Books, repertoire, drills, etc. good for an elementary school aged boy.
2007-02-03 05:41:06 · 7 answers · asked by a280baby 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
all of the percussion books in the "essential elements" series are pretty good at teaching snare drum. another exercise you can have the boy try to tighten up his chops is to set a metronome to a certain beat, and have the kid tap his foot to the beat, and at the same time have him alternate his stickings to the beat like this (R = right hand, L = left hand):
RLRL RLRL - he should hit with his right hand on every downbeat (he should be hitting the snare drum twice in every beat)
RLLR LRRL - he should hit with his right hand on the first downbeat, then his left hand on the second downbeat, etc. (he should be hitting the snare drum twice in every beat).
once he gets better at that, he can try hitting the snare drum four times in every beat - (RLRL all in one beat, or RLLR all in one beat).
sorry if this is confusing, but it's hard to explain over the internet. also, if he wants to start learning drumset, that helps you learn snare drum in the process (and is a lot more fun in my opinion!). that's how i learned snare drum - i learned drumset, and my snare drum abilities just sort of came on the way!
this is a good website for learning drumset, and it's how i got started: http://www.studydrums.com/
2007-02-03 05:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I'm an old self-taught drummer and I strongly suggest:
1. Take lessons from a professional drum/percussion instructor.
2. Learn to read drum music.
3. Practice the Rudiments on a practice pad long, long, before trying to play them on a snare drum.
4. Practice, practice, practice... EVERY Day!
I didn't do any of those things and I regret it!
Good luck,
John
2007-02-03 05:55:03 · answer #2 · answered by John N 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
first make sure he has a firm grip, but loose enough so the tips of the sticks can bounce back, if he's in elementary school, i suggest getting him a drum pad, REMO has some pretty nice ones. (so you don't have to hear it all the time) i like using stick with rubber grips so they don't slip off when you're playing. get him a metranome so he can play to a beat you set. and start him off with really easy book work and slowly get harder and harder.
(it's easiest to learn how to roll on a practice pad)
:)
2007-02-03 05:46:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No Idea what a Snare Drum is... Sorry
2007-02-03 05:42:53 · answer #4 · answered by Galactic_Explorer 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Tip: Take-up a different instrument...unless you live (and practice) way out in the country. Or don't want friends.
2007-02-03 06:01:31 · answer #5 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't hit to hard.
2007-02-03 05:43:35 · answer #6 · answered by yo!!!!! 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Please don't move next to me. I don't like noise.
2007-02-03 05:46:30 · answer #7 · answered by shestory1 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋