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• You've always wanted to learn how to play drums, but don't even know where to begin. What are the key techniques? How do you play a beat? How do you even hold the sticks properly? This page is a collection of instructional videos that will help you start drumming.

• Equipment Needed

  1. A drum set
  2. A pair of drumsticks

• Tips

  1. Always stay loose; stiff drumming will feel bad and cramp your style
  2. A basic rock beat will help you learn to coordinate your limbs
  3. Different musical styles use different kinds of beats
  4. Drum rudiments will help you learn technique and can be used for fills
  5. Ghost notes are tapped more lightly than normal notes
  6. Drum music assigns lines and spaces to certain drums and cymbals

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