Drums FAQs
After playing a few songs, my drum sticks start to slip out of my hands. What can I do?
This is a problem that many drummers face. There are a couple of things that a person can do. One of the things that drummers do is buy drum sticks that have grooves etched into the handles. This allows the drummer to keep a better grip on the sticks. If a drummer already has sticks that he loves, but still tends to slip out of the hand, he can get drum stick wrap to wrap around the base of the sticks. This wrap allows the drummer to keep a good grip on the sticks throughout a set of songs.I love to drum with my band, but I can also play the guitar. I’d like to branch out from time to time, but nobody else in my band plays drums. Do I have any options?
There are many bands that allow the drummer to get out from behind the drums every once in a while by buying a drum machine. Technically speaking, a drum machine is a great thing to use because it can be set to keep a beat and can be set to play different musical styles. Although a drum machine is not able to adapt to live performances like a drummer can, they are still nice things to use from time to time. In fact, there are some bands that have no drummers at all and only use drum machines.
I am trying to write down some music I played on my drum. How can I do it so other drummers can read it?
Drummers write “drum tabs” which is kind of a shorthand way to write music. When a person wants to signify that a different part of the drum should be played, he uses code letters to represent these items. For example, in drum tabs, S or SN represents snare; R or RC represents ride cymbal; CC or C represents Crash Cymbal and H or HH represents hi-hat.
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