Get Excited to Learn Rock Drumming

themusicedge.com :: Getting started with drums

I just found a good article that will help get you psyched about playing. Here's a portion of it:

You wanna hit something? Go ahead. Hit some drums. A lot of new musicians want to be drummers, and who can blame them? Drumming is fun, it's physical, and you can't get a groove on without it. Even though the drummer is usually behind the singers, guitarists, and bass players onstage, everyone in the audience pays attention to the drummer. Arms are flailing, feet are stomping, cymbals are swinging. Plus, the drum set is like a motorcycle plunked right down on the stage: It's big, loud, and has a lot of color and metal. You don't need a lot of drums to whack on to make music, Big sets are expensive and aren't any louder than smaller sets. You can add to a basic drum set with some other percussion instrument (including something electronic). Check out these options:

Here is the basic setup of a drum set:

themusicedge.com :: Getting started with drums

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