good ones. Take it slow, it will come with time.
Howie

[bryceyaworsky]

It's similar to doing a roll on the snare. All you have to do is let the pedal bounce back towards you and then hit it again. On a snare you let the stick bounce back and then come down with it again.

[Manni]

I'm with bryceyaworsky on this one, what you gotta do is learn your strategy on how to work it. When you push down to kick, let go but make sure your not still putting too much wieght on it when letting go or it won't bouce back right. And make sure you use the front part of your foot & toes mostly & don't lay back lazy style using mostly your heel.

I recommend you practice this with 1 foot & the the duoble bass. Don't get to dependant on the Double bass pedal so that it results in loss of skill on what you can do with one foot. Some people get to dependant on using both feet & then end up sometimes lacking when it comes to 1 foot. In time you'll get awesome at it with practice. http://www.audioforums.com/forums/smile.gif


[This message has been edited by Manni (edited 07-29-2002).]

[MBerger]

I'm not sure if this would help the situation at hand, but I've been drumming for 11 years and recently was having trouble with a triplets on kick drums. I would go through the motions of my foot on the pedal bed - when I was driving or even sitting at work just on a flat surface. After doing this and practicing like stated in the previous posts or a couple weeks, it's second nature. Hope that helps.