Posted on 04/19/2024 9:07:14 PM PDT by kawhill
Percussion instrument, any musical instrument belonging to either of two groups, idiophones or membranophones.
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I’m pinging people who are musicians. They may know actual drummers or percussionists.
I recommend to learn playing Matched Grip instead of Traditional Grip. Traditional Grip is a holdover from marching with a snare drum where your left hand had to hold the stick more like a pencil because the drum skin faced forward at the hip.
I also recommend learning Open Handed drumming instead of traditional cross-handed. Cross-handed is a holdover from the Traditional Grip due to a marching snare and from older kits where you couldn't move your equipment wherever you wanted.
https://www.amazon.com/Open-Handed-Playing-Vol-Claus-Hessler/dp/0739054155
I’ve read that Pearl drums are pretty good and the Avedis Zildjian Company makes good cymbals and have been for a long time. That’s what I’m trying on. I doubt my skill level in this evolution of my development is even worthy of playing that equipment, but I will continue on.
I’m not a musician but Portnoy is back with Dream Theater. He’s in studio here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dxGRq0cNDY
Discovered this young lady and thought woah nelly, she good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX7HnviWfpo
I really appreciate your time to educate me.
Listen to this song with headphones on and learn from the best.
Percussion - Morris Pert
Drums - Phil Collins
Brand X - Malaga Virgen (studio version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vozCJdLUFv8
I play the bass, so I can’t help with drums and percussion.
:^)
Irish Bohran.
Scottish snare.
A guy told me this one time: What do you do if you’re a drummer and you make a mistake? You gaze angrily at the bass player because he thru off your timing and you keep on playing! lol.
Find a good drum teacher.It’s as simple as that. Mine was the (late) Joe Morello, one of the best drummers ever.
I’m just happily thumping my bass thinking no one knows or cares what I am doing, until I miss a beat (rarely, but usually caused by a finger spasm) and everyone goes off a few a second or two.
Also, I am amazed that the drummer is listening to me to get the beat and groove.
The bass is the foundation of the music!
It’s all about the backbeat. I wish more drummers knew that.
A piano is a percussion instrument because the sound is from hammers hitting strings.
Hey Organic,
It’s great to see that a fellow FREEPER plays the Bodhran. I live in the Blue Ridge mountains of western North Carolina and have mostly played the Mountain Dulcimer. Having a Scots-Irish heritage influence in the old-time traditional music that is played in many of the community jam sessions here, 5 years ago I decided to add the Bodhran and bought one at a music festival and dove right in with YouTube lessons. While playing with a little jam group at our local Irish pub we had a visiter with a Bodhran join us one night and she gave me some valuable pointers, her father was one of the famous Clancy Brothers. So then knowing I needed a better Bodhran, I ordered one from Paraic McNeela in Dublin …. A deep rim with a beautiful bass tone and I’m loving it.
BTW….. have you heard the pipe and drum band, Albannach? They play a sort of “primal“ style that is incredibly awesome …… went all the way to Asheville to hear them when they played at a Celtic festival there.
https://youtu.be/2DF-pIojGME?si=l1c9yBXTIXcnLtlH
Flamadiddle, paradiddle, roll.......................
Very cool! Good for you!
Been playing since I was four and even made a living at it for awhile before I settled down and got married.
I love to see someone trying to keep cultural arts alive by learning an instrument!
Did you get set up Acoustic or electronic?
“I’ve read that Pearl drums are pretty good and the Avedis Zildjian Company makes good cymbals and have been for a long time.”
You did good. I have had many sets over the years and my current set is a Pearl with Zildjian Cymbals. My largest two Zildjian ride cymbals I have used for over fifty years now without them cracking. :)
Single bass with a double pedal, four ride toms, three floor toms, a set of Timbales, snare and high hat of course, cowbells, and an overhead cymbal rack with seven cymbals hanging.
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